Trade agreements
The Australian Attorney-General's Department works closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) in providing input to these negotiations, particularly in areas of interest to this Department.
International trade agreements are generally negotiated at any one of the following three levels:
- Multilateral level under the umbrella of the World Trade Organization
- Regional level through organisational structures such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and
- Bilateral level by negotiating preferential free trade agreements and the like with key trading partners.
The following is a list of the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) Australia currently has in place:
- ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA
- Singapore-Australia FTA
- Thailand-Australia FTA
- Australia-United States FTA
- Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
- Australia-Chile FTA
The following Free Trade Agreements are currently under negotiation:
- Australia-China FTA Negotiations
- Australia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) FTA Negotiations
- Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) negotiations
- Australia-Japan FTA Negotiations
- Australia-Korea FTA Negotiations
- Australia-Malaysia FTA Negotiations
- Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Find more information on the Australian Government's Free Trade Agreements.
Information regarding Australia's Trade Policy can also be found on the DFAT website.