Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS (STATE AND TERRITORY ARRANGEMENTS) ACT 2020 (NO. 116, 2020)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1--Preliminary matters

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Simplified outline of this Act  
   4.      Definitions  

           Division 2--Core provisions of this Act

   5.      Object of this Act  
   6.      Foreign arrangements  
   7.      What are State/Territory entities?  
   8.      What are foreign entities?  
   9.      What is an arrangement?  
   10.     Core foreign arrangements  
   11.     Application of this Act to subsidiary arrangements  
   12.     What is a subsidiary arrangement?  
   13.     Application of this Act to variations of arrangements  

   PART 2--NEGOTIATING AND ENTERING CORE FOREIGN ARRANGEMENTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   14.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Negotiating core foreign arrangements

   15.     Prohibition on negotiations without the Minister's approval  
   16.     Requirement to notify the Minister about negotiations  
   17.     The Minister's decision about negotiations  
   18.     Notices relating to the Minister's approval under subsection 17(2)  
   19.     When the Minister's approval under subsection 17(2) is in force  
   20.     Notice of the Minister's refusal under subsection 17(3)  
   21.     When the Minister is taken to have given approval for negotiations  

           Division 3--Entering core foreign arrangements

   22.     Prohibition on entering core foreign arrangements  
   23.     Requirement to notify the Minister before entering core foreign arrangements  
   24.     The Minister's decision about proposals to enter core foreign arrangements  
   25.     Notices relating to the Minister's approval under subsection 24(2)  
   26.     When the Minister's approval under subsection 24(2) is in force  
   27.     Notice of the Minister's refusal under subsection 24(3)  
   28.     When the Minister is taken to have given approval for proposals to enter core foreign arrangements  
   29.     Requirement to notify the Minister about entering core foreign arrangements  

           Division 4--Consequences of unlawfully entering core foreign arrangements

              Subdivision A--Effect on legally binding arrangements

   30.     Arrangements that purport to be legally binding under Australian law  
   31.     Arrangements that are legally binding under foreign law  

              Subdivision B--Effect on non-legally binding arrangements

   32.     Arrangements that are not legally binding  

   PART 3--ENTERING NON-CORE FOREIGN ARRANGEMENTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   33.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Entering non-core foreign arrangements

              Subdivision A--Requirement to notify the Minister about proposals to enter non-core foreign arrangements

   34.     Requirement to notify the Minister about proposals to enter non-core foreign arrangements  

              Subdivision B--Declarations about negotiations or proposals to enter non-core foreign arrangements

   35.     Declarations about negotiating non-core foreign arrangements  
   36.     Declarations about proposals to enter non-core foreign arrangements  

              Subdivision C--Matters relating to declarations under this Part

   37.     Matters relating to declarations under this Part  

              Subdivision D--Requirement to notify the Minister about entering non-core foreign arrangements

   38.     Requirement to notify the Minister about entering non-core foreign arrangements  

   PART 4--THE MINISTER'S POWERS TO MAKE DECLARATIONS ABOUT FOREIGN ARRANGEMENTS, AND SUBSIDIARY ARRANGEMENTS, THAT ARE IN OPERATION

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   39.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--The Minister's power to make declarations about foreign arrangements that are in operation

              Subdivision A--When the Minister may make declarations about foreign arrangements

   40.     When the Minister may make declarations under this Division  

              Subdivision B--Declarations about legally binding foreign arrangements

   41.     Foreign arrangements that are legally binding under Australian law  
   42.     Foreign arrangements that are legally binding under foreign law  

              Subdivision C--Declarations about non-legally binding foreign arrangements

   43.     Foreign arrangements that are not legally binding  

              Subdivision D--Matters relating to declarations under this Division

   44.     Matters relating to declarations about foreign arrangements  

           Division 3--The Minister's power to make declarations about subsidiary arrangements that are in operation

              Subdivision A--When the Minister may make declarations about subsidiary arrangements

   45.     When the Minister may make declarations under this Division  

              Subdivision B--Declarations about legally binding subsidiary arrangements

   46.     Subsidiary arrangements that are legally binding under Australian law  
   47.     Subsidiary arrangements that are legally binding under foreign law  

              Subdivision C--Declarations about non-legally binding subsidiary arrangements

   48.     Subsidiary arrangements that are not legally binding  

              Subdivision D--Matters relating to declarations under this Division

   49.     Matters relating to declarations about subsidiary arrangements  

   PART 5--OTHER MATTERS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   50.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Matters that the Minister must take into account when making declarations under this Act

   51.     Matters that the Minister must take into account  

           Division 3--Enforcement

   52.     Injunctions  

           Division 4--The Public Register

   53.     The Minister must keep a public register  

           Division 4A--Annual report

   53A.    Annual report  

           Division 5--The rules

   54.     The rules  

           Division 6--The Australian National University

   55.     Application of this Act to the Australian National University  

           Division 7--Other matters

   56.     Delegation by the Minister  
   57.     Compensation for acquisition of property  
   58.     Requirements in relation to procedural fairness  
   59.     Extraterritorial application and extension to external Territories  
   60.     Crown to be bound  
   61.     Concurrent operation with State and Territory laws  
   62.     Approved forms  
   63.     Approved ways of giving notices to the Minister  
   63A.    Review of operation of Act  
   64.     Schedule 1  
           SCHEDULE 1 Transitional requirements relating to pre-existing foreign arrangements