Output 5 - Anti-dumping and countervailing administration
Output 5 pricing is shown in the financial statements.
This Output covers the investigation of dumping and countervailing complaints and the determination, implementation and review of associated measures. It also covers:
- provision of advice to industry and foreign governments
- maintenance of Australia’s policy and legislative framework for anti-dumping and countervailing administration
- advice to government and representation of Australia’s interests in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for anti-dumping rules and practice
- expert participation (as resources permit) on WTO dispute panels.
Trade measures programs enable, where appropriate, Australian industry to benefit from Australia’s membership of the WTO agreements on anti-dumping and subsidies and countervailing measures.
Key objectives in 2004–05 were to:
- assess and, if appropriate, investigate and report on allegations of dumping, subsidy, injury and causal link
- implement measures resulting from investigations and monitor compliance
- advise stakeholders of the services available and the associated policy and procedures
- contribute to the development of international practice and procedure on anti-dumping and countervailing administration.
Key achievements were:
- successful consultation on, and implementation of, the Government’s decision to recognise China as a market economy, ensuring that industry continues to have access to an effective anti-dumping regime
- contributions to WTO multilateral trade negotiations and WTO technical implementation committee
- effective and constructive dialogue with anti-dumping stakeholders.
Figure 41: Performance against targets set in the 2004–05 Portfolio Budget Statement–Output 5
| Quality/quantity performance measures | Target* |
Actual |
|---|---|---|
Quality |
|
|
Proportion of anti-dumping/countervailing cases and reviews completed within 155 days |
|
|
Cases |
100% |
56.0%^ |
Reviews |
100% |
0.0%^ |
Quantity |
|
|
Number of anti-dumping/countervailing cases |
** |
|
Carried forward from 2003–04 |
|
4 |
Lodged |
|
16 |
Rejected |
|
7 |
Withdrawn/Terminated |
|
8 |
Concluded (approved by Minister) |
|
2 |
Carried forward to 2005–06 |
|
3 |
Number of anti-dumping/countervailing reviews |
** |
|
Carried forward from 2004–05 |
|
2 |
Initiated |
|
15 |
Rejected |
|
2 |
Withdrawn/Terminated |
|
0 |
Concluded (approved by Minister) |
|
2 |
Carried forward to 2005–06 |
|
13 |
Appeals to the Federal Court |
** |
3 |
Price |
$5.283m |
$7.816m |
* Targets may be performance targets, service level targets or estimates.
** Workloads against these measures cannot be anticipated as they are dependent on international trends/economic circumstances beyond Customs control.
^ The Minister can approve an extension to the time in which an investigation must be completed. Taking into account approved extensions of time, all investigations were completed within the statutory timeframes.