Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020
16Requirement to notify the Minister about negotiations
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16 Requirement to notify the Minister about negotiations
(1) If a core State/Territory entity proposes to negotiate an arrangement with a core foreign entity, then it must give a notice to the Minister in accordance with the requirements in subsection (2).
Note: If the core State/Territory entity proposes to enter the arrangement, it is required to give the Minister another notice about that (see section 23).
(d) be accompanied by any documents prescribed by the rules; and
(e) be given in the approved way (if any).