Rex Patrick (SA, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

Also, as part of those deliberations—and I understand the timing may have been an issue here—it's quite apparent now that the European Union are walking away from ISDS and not allowing them to be included in free trade agreements. Indeed, under NAFTA, President Trump has managed to remove that as well. I'm wondering: in the consideration of government, firstly, did that occur after the government had already negotiated the ISDS position for the TPP? Alternatively, what effect or what consideration has the government given to other First World nations that are now pulling away from ISDS? Have they conducted an analysis of why they're doing that and considered those particular instances?