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Our office is set up to assist companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Oman with the following services:
- Company details and contacts for the products and services that you wish to source from Australia
- Identification of potential business partners
- Information on investment opportunities
We do not provide services for companies who are interested only in exporting to Australia. Please refer to 'Exporting to Australia' below.
Listed below are the staffing details in the UAE, Oman and Qatar, showing specific responsibilities:
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Mr Kym Hewett
Senior Trade Commissioner and Consul General
Leads Austrade’s team of export and investment facilitation staff. Based in Dubai, he has responsibility for the Middle East.
Email: kym.hewett@austrade.gov.au
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Ms Amanda Hodges
Trade Commissioner – Dubai and Deputy Consul General
Responsible for Automotive, Defence and Marine
Email: amanda.hodges@austrade.gov.au
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Ms Elizabeth Gordon
Trade Commissioner – Abu Dhabi
Responsible for Clean technology, Infrastructure and Building and construction
Email: elizabeth.gordon@austrade.gov.au
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Mr Anthony Donnellan
Senior Investment Manager – Middle East
Email: anthony.donnellan@austrade.gov.au |
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Ms Preeti Rekhari
Senior Business Development Manager
Responsible for Financial services and ICT
Email: preeti.rekhari@austrade.gov.au
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Mr Babak Khosravi
Business Development Manager - Dubai and Iran
Responsible for Oil and gas, Transport, Healthcare and ICT
Email: babak.khosravi@austrade.gov.au
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Ms Jane Shanthi
Business Development Manager
Responsible for Food security and Agribusiness
Email: jane.shanthi@austrade.gov.au
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Ms Quinita Braggs
Business Development Manager
Responsible for Education, Sports and Consumer products
Email: quinita.braggs@austrade.gov.au
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Ms Tania Panagoda
Business Development Manager – Abu Dhabi
Responsible for Clean technology, Infrastructure and Building and construction as a team member
Email: tania.panagoda@austrade.gov.au |
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Ms Zareen Hussain
Business Development Manager
Responsible for Construction and Healthcare and also a team member of Clean technology, Infrastructure and Building and construction
Email: zareen.hussain@austrade.gov.au
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Qatar based in Doha
Ms Karen Cemm
Trade Representative – Qatar
Email: karen.cemm@austrade.gov.au
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Office location and business hours
Australian Consulate-General
Level 25, Bur Juman Business Tower
Khalifa Bin Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: +971 4 508 7100
Fax: +971 4 355 1547
Tel (Toll free): 13 28 78 (Australia only)
Email: dubai@austrade.gov.au
Business hours: 8.00am-3.30pm, Sunday to Wednesday
8.00am-2.45pm, Thursday
Public holidays and weekends
Our office is closed on Friday and Saturday for our weekend. The UAE government, schools and most private sector companies now observe a Friday-Saturday weekend. Many private companies also work half-day on Thursday.
UAE
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UAE public holidays |
2010 |
Australian Embassy (Abu Dhabi)/Austrade’s public holidays |
| Jan 1 |
New Year's Day |
Jan 3 |
New Year's Day |
| Feb 26 |
Mouloud |
Jan 26 |
Australia Day |
| Jul 9 |
Leilat al-Meiraj |
Apr 4 |
Good Friday (in lieu) |
| Sep 11 |
Eid al-Fitr |
Apr 5 |
Easter Monday |
| Nov 17 |
Eid al-Adha |
Apr 25 |
ANZAC Day |
| Dec 2 |
National Day |
Jul 8 |
Leilat al-Isra'a wa al-Meiraj |
| Dec 7 |
Al-Hijra |
Sep 9 |
Eid al-Fitr |
| Dec 16 |
Ashoura |
Sep 12 |
Eid al-Fitr |
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Nov 16 |
Arafat |
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Nov 17-18 |
Eid al-Adha |
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Dec 2 |
UAE National Day |
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Dec 26 |
Christmas Day |
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Dec 27 |
Boxing Day (in lieu) |
QATAR
| 2010 |
Qatar public holidays |
2010 |
Austrade’s public holidays |
| Jan 1 |
New Year's Day |
Jan 3 |
New Year's Day |
| Feb 26 |
Mouloud |
Jan 26 |
Australia Day |
| Jul 9 |
Leilat al-Meiraj |
Apr 4 |
Good Friday (in lieu) |
