Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020
32Arrangements that are not legally binding
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32 Arrangements that are not legally binding
(a) a core State/Territory entity enters an arrangement with a core foreign entity in contravention of subsection 22(1); and
(b) the arrangement is not legally binding;
(2) The arrangement is not, and is taken never to have been, in operation.
(3) After entering the arrangement, the core State/Territory entity must:
(i) this section applies to the arrangement; and
(ii) the arrangement is not, and is taken never to have been, in operation; 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:
(5) The core foreign entity must not, from the time it is notified under subsection (3) that this section applies to the arrangement: