While he had not made a detailed study of the draft, he said the document appears to have little influence on Australian law, (DFAT) which has represented Australia in the .

"I can't say I've made a detailed study of the draft, but a quick reading of it seems to indicate that the conspiracy theories flying around earlier in the year were just that -- theories," Dalby said in an email interview.

The 39-page draft trade agreement aims to ramp-up control held by intellectual property owners over their products and ideas and reduce counterfeiting and illegal trade between 10 participating countries and the European Union. But it does not appear to cement any changes to online copyright laws, liabilities including safe habour, or enforcement specific to online service providers.

Dalby said ACTA effectively duplicates Australian law.

"'Each party shall take into account the need for proportionality between the seriousness of the infringement and the remedies or penalties ordered'... we'd say that the current Australian law already does that," he said, quoting the agreement.