146Arrangements and grants

146  Arrangements and grants

 (1) The Secretary may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, make, vary or administer an arrangement for the making of payments by the Commonwealth, or make, vary or administer a grant of financial assistance, for the purposes of:

 (a) implementing any of Australia’s obligations under the BBNJ Agreement; or

 (b) contributing to the implementation of any of Australia’s obligations under the BBNJ Agreement; or

 (c) giving effect to the objectives set out in Articles 2, 9, 17, 27 and 40 of the BBNJ Agreement; or

 (d) a matter that is incidental or ancillary to a matter covered by paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or

 (e) a matter that is:

 (i) prescribed by the rules; or

 (ii) incidental or ancillary to a matter prescribed by the rules.

 (2) Rules made for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(e)(i) must specify the legislative power or powers of the Parliament in respect of which the rules are made.

 (3) Without limiting subsection (1), an arrangement or grant may be made, varied or administered under that subsection in relation to:

 (a) the provision of funding in accordance with Article 52 of the BBNJ Agreement; or

 (b) activities to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction; or

 (c) activities to facilitate cooperation between Australia and the other parties to the BBNJ Agreement in promoting the objectives set out in Articles 2, 9, 17, 27 and 40 of the BBNJ Agreement.

Reimbursement of costs or expenses

 (4) An arrangement under subsection (1) may provide for the Commonwealth to reimburse, or partly reimburse, costs or expenses.

 (5) A grant under subsection (1) may be made by way of the reimbursement, or partial reimbursement, of costs or expenses.

 (6) Subsections (4) and (5) do not limit subsection (1).

Definitions

 (7) In this section:

administer an arrangement includes give effect to.

arrangement includes a contract, agreement, deed or understanding.

make, in relation to an arrangement, includes enter into.