Section 55G Decision For Documents In Relation To Dispute Settlement Proceedings Between Zeph Investments And Australia From 1 July 2020 To 31 December 2020.

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The Attorney-General's Department released documents concerning dispute settlement proceedings between Zeph Investments and Australia (July–December 2020). The disclosure comprises internal correspondence marked as legally privileged between the Office of International Law and media advisors, discussing Clive Palmer's 2019 strategy to relocate his company Mineralogy International Ltd to New Zealand to potentially claim compensation under the Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement's investor protection provisions. The legal assessment concluded Palmer's reliance on the FTA protocol on investment had "no chance of succeeding." Substantial portions of the documents remain redacted under legal professional privilege (s22(1) Freedom of Information Act 1982).