International liner cargo shipping (1999)

Public inquiry

This public inquiry has concluded. The inquiry report was released by the Commonwealth Government on 23 December 1999.

The Productivity Commission was asked to report on the appropriate arrangements for regulation of International Liner Cargo Shipping Services.

The Commission was required to report on a number of issues including:

rationale for and effectiveness of Part X
effect of Part X on competition
relevant alternatives to Part X - including the authorisation processes in Part VII of the Trade Practices Act 1974 and non legislative approaches
liner cargo shipping regimes of Australia's major trading partners and the compatibility of alternative arrangements with these regimes
possible mechanisms for increasing the overall efficiency of Part X.

The draft report for this project is not available online.

Please note: The draft report is for research purposes only. For final outcomes of this inquiry refer to the inquiry report.

The final report of the public inquiry, International Liner Cargo Shipping: A Review of Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Submissions for the public inquiry, International Liner Cargo Shipping: A Review of Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Public hearing transcripts for the public inquiry, International Liner Cargo Shipping: Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974.