G/TFA/N/AUS/4  
 
21 July 2020  
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION BASED O N ARTICLE 22:1 AND 2 2:2 OF  
THE TRADE FACILITATI ON AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM AUSTRALIA  
The following communication, dated 15 July 2020 , is being circulated at the request of  the delegation 
of Australia for Members' information.  
 
Period covered by the notification: 1 July 201 8 – 30 June 201 9 
 
Description of the 
technical and 
financial assistance 
and capacity 
building resources  Status and amount 
committed/disbursed  Beneficiary 
country/ 
Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
Global Alliance on 
Trade Facilitation  AUD 5000,000  
disbursed  Global  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
the World 
Economic Forum  
AANZFTA Economic 
Cooperation Support 
Program  AUD 3,944,081  
disbursed  ASEAN 
region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
AANZFTA 
Support Unit, 
ASEAN 
Secretariat  
ASEAN Australia 
Development 
Cooperation Program  AUD 5,414,045  
disbursed  ASEAN 
Region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
ASEAN 
Secretariat  
South Asia Trade 
Facilitation and 
Infrastructure  AUD 5,112,725  
disbursed  Regional 
South Asia  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to  
the World Bank 
Group  
PACER Plus Support  AUD 3,454,797  
disbursed  Pacific 
Region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Pacific Regional 
Agricultural Market 
Access Program  AUD 4,599,975  
disburse d Pacific 
Region Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
PNG Australia 
Transport Sector 
Support Program  AUD 66,597,539  
disbursed  Papua New 
Guinea  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Australia Indonesia 
Infrastructure 
Partnership  AUD 25,594,281  
disbursed  Indonesia  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Indonesia Provincial 
Road Improvement 
and Maintenance  AUD 7,000,050  
disbursed  Indonesia  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Solomon Islands 
Transport Sector  AUD 4,801,392  Solomon 
Islands  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
Government of 
Solomon Islands  
Timor -Leste Roads for 
Development  AUD 4,500,000  
disbursed  Timor -Leste  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Nauru Port 
Redevelopment and 
Reform  AUD 6,000,000 
disbursed  Nauru  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Aus4Transport  AUD 1,467,484  
disbursed  Vietnam  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  G/TFA/N/AUS/4  
 
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  Description of the 
technical and 
financial assistance 
and capacity 
building resources  Status and amount 
committed/disbursed  Beneficiary 
country/ 
Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
Pacific Undersea 
Cable Project  AUD 97,573,716  Papua New 
Guinea , 
Solomon 
Islands  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
 
Information on the process and mechanisms for requesting assistance and support for 
capacity building:  
 
The World Bank Trade  Facilitation Support Programme  
http://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/trade -facilitation -support -program  
 
Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation  
tradefac ilitation.org  
 
World T rade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility  
tfaf@wto.org  
 
National contact point:  
 
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade  
E-mail:  aidfortrade@dfat.gov.au  
andrew.lloyd @dfat.gov.au  
 
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