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Australia’s anti-dumping and subsidy legislation is based on WTO rules that provide: Read more

Australia’s customs laws impose customs duties on all goods imported into Australia, although some imports attract a “free” rate of duty or are eligible for concessional rates of duty. The amount of duty payable is dependent on the customs tariff rate applying to the goods, their customs value and whether they are eligible for concessional...

The establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1994 was accompanied by over fifteen other subsidiary agreements dealing with issues such as trade related investment, trade related intellectual property rights, dumping and subsidies, technical barriers to trade, quarantine measures and supply of services. These agreements also included an agreement for the settlement of disputes...

Businesses are increasingly trading globally either through investing in other countries or entering into agreements with entities in other jurisdictions. These agreements can range from agreements for the sale of goods or services, joint ventures, distribution and agency agreements, marketing agreements and agreements for the transfer and commercialisation of technologies. Each such agreement presents a...