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

12:46 pm

Photo of Jordon Steele-JohnJordon Steele-John (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I want to finish my line of questioning around tobacco. Your primary contention seems to be that basically what we have here are duplicated protections that are adequate in relation to the tobacco regulatory space and health generally. Can you explain then why there are these differences between the three agreements? If it is basically duplication that we are dealing with, why is there specific mention within the Hong Kong FTA that is absent from the other agreements? It would seem to me to be unnecessary.

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