International Finance Corporation Act 1955
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In this Act:
the Agreement means the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation, done at Washington on 25 May 1955, as amended:
(a) in accordance with the following resolutions accepted in accordance with Article VII of those Articles:
(i) the Amendment to \[Article III of\] the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation \[IFC\] of 25 May 1955, done on 1 September 1961;
(ii) the Amendments to \[Articles III and IV of\] the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation \[IFC\] of 25 May 1955, done on 25 August 1965;
(iii) the Amendments to Articles II and VII of the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation \[IFC\] of 25 May 1955, done on 28 December 1992;
(iv) the Amendment to \[Article IV of\] the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation \[IFC\] of 25 May 1955, done on 9 March 2012; and
(b) by any other amendment of those Articles that is notified under section 5A.
Note 1: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 1956 No. 14 ([1956] ATS 14) and could in 2020 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Note 2: The Amendment to [Article III of] the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation [IFC] of 25 May 1955 is in Australian Treaty Series 1961 No. 26 ([1961] ATS 26) and could in 2020 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Note 3: The Amendments to [Articles III and IV of] the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation [IFC] of 25 May 1955 is in Australian Treaty Series 1965 No. 25 ([1965] ATS 25) and could in 2020 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Note 4: The Amendments to Articles II and VII of the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation [IFC] of 25 May 1955 is in Australian Treaty Series 1993 No. 47 ([1993] ATS 47) and could in 2020 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Note 5: The Amendment to [Article IV of] the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation [IFC] of 25 May 1955 is in Australian Treaty Series 2012 No. 42 ([2012] ATS 42) and could in 2020 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website ().