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Australia - Malaysia Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

Public Submissions

On 19 August 2004, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invited public submissions and comment on issues relevant to a potential FTA between Australia and Malaysia.  The deadline for receiving submissions was initially Friday 15 October 2004, but this was subsequently extended until December 2004.

Sixty submissions about an Australia-Malaysia FTA were received from industry, professional and non-government bodies, companies, unions and individuals.  Many of these came from peak industry and business organisations, representing the full range of agriculture, services and manufacturing industry sectors.  Below is a list of public submissions received where the organisations have agreed to be listed. 

Some organisations have provided permission for the text of their submissions  to be made available on this website.

Public Submissions from organisations that wished to be listed (as received by sector): 

General Business Organisations

Business Council of Australia

Malaysia Australia Business Council

Agriculture, Fishing and Processed Food

Australian Beverages Council

Australian Cotton Industry Council Ltd

Australian Chicken Meat Federation

Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation

AWB Limited

Dairy Australia Limited

Horticulture Australia Ltd

Masterfoods Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd

Meat & Livestock Australia/ Red Meat Industries

National Farmers Federation

Ricegrowers Association of Australia

WA Fishing Industry Council;

Winemakers Federation of Australia

Mining and Manufacturing

ALCOA

Australian Industry Group

Australian Plantation Products & Paper Industry Council

Building Products Innovation Council

Carpet Institute of Australia

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

Ford Motor Company

Holden Limited

Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA)

Remote Control Technologies Pty Ltd

Textiles and Fashion Industries Association of Australia

Toyota Australia Limited

Services, including Education

ACIL Tasman

Australian Film Commission

Australian Nursing Federation

ANZ Bank

Curtin University

Engineers Australia

IDP Education Australia Limited

International Legal Services Advisory Committee (ILSAC)

Law Institute of Victoria

Monash University

Music Council of Australia

National Institute of Accountants

Professor Hok-Lim Tan

Swinburne University of Technology

Telstra Corporation Limited

Unions, NGOs and others

ACTU

AMWU

Australian Fair Trade & Investment Network (AFTINet)

Community and Public Sector Union

Media, Arts and Entertainment Alliance

The Hon Doug Everingham

Mr John Hyde MLA

State and Territory Governments

New South Wales

Victoria

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

Northern Territory