Senator JACINTA COLLINS (Victoria—Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) (16:15): I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing them to be considered during this period of sittings: Customs Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2012 Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2012. I also table statements of reasons justifying the need for these bills to be considered during these sittings and seek leave to have the statements incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The document read as follows— STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE IN THE 2012 SPRING SITTINGS CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (MALAYSIA AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT (MALAYSIA-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION) BILL Purpose of the Bills The bills implement Australia's tariff commitments and obligations under the Rules of Origin Chapter in the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA). The bills amend the Customs Act 1901 to define MAFTA originating goods and the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to provide preferential tariffs for MAFTA originating goods in accordance with MAFTA. Reasons for Urgency The MAFTA Treaty has been finalised and was tabled in Parliament on 14 August 2012 for the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) to consider. Introduction of the bills can only occur after JSCOT has tabled its report on the Treaty. The Governments of Australia and Malaysia have agreed to aim for the Treaty to enter into force on 1 January 2013. The amendments in these bills are required before the Treaty can commence and hence the need to be passed before 29 November 2012.