Anti-dumping and countervailing system key legislation, directions and policy

Legislation

We are governed by the following legislation:

• Customs Act 1901 (Vol. 3 contains the majority of the Act's provisions relevant to anti-dumping)
• Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975
• Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Regulation 2013 (methods of working out interim dumping duty)
• Customs Regulation 2015
• Customs Regulation (International Obligations) 2015
• Customs Administration Act 1985

Statement of expectations

The following ministerial expectations have been made to the commissioner:

• Statement of expectations for the Anti-Dumping Commission

Statement of intent

A statement of intent made by the commissioner:

• Statement of intent from the Anti-Dumping Commission

World Trade Organisation agreements

Australia’s anti-dumping system implements the following World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements:

•  Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
•  Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.