Guidance

UK-Australia FTA: draft explanatory memorandum

The memorandum describes the general effect of the UK-Australia free trade agreement treaty as well as its financial, legal and policy implications.

• From: Export Control Joint Unit, Department for International Trade and Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 16 December 2021
• Last updated: 2 March 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Draft explanatory memorandum on the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Australia (PDF version)

Unnumbered act paper

PDF, 314 KB, 14 pages

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Draft explanatory memorandum on the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Australia (web version)

Unnumbered act paper

HTML

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Details

The Explanatory Memorandum is a document presented to parliament that provides an explanation of the general effect of the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

The Explanatory Memorandum can be an invaluable means for understanding why the trade agreement was enacted, what it was designed to achieve, and what it actually means.

Published 16 December 2021
Last updated 2 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 2 March 2023

   Added HTML (web accessible) version.

2. 16 December 2021

   First published.