Overview

As part of the negotiating process for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom (UK), the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) welcomed submissions from interested individuals and groups on the potential opportunities and impacts of the agreement. The information provided by stakeholders assisted the Government in determining Australia’s key priorities for the Australia-UK FTA.

Negotiations with the UK on the FTA were concluded in 2021.

Submissions received by DFAT during the negotiation phase of the FTA are listed below.

Submissions received [PDF]

• Accolade Wines (commercial-in-confidence)
• Accord
• Animal Medicines Australia and National Organisation for Animal Health
  • Animal Medicines Australia and National Organisation for Animal Health Key Principles
• Association of International Seafood Professionals
• Austral Fisheries
• Australian British Chamber of Commerce (commercial-in-confidence)
• Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET)
• Australian Grape & Wine (commercial-in-confidence)
• Australian Olive Association
• Australian Pork Ltd
• Australian Red Meat Industry / Meat & Livestock Australia (commercial-in-confidence)
• Australia-UK Contractor’s Group
• Australia-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce
• Bathurst Regional Council
• Boundary Bend Olives (commercial-in-confidence)
• British Pensions in Australia Inc
• BSA | The Software Alliance
• CANZUK International
• Civil Liberties Australia
• Competere
• Complementary Medicines Australia
• Direct Selling Australia
• Engineers Australia
• Femeconomy
• Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) (commercial-in-confidence)
• Food Frontier
• Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative
• GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
• Herbalife Nutrition
• IGNITE
• IP Federation
• Joint Accounting Bodies
• Just Biodiesel
  • Just Biodiesel – submission update
• Law Council of Australia
• Music Rights Australia
• Mutual recognition of professional medical qualifications
• National Farmers Federation (commercial-in-confidence)
• Nerada Tea
• RSCPA
• Scotchmans Hill
• Sheep Producers Australia (commercial-in-confidence)
• South Australian Wine Industry Association
• SunRice Group
• Swisse Wellness (commercial in confidence)
• Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association (commercial-in-confidence)
• The Australasian Performing Right Association Limited / Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS)
• The Australian Nut Industry Council
• The Global Data Alliance
• The Regtech Association
• TradeWindow
• Treasury Wine Estates
• Trisco Foods
• Universities Australia
• University of Melbourne
• Will Studd Cheeses
• Wine Australia
• Wool Producers Australia
• World Animal Protection

Copyright and content

Copyright in submissions resides with the author(s), not with the Commonwealth of Australia.

The views expressed in these submissions are the views of the author(s) and should not be understood as reflecting the views of the Commonwealth of Australia, or those of the Australian Government.