Joint Standing Committee on Treaties: Certain Aspects of the Treaty-making Process in Australia. 

“Ai Group’s members do use FTA’s for import and export, however many businesses do not. The reasons for not engaging with FTAs are as varied and complex as the reasons for exporting in the first place, however they include; low levels of understanding how FTAs work; difficulty in accessing information; non-tariff barriers having a greater impact on manufactured exports, and FTA’s not meeting exporters needs. We contend that with greater participation in the negotiation process FTA’s will ensure that utilisation increases and the benefits extend to the wider economy.”