Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020

This clause applies to a pre‑existing foreign arrangement between a State/Territory entity and a foreign entity if the arrangement is a non‑core foreign arrangement.

The State/Territory entity must give a notice to the Minister in accordance with subclause (3) before the end of the period that:

starts on the commencement day; and

ends 6 months, or such longer period (if any) prescribed by the rules, after the commencement day.

The notice must:

be in writing; and

be in the approved form (if any); and

be accompanied by a copy of the arrangement; and

if the State/Territory entity knows that there is another arrangement that is a subsidiary arrangement of the arrangement:

include details about the subsidiary arrangement; and

if the State/Territory entity has a copy of the subsidiary arrangement—be accompanied by a copy of the subsidiary arrangement; and

include any information prescribed by the rules; and

be accompanied by any documents prescribed by the rules; and

be given in the approved way (if any).

Subclause (2) does not apply to an exempt arrangement.