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AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS (STATE AND TERRITORY ARRANGEMENTS) ACT 2020 (NO. 116, 2020) - SECT 30

Arrangements that purport to be legally binding under Australian law

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a core State/Territory entity enters an arrangement with a core foreign entity in contravention of subsection 22(1); and

                     (b)  the arrangement purports to be legally binding under an Australian law;

then this section applies to the arrangement.

             (2)  The arrangement is, and is taken to have always been, invalid and unenforceable.

             (3)  The core State/Territory entity must:

                     (a)  within 14 days, or such longer period (if any) prescribed by the rules, notify the core foreign entity that:

                              (i)  this section applies to the arrangement; and

                             (ii)  the arrangement is, and is taken to have always been, invalid and unenforceable; and

                     (b)  as soon as practicable after it has complied with paragraph (a), notify the Minister, in writing, of its compliance with that paragraph.

             (4)  The core State/Territory entity must not, at any time:

                     (a)  give effect to the arrangement; or

                     (b)  hold out, or conduct itself on the basis, that:

                              (i)  it can give effect to the arrangement; or

                             (ii)  the arrangement is valid or enforceable.

             (5)  The core foreign entity must not, from the time it is notified under subsection (3) that this section applies to the arrangement:

                     (a)  give effect to the arrangement in Australia; or

                     (b)  hold out in Australia, or conduct itself in Australia on the basis, that:

                              (i)  it can give effect to the arrangement; or

                             (ii)  the arrangement is valid or enforceable.



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