Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020
23Requirement to notify the Minister before entering core foreign arrangements
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23 Requirement to notify the Minister before entering core foreign arrangements
(1) If a core State/Territory entity proposes to enter an arrangement with a core foreign entity, then it must give a notice to the Minister in accordance with subsection (2) before entering the arrangement.
Note: If the core State/Territory entity enters the arrangement, it is required to give the Minister another notice about that (see section 29).
(c) be accompanied by a copy of the proposed arrangement; and
(d) specify the day it is proposed to enter the arrangement; and
(e) include any information prescribed by the rules; and
(f) be accompanied by any documents prescribed by the rules; and
(g) be given in the approved way (if any).