Problems relating to Trade and Investment on Australia
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| (1) Delays in Port Service Work | - At Botany Port (near Sydney Port) due partly to the calls of ships beyond its holding capacity, there has arisen a chronic demurrage in port services. | - The State of NSW are expanding the Botany Port, while opening of new container port is under consideration at Wolongong. It is requested that GOJ extends its assistance toward its development. | |
| (2) Aggravated Efficiency in Cargo Delivery due to Restricted Kerbside Parking | - Due to restricted kerbside parking, a delivery car must be parked a good distance away from the cargo recipient, and the package must be reloaded on a trolley for delivery. While so doing reduces efficiency in delivery, it is also inductive to thefts of the other cargoes left on the delivery car. | ||
| (3) Inadequate Stable Power Supply | - Thermal power generation operators in eastern coastal territory of Australia sell the electric power in the electric power distribution market now face a severe marketing climate from the spread of reusable power generation, assisted by the governmental support, which has slackened the balance between demand and supply. On the other hand, in order to backup the wind and solar power generators, which are susceptible to changes in weather, it is important for business operators to secure and maintain thermal power generation equipment to ensure stable power supply. | - It is requested that GOA implements policy to structure the framework that enables electric power operators to receive consideration for maintaining the thermal power generation capacity and to correct imbalance vis-a-vis reusable energy operators that receive the benefits of governmental support. | - Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2009 |
| (Action) - According to International Energy Agency (IEA), Australian Electricity Power Resources in 2012 comprised of (approx.) coal thermal 70%, gas thermal 20% and others (hydro, reusable energy, etc.) 10%. In 2012, the Australian self-sufficiency rate of primary energy was 247.4%, and energy self-sufficiency rates: coal 511.6%, and natural gas 158.8%. - In 2009, labour coalition administration set the target of raising the reusable energy output in Australia to 20% of the total electricity output in Australia to the tune of 41,000 GWH by 2020. However, the conservative coalition administration that won in September 2009 election reduced this 20% target by 2020 to 33,000 GWH. |
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| (4) Inadequate Information Technology Infrastructure | - Inadequate information technology infrastructure. | - It is requested that GOA invests into the IT infrastructure. | |
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