Compliance Overview

Compliance Framework
Compliance Driver Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020 (Cth)
Classification Level 1
University-wide concern. Impacts on reputation and funding.
Associated Legislation None
Associated Standards None
Associated Codes None
Associated Information None
Return to Top Administrative Information
Administrative Body Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Administrative Name Minister for Foreign Affairs
Administrative Address  
Administrative Phone  
Administrative Email foreignarrangements@dfat.gov.au
Administrative Website https://www.foreignarrangements.gov.au/
Return to Top General Introduction
VC Compliance Delegate Kate McNarn, Director Governance and University Secretary
Compliance Coordinator Kate McNarn, Director Governance and University Secretary
Business Units Impacted
  • Academic Transitions Programs and Skills
  • Administration Services
  • Advancement, Communications, and Events Directorate
  • Ag360
  • Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit
  • Australian Business Research Institute
  • Brand Partnership and Business Development
  • Business Intelligence
  • Careers & Employability
  • Centre for Agriculture and Law
  • Centre for Analytics Software Infomatics
  • Centre for Animal Research and Teaching
  • Centre for Applied Research in Social Science
  • Centre for Local Government
  • Collaborative Research Centres
  • Consultant
  • Controlled Entities
  • Corporate Communications and Events
  • Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
  • CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
  • CRC for Spatial Information
  • Curriculum & Academic Management
  • Digital Education
  • Education Enterprise
  • Education Futures
  • Education Quality
  • English Language Centre
  • Estate and Built Environment
  • Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
  • Finance
  • Finance Strategy and Business Intelligence
  • Growing Regional and Agricultural Students in Science
  • Heritage Centre
  • Heritage Futures Research Centre
  • Institute for Rural Futures
  • Integrated Services and Operational Intelligence
  • Internal Audit
  • Legal Services
  • Library Services
  • Office of Strategy Management
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Office of the Chief Operating Officer
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
  • Office of the Director Governance and University Secretary
  • Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation)
  • Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (External Relations)
  • Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous
  • Office of the Vice-Chancellor and CEO
  • Oorala Aboriginal Centre
  • Operational Reporting
  • People and Culture
  • Place Based@UNE
  • Poultry Hub
  • Records Team
  • Records, Policy and Governance Unit
  • Research Centres and Institutes
  • Research Services
  • Residential System
  • Rural Properties
  • School of Education
  • School of Environmental and Rural Science
  • School of Health
  • School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
  • School of Law
  • School of Psychology
  • School of Rural Medicine
  • School of Science and Technology
  • Sport UNE
  • SportUNE
  • Strategic Partnerships & Business Development
  • Strategic Procurement
  • Strategic Projects Group
  • Student Experience
  • Student Grievance Unit
  • Student Services
  • Technology and Digital Services
  • The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education
  • UNE Brand Marketing and International Strategy
  • UNE Business School
  • UNE Council
  • UNE Foundation Limited
  • UNE Foundation Trust
  • UNE International
  • UNE Life
  • UNE Life Pty Ltd
  • UNE Marketing
  • UNE Medical Centre
  • UNE Partnerships Pty Ltd
  • UNE Professional Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd
  • University Secretariat
  • Vechile Management Services
  • Yarm Gwanga
Overview The object of this Act is to ensure that the Commonwealth is able to protect and manage Australia’s foreign relations by ensuring that any arrangement between a State/Territory entity and a foreign entity:
(a) does not, or is unlikely to, adversely affect Australia’s foreign relations; and
(b) is not, or is unlikely to be, inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy.

Compliance Obligations

Return to Top Approval of prospective core and non-core foreign arrangements
Description The Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) must be notified of a proposal to negotiate or enter a core foreign arrangement. If the arrangement is entered into, the Minister must also be notified about that within 14 days.
The Minister must consider the proposed negotiation or entry of the arrangement, and make a decision whether to approve. The Minister must approve if satisfied that the proposed negotiation or arrangement:
• would not adversely affect, or would be unlikely to adversely affect, Australia’s foreign relations; and
• would not be, or would be unlikely to be, inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy.
Impacts If the University enters into an arrangement with a core foreign entity without the Minister’s approval, the arrangement will be invalid and unenforceable, be required to be terminated, or not be in operation. The University will also be prohibited from giving effect to the arrangement and from holding out that it is able to give effect to the arrangement.
Responsible Manager Kate McNarn, Director Governance and University Secretary
Coordinating Officer Kate McNarn, Director Governance and University Secretary
Coordinating Unit Office of the Director Governance and University Secretary
Oversight Committee/Group None
Business Units Impacted
  • Academic Transitions Programs and Skills
  • Administration Services
  • Advancement, Communications, and Events Directorate
  • Ag360
  • Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit
  • Australian Business Research Institute
  • Brand Partnership and Business Development
  • Business Intelligence
  • Careers & Employability
  • Centre for Agriculture and Law
  • Centre for Analytics Software Infomatics
  • Centre for Animal Research and Teaching
  • Centre for Applied Research in Social Science
  • Centre for Local Government
  • Collaborative Research Centres
  • Consultant
  • Controlled Entities
  • Corporate Communications and Events
  • Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
  • CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
  • CRC for Spatial Information
  • Curriculum & Academic Management
  • Digital Education
  • Education Enterprise
  • Education Futures
  • Education Quality
  • English Language Centre
  • Estate and Built Environment
  • Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
  • Finance
  • Finance Strategy and Business Intelligence
  • Growing Regional and Agricultural Students in Science
  • Heritage Centre
  • Heritage Futures Research Centre
  • Institute for Rural Futures
  • Integrated Services and Operational Intelligence
  • Internal Audit
  • Legal Services
  • Library Services
  • Office of Strategy Management
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Office of the Chief Operating Officer
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
  • Office of the Director Governance and University Secretary
  • Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation)
  • Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (External Relations)
  • Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous
  • Office of the Vice-Chancellor and CEO
  • Oorala Aboriginal Centre
  • Operational Reporting
  • People and Culture
  • Place Based@UNE
  • Poultry Hub
  • Records Team
  • Records, Policy and Governance Unit
  • Research Centres and Institutes
  • Research Services
  • Residential System
  • Rural Properties
  • School of Education
  • School of Environmental and Rural Science
  • School of Health
  • School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
  • School of Law
  • School of Psychology
  • School of Rural Medicine
  • School of Science and Technology
  • Sport UNE
  • SportUNE
  • Strategic Partnerships & Business Development
  • Strategic Procurement
  • Strategic Projects Group
  • Student Experience
  • Student Grievance Unit
  • Student Services
  • Technology and Digital Services
  • The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education
  • UNE Brand Marketing and International Strategy
  • UNE Business School
  • UNE Council
  • UNE Foundation Limited
  • UNE Foundation Trust
  • UNE International
  • UNE Life
  • UNE Life Pty Ltd
  • UNE Marketing
  • UNE Medical Centre
  • UNE Partnerships Pty Ltd
  • UNE Professional Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd
  • University Secretariat
  • Vechile Management Services
  • Yarm Gwanga
Obligation Framework
Associated Legislation None
Associated Standard None
Associated Code None
Associated Information None
Management Tools
Rule None
Policy None
Procedure None
Guideline None
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