The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) is updating its Dumping and Subsidy Manual to make sure the nation’s policies for dealing with dumping and countervailing of imports are investigated and responded to.
DISER said its Anti-Dumping Commission was undertaking the targeted update and was now calling for feedback on proposed changes.
“The Dumping and Subsidy Manual helps you make sense of the anti-dumping and countervailing system,” DISER said.
“It details how the system works and how the Anti-Dumping Commission conducts investigations,” it said.
“The Manual sets out the legislative framework, principles and practices followed by the Commission as they normally apply to anti-dumping and countervailing investigations.”
DISER said it wanted to ensure the Manual remained up to date and reflected current practice, with updates or inclusions made to applying for anti-dumping or countervailing notices; injury to an Australian industry; normal value based on an exporter’s domestic sales; model matching; preliminary affirmative determination and provisional measures; implementation of anti-dumping and countervailing measures; and monitoring of measures.
The Department said the Manual wasn’t intended to provide a mandatory set of instructions or constrain the decisions of the Commission’s officers.
“The Manual seeks to promote a consistent approach to investigation findings and decisions,” it said.
“It also provides interested members of the community with an explanation of the guidelines used by the Commission in conducting investigations.”
DISER said the Commission was accepting submissions until 10 August.
Further information on the consultation, including the Commission’s 194-page Manual and how to have a say, can be accessed at this PS News link.
