The Anti-Dumping Review Panel (Review Panel) has recommenced a review following orders from the Federal Court of Australia (Court) that the decision of the former Minister for Industry and Science made on 30 September 2024, and the report of the Review Panel made on 30 August 2024, in relation to PVC flat electrical cables exported from the People's Republic of China (China) be set aside in part, and only to the extent necessary to give effect to the Court's orders. 

The matter was remitted back to the Review Panel for reconsideration, in accordance with Order 2:

  1. for determination according to law of the following issue, together with the consequences for the outcome of the application for Review, namely the correct application of s 269TAF(1) of the Customs Act in respect of the conversion of the deductive export price from AUD to RMB in respect of goods exported by Guilin International Wire & Cable Co. Ltd, which conversion must use the exchange rates on the date of each of the transactions, being the individual invoice dates for each of the export consignments; and
  2. on the basis that the Review Panel’s decision is made on remittal on the material that was previously before the Review Panel in making Review Panel Report 160A, save for such further material that the Review Panel requests as to the issue in Order 2(a).

The Review Panel has now recommenced its review in accordance with the orders of the Court. The public record of the original Review 160 can be found here. The public record for Review 160A can also be found here. 

Key Dates

Reconsideration commencement date 15 July 2026
ADRP report due to Minister 6 October 2026
Minister’s decision due Within 30 days after receiving the ADRP report, unless the Minister considers an extension of time is required

Public Notice

Public Notice - Reconsideration of the Review - published 15 July 2026