The Directorate of Trade Defence (DPP), the Ministry of Trade, facilitated by ARISE+ Indonesia, continued to strengthen the capacity of its personnel and relevant stakeholders in handling trade remedies cases by conducting a virtual workshop titled "Responding Effectively to Trade Remedies Investigations by Australian Authority" on Wednesday (27/10).
DPP officials, representatives of KADI (Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee), KPPI (Indonesian Trade Safeguards Committee), trade lawyers and the private sector participated in the half-day workshop.
Australia has initiated anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against exported products to Australia, including from Indonesia with 27 anti-dumping cases and one anti-subsidy case since 1995-2020. According to Australia's semi-annual report (June 2021), Clear Float Glass, Power Transformers, A4 Copy Paper, and Steel Reinforcing Bar were export products from Indonesia subjected to anti-dumping measures by Australia.
Delivering his keynote speech, the Director of Trade Defence, Mr Natan Kambuno, underlined the importance of keeping abreast of the latest developments in Australia's trade remedy laws, policies, practices, procedures and investigation requirements.
"The capacity building will enable us to respond more effectively against trade remedy investigations initiated by our trading partners, especially Australia," Mr Kambuno said.
Alistair Bridges, an international trade lawyer and a Senior Associate at an Australian-based law firm Moulis Legal, delivered the presentation on anti-dumping, countervailing subsidy and safeguard measures. Mr Bridges also shared his experiences defending exporters' interest in an anti-dumping investigation.
The workshop also discussed the procedures in applying for a review of certain decisions made by the Minister or by the Commissioner of the Australia Anti-Dumping Commission before the Anti- Dumping Review Panel ("ADRP") and the judicial review before the Federal Court of Australia.
One of the participants, Lulu Sumartini, a Junior Trade Investigation Analyst at the Directorate of Trade Defence, the Ministry of Trade, commented that the event is beneficial to better understand Australia's trade remedies mechanism.
A representative from the private sector, Ahmad Hadi Sucipto, the Head of Tendering Project and Services of PT Elsewedy Electric Indonesia (formerly known as PT CG Power System Indonesia), shared a similar sentiment.
"The event helped us understand the challenges of doing business in Australia," Hadi said.
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