Proposal for Anti‑Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued a discussion paper to provide information on a new treaty being proposed by Japan, the EC, the US and Switzerland, provisionally called the Anti‑Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

The ACTA is proposed to establish a new standard of intellectual property rights enforcement to combat global counterfeiting and piracy.

DFAT welcomes submissions from individuals and groups with views on Australia entering into negotiations on ACTA. Participation in such negotiations would be without prejudice to a final decision as to whether Australia would join any future treaty.