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Testifying on “Critical Minerals’ Supply Chains” to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australiahttps://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=COMMITTEES;id=committees%2Fcommjnt%2F05c7da5e-ff7a-4c25-aef1-c023ef417091%2F0003;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Fcommjnt%2F05c7da5e-ff7a-4c25-aef1-c023ef417091%2F0000%22
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Foreign_Affairs_Defence_and_Trade/FADTandglobalpandemic/Submissions
the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade presented the committee's report entitled 'Inquiry into the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Australia's foreign affairs, defense and trade' to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 9 December 2020.
I have attached both the full report and speech by the Chair of the Committee for your reference. While there are quite a few recommendations (2, 8, 9, 10, and 12) by the Committee that echo a similar sentiment to our submission, I specifically would like to draw your attention to the following two:
Recommendation 2 (page vii)
4.100 The Committee recommends that the Australian Government develop a national resilience framework to assess which elements of Australia’s critical national systems are vulnerable to high-consequence supply chain disruptions.
Recommendation 8 (page viii)
5.79 The Committee recommends that within 12 months the Australian Government identify those elements of Australia’s critical national systems where supply chains are entirely or significantly dependent on companies which are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions or coercive interference from a foreign government that place continuity of supply at risk of failure.
Also, you can specific references to our work under section 4 (pages 65 - 68, and 132).
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Foreign_Affairs_Defence_and_Trade/FADTandglobalpandemic/Report
| Period | Dec 2020 |
|---|---|
| Work for | Parliament of Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory |
| Degree of Recognition | National |