{"id":"C2004A03589","name":"International Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1987","slug":"international-fund-for-agricultural-development-act-1987","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"180 of 1987","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":7523,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A03589-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"International Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1987","content":"![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nInternational Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1987\n\nNo. 180 of 1987\n\nAn Act to authorise a further contribution by Australia to the International Fund for Agricultural Development\n\n\\[Assented to 26 December 1987\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the International Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1987.\n\nCommencement\n\n2\\. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3\\. In this Act:\n\n“Fund” means the International Fund for Agricultural Development.\n\n  \n\nContribution to Fund\n\n4\\. The Minister may, on behalf of Australia, notify the President of the Fund of the intention of Australia to contribute to the Fund amounts not exceeding in the aggregate $8,472,570.\n\nIssue of promissory notes\n\n5\\. (1) For the purposes of the payment of the contribution notified by the Minister under section 4, the Treasurer may, on behalf of Australia, execute and issue to the Fund promissory notes.\n\n(2) A promissory note issued under subsection (1):\n\n(a) shall be payable to the Fund;\n\n(b) shall be non-negotiable and non-interest-bearing; and\n\n(c) shall be payable at its par value on demand.\n\nAppropriation\n\n6\\. The money necessary for the purpose of making any payment that is to be made by Australia in pursuance of a notification under section 4, including payment under a promissory note issued under section 5, shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.\n\n\\[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 19 November 1987\n\nSenate on 26 November 1987\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1555},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: authorising a specific financial contribution to IFAD. As a one-off appropriation Act, there is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the initial mechanism to pledge and disburse funds."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Fund') in the interpretation section","Straight-line appropriation with no conditional payment triggers or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing to other legislation","Single purpose legislation covering one specific financial transaction","Very short length (6 operative sections)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises the Australian Government to make a financial contribution of up to **$8,472,570** to the **International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)** — a United Nations agency that works to combat hunger and poverty in rural areas of developing countries.\n\n**Key points:**\n- The **Minister** can formally notify IFAD that Australia intends to make this contribution\n- The **Treasurer** can issue special non-negotiable, non-interest-bearing promissory notes (essentially IOUs that promise to pay the money when requested) to facilitate the payment\n- The money will come from the **Consolidated Revenue Fund** (Australia’s main government bank account), which this Act automatically appropriates (sets aside) for this specific purpose\n\nThis is a straightforward \"money bill\" that allows Australia to fulfill its international commitment to support agricultural development projects in poorer nations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-act-1987","history":"/api/acts/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-act-1987/history","analysis":"/api/acts/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-act-1987/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-act-1987/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-act-1987/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-act-1987/documents"}}