Under section 53A of the Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020 (the Act), an annual report must be prepared on the exercise of the Minister’s decision making powers under this Act during the year. Links to these…

The Scheme creates an approval process for ‘core’ foreign arrangements and a notification process for ‘non-core’ foreign arrangements. A core foreign arrangement is an arrangement between a core State/Territory entity and a core foreign entity…

Fact Sheet 1 - Overview  (Word Accessible) Fact sheet 2 - States and Territories  (Word Accessible) Fact sheet 3 - Local Government  (Word Accessible) Fact sheet 4 - Australian Public Universities  (Word Accessible…

FAQs have been developed to provide assistance to users in navigating the Foreign Arrangements Scheme. They are not intended to be comprehensive and should not be relied on as a definitive interpretation of the Foreign Arrangements Scheme. The…

The Scheme covers State/Territory entities, including: states and territories, state and territory governments, departments and agencies (core State/Territory entities), and; local governments, and Australian public universities (non-core State/…

The Foreign Arrangements Scheme commenced on 10 December 2020. Its purpose is to ensure that arrangements between state or territory governments (and their entities) and foreign entities do not adversely affect Australia's foreign relations and…

Foreign Arrangements e-Learning Course This course provides a foundation level understanding of the Foreign Arrangements Scheme (the Scheme). Topics include an overview and purpose of the Scheme, notification requirements for different entity types…