Senate debates

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Bills

Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019, Customs Tariff Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019; In Committee

12:40 pm

Photo of Simon BirminghamSimon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

The Hong Kong agreement contains public health exemptions as well, but it also has references to tobacco. Essentially, they are duplicate, if you want to look at it that way, in the sense that either provision could be used to defend regulation and legislation in relation to the tobacco sector.

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