| Sep 11 |
Eid al-Fitr |
Apr 5 |
Easter Monday |
| Nov 17 |
Eid al-Adha |
Apr 25 |
ANZAC Day |
| Dec 2 |
National Day |
Jul 8 |
Leilat al-Isra'a wa al-Meiraj |
| Dec 7 |
Al-Hijra |
Sep 9 |
Eid al-Fitr |
| Dec 16 |
Ashoura |
Sep 12 |
Eid al-Fitr |
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Nov 16 |
Arafat |
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Nov 17-18 |
Eid al-Adha |
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Dec 2 |
UAE National Day |
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Dec 26 |
Christmas Day |
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Dec 27 |
Boxing Day (in lieu) |
OMAN
| 2010 |
Oman public holidays |
2010 |
Austrade’s public holidays |
| Jan 1 |
New Year's Day |
Jan 3 |
New Year's Day |
| Feb 26 |
Mouloud |
Jan 26 |
Australia Day |
| Jul 9 |
Leilat al-Meiraj |
Apr 4 |
Good Friday (in lieu) |
| Jul 23 |
Renaissance Day |
Apr 5 |
Easter Monday |
| Sep 11 |
Eid al-Fitr |
Apr 25 |
ANZAC Day |
| Nov 17 |
Eid al-Adha |
Jul 8 |
Leilat al-Isra'a wa al-Meiraj |
| Nov 18 |
National Day and birthday
of HM Sultan Qaboos |
Sep 9 |
Eid al-Fitr |
| Dec 7 |
Islamic New year |
Sep 12 |
Eid al-Fitr |
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Nov 16 |
Arafat |
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Nov 17-18 |
Eid al-Adha |
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Dec 2 |
UAE National Day |
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Dec 26 |
Christmas Day |
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Dec 27 |
Boxing Day (in lieu) |
Australian Embassy
The Australian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (and Qatar) is located in Abu Dhabi.
Exporting to Australia
We do not provide services to UAE companies that are interested only in exporting their products and services to Australia. We recommend that you contact the following organisations who will be able to assist you:
Australian Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry
PO Box 6005
Kingston ACT 2604
Australia
Tel: +61 2 6270 8037
Fax: +61 2 6273 3196
Email: ed@austarab.com.au
Contact: Mr Robert Newton - Executive Director
If you experience any problems in making contact or dealing with the above organisations then please contact us at dubai@austrade.gov.au
The following organisations and their websites may also be useful for UAE exporting companies:
Australian Customs Services
NSW Head Office
477 Pitt St
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9213 2000
Email: information@customs.gov.au
The Australian Customs Services is the only organisation authorised to handle any enquiries relating to the level of import duties applicable on export of merchandise goods to Australia.
Standards Australia
GPO Box 5420
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
Tel: +61 2 8206 6000
Fax: +61 2 8206 6001
Email: mail@standards.com.au
Standards Australia is the Australian Government endorsed peak standards development body in Australia.
Visiting Australia
To help you better plan your visit to Australia, we recommend that you look through the following websites before you travel:
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) - for information on what you can and can not take to Australia.
Tourism Australia - for travel tips, eg. places to go, things to do, and much more.
Associations
To know more about the Australian business community active in the Gulf region you can contact the following:
Australian Business Council (formerly known as ABIG) is a networking forum in Dubai for people with Australian business interests.
The ABIG Administrator
PO Box 20183, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 367 2437
Fax: +971 4 367 8640
Email: members@abc-dxb.com
There is also a similar forum in Abu Dhabi called the Australian Business Group - Abu Dhabi (AusBG).
The AusBG Administrator
Tel: +971 50 264 1134
Email: office@ausbg.net
Business, legal and accounting services
The following useful contacts are provided on the basis of our knowledge of their experience with business development between UAE and Australian companies. Normal commercial procedures should be adopted for engaging their services.
Lawyers
Clyde & Co.
PO Box 7001, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 331 1102
Fax: +971 4 331 9920
Email: hamish.walton@clydeco.ae
Contact: Hamish Walton
Holman Fenwick Willan Middle East LLP
PO Box 53934, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 423 0555
Fax: +971 4 425 7941
Email: amber.lobb@hfw.com
Contact: Amber Lobb
Trowers & Hamlins (UAE)
PO Box 23092, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 321 9201
Fax: +971 4 321 9205
Email: AHubbard@trowers.com
Contact: Alison Hubbard
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