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UK-Australia FTA Chapter 10: Professional Services and Recognition of Professional Qualifications
Text of chapter 10 of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Australia.
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This chapter contains provisions that seek to address barriers to trade related to professional services and recognition of professional qualifications. It encourages relevant bodies to establish and maintain systems for recognition of professional qualifications.
The chapter also establishes a legal services regulatory dialogue, designed to address behind the border barriers to legal services trade.
The chapter contains provisions that guarantee UK and Australian lawyers can provide legal advisory services in home, foreign, and international law, using their existing qualifications.
Published 16 December 2021