(1) Australia and China agreed to strengthen cooperation on legal and judicial issues and to consult on a
regular basis through educational exchanges and delegations of officials and judicial officers and through
the bilateral Legal Talks and the High-Level Security Dialogue. Australia reaffirmed its commitment to
pursue ratification of the bilateral extradition treaty.
(2 ) Australia and China agreed to strengthen pragmatic cooperation under the criminal justice framework,
and improve efficiency and quality of cooperation.
(3) Australia and China agreed to strengthen cooperation under the framework of the prisoner transfer
treaty.
2. Cybersecurity Cooperation
(1) Australia and China reaffirmed their commitment to a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative
Information and Communications Technology environment. They agreed to support the work of the UN
Group of Governmental Experts and to act in accordance with its reports.
(2) Under the Australia-China High-Level Security Dialogue mechanism, the two countries will establish a
mechanism to share information to assist in the fight against and prevention of cybercrime. Under this
mechanism, the two sides will discuss issues related to cybersecurity and fighting cybercrime and
communicate relevant information and experience with the aim of preventing cyber incidents that could
create problems between the two states. The two countries will work together to counter malicious cyber
actors, internet distribution of child sex abuse material, e-mail scams and other transnational cybercrime
activities, as well as to identify through consultation key incidents and carry out joint law enforcement
actions.
(3) Australia and China agreed to discuss options for joint operations to combat cybercrime.
(4) The two countries will exchange cybersecurity delegations, relevant legal and regulatory documents
and learn about each other's legal environment, law enforcement procedures and other relevant
circumstances through meetings, communication on individual cases as well as other methods, so as to
enhance cooperation and mutual trust.
(5) Australia and China agreed not to conduct or support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, trade
secrets or confidential business information with the intent of obtaining competitive advantage.
3. Combating terrorism
(1) Australia and China agreed that carrying out counter-terrorism cooperation, on the basis of mutual
respect, is consistent with their common interests. The two sides agreed to conduct pragmatic
cooperation on threats posed by terrorism through the bilateral Counter-Terrorism Dialogue, High-Level
Security Dialogue, and the China-Australia ministerial level mechanism to fight transnational crime and
counter terrorism.
(2) In light of the challenges facing the international community to combat terrorism, Australia and China
agreed to enhance the exchange of information and intelligence on terrorism threats and trends, including
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