Rex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Lambie, move:

That the following matter be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties for inquiry and report by 30 June 2021:

The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) which entered into force on 20 December 2015, including, but not limited to:

(a) the implications of political and economic change in China for future bilateral trade relations;

(b) China's compliance with the letter and spirit of ChAFTA;

(c) the extent and consequences of Australian economic dependence on the Chinese market;

(d) the wider economic, strategic and diplomatic context of Australia's trade relations with China; and

(e) options for the future of ChAFTA.

Question agreed to.