Senate debates

Monday, 12 October 2015

Questions without Notice

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

2:09 pm

Photo of Arthur SinodinosArthur Sinodinos (NSW, Liberal Party, Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

Beef safeguards in the US market will be removed, and there are further significant tariff reductions on beef to Japan. Both wheat and barley tariffs will be eliminated for exports to Canada and Mexico. Quotas will be expanded for rice, barley and wheat exports to Japan. Tariffs—this is of particular interest to Senator Edwards—for wine exports to Mexico, Canada, Peru, Malaysia and Vietnam will be eliminated.

Opposition senators interjecting—

You don't like this, do you? Seafood tariffs will be abolished for exports to Canada, Peru, Vietnam, Mexico and Japan, and we will have increased access to the US sugar market.

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