Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Act 2020

No. 52, 2020

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date: 10 July 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 67, 2024

Registered: 22 July 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Act 2020 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 10 July 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self - repealing provisions

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Contents

1 Short title 1

2 Commencement 1

3 Definitions 2

4 Payments required to be made 3

5 Issue of promissory notes 4

6 Appropriation 5

Endnotes 6

Endnote 1—About the endnotes 6

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 8

Endnote 3—Legislation history 9

Endnote 4—Amendment history 10

An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to Australia’s official development assistance multilateral replenishment obligations, and for related purposes
1 Short title

This Act is the Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Act 2020.
2 Commencement 1

Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information Commencement information Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
1. The whole of this Act The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 16 June 2020

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

 2

Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3 Definitions

In this Act:

Debt Relief Trust Fund means the Trust Fund established by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association on 7 November 1996.

Global Environment Facility Trust Fund means the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund established by the Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility, done at Geneva on 7 July 1994, as in force from time to time.

International Development Association means the Association referred to in the International Development Association Act 1960.

Montreal Protocol means the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal on 16 September 1987, as in force for Australia from time to time.

Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol means the Multilateral Fund established by the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol adopted by Decision II/2 of the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol at London on 29 June 1990.

payment includes payment in a foreign currency.

Note: The Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility could in 2020 be viewed on the Global Environment Facility’s website (www.thegef.org).

Note: The Montreal Protocol, as originally in force for Australia, is in Australian Treaty Series 1989 No. 18 ([1989] ATS 18) and could in 2020 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).

Note: The Amendment to the Montreal Protocol could in 2020 be viewed on the United Nations website (www.un.org).
4 Payments required to be made

Australia may make any payment to an international body specified in column 1 of an item in the following table if Australia is required to make that payment in accordance with the agreement specified in column 2 of the item.
Item Column 1 International body Column 2 Agreement
1 International Development Association An Instrument of Commitment or any other written agreement submitted by Australia to the International Development Association that relates to the making of contributions to the International Development Association for the purposes of one or more of the following: (a) replenishing the resources of the International Development Association; (b) the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative; (c) the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative.
2 Debt Relief Trust Fund A Contribution Agreement entered into between Australia and the International Development Association, or any other written agreement submitted by Australia to the International Development Association, that relates to the making of contributions to the Debt Relief Trust Fund for the purposes of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative or the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative.
3 Asian Development Bank An Instrument of Contribution or other written agreement submitted by Australia to the Asian Development Bank that relates to the making of contributions for the purposes of the Asian Development Fund.
4 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development An Instrument of Commitment or other written agreement submitted by Australia to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development that relates to the making of contributions to the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund.
5 Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol A Contribution Agreement submitted by Australia to the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol that relates to the making of contributions to the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
5 Issue of promissory notes 1

The Treasurer may, on behalf of Australia, make promissory notes and issue them to an international body specified in column 1 of an item in the table in section 4, for the purposes of making any payment required to be made by Australia in accordance with an agreement specified in column 2 of the item.

 2

A promissory note made under subsection (1) is to be:

 a

non-negotiable; and

 b

non-interest-bearing; and

 c

payable at par value upon demand.
6 Appropriation

The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated for the purposes of making:

 a

payments under section 4; and

 b

payments under promissory notes made under section 5.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under Legislation Act 2003.section 15V of the

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted o = order(s)
am = amended Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment orig = original
c = clause(s) par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x /sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s) pres = present
def = definition(s) prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary (prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s) r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have renum = renumbered
effect rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s) commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history
Act Number and year Assent Commencement Application, saving and transitional provisions
Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Act 2020 52, 2020 16 June 2020 16 June 2020 (s 2(1) item 1)
Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Act 2024 67, 2024 9 July 2024 Sch 4 (item 30): 10 July 2024 (s 2(1) item 8) —

Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected How affected
s 3 am No 67, 2024