G/TFA/N/AUS/3  
 
14 June 2019  
(19-4059) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION BASED O N ARTICLE 22:1 AND 2 2:2 OF  
THE TRADE FACILITATION  AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION  FROM AUSTRALIA  
The following communication, dated 11 June 2019,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Australia for Members' information.  
 
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Period covered by the notification: 1 July 201 7 – 30 June 201 8 
 
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  
Trade Facilitation 
Support Programme, 
World Bank Group  A$1,800,000  
disbursed  Global  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
World Bank 
Group  
Global Alliance on 
Trade Facilitation  A$750,000  
disbursed  Global  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
the World 
Economic Forum  
AANZFTA Economic 
Cooperation Support 
Program  A$3,760,617 
disbursed  ASEAN 
region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
AANZFTA 
Support Unit, 
ASEAN 
Secretariat  
ASEAN Australia 
Development 
Cooperation Program  A$5,799,016  
disbursed  ASEAN 
Region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
ASEAN 
Secretariat  
South Asia Trade 
Facilitation and 
Infrastructure  A$7,196,026  
disbursed  Regional 
South Asia  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to  
the World Bank 
Group  
PACER Plus Support  A$2,339,268  
disbursed  Pacific 
Region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Pacific Regional 
Customs  A$850,000  
disbursed  Pacific 
Region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
Oceania 
Customs 
Organisation  
Pacific Regional 
Agricultural Market 
Access Program  A$10,135,274  
disbursed  Pacific 
Region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
PNG Australia 
Transport Sector 
Support Program  A$55,360,377 
disbursed  Papua New 
Guinea  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Australia Indonesia 
Infrastructure 
Partnership  A$9,565,414  
disbursed  Indonesia  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Indonesia Provincial 
Road Improvement 
and Maintenance  A$5,800,050 
disbursed  Indonesia  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  G/TFA/N/AUS/3  
 
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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  
Solomon Islands 
Growth Program – 
Energy Sector 
Support  A$8,000,000  
disbursed  Solomon 
Islands  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
Government of 
Solomon Islands  
Solomon Islands 
Transport Sector  A$2,499,979  Solomon 
Islands  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
Government of 
Solomon Islands  
Samoa Economic 
Infrastructure  A$2,523,886  
disbursed  Samoa  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Timor Leste Roads for 
Development  A$4,500,000  
disbursed  Timor Leste  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Nauru Port 
Redevelopment and 
Reform  A$6,250,000 
disbursed  Nauru  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Aus4Transport  A$652,409  
disbursed  Viet Nam Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Vanuatu Transport 
Sector Support 
Program  A$1,400,000  
disbursed  Vanuatu  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Multilateral 
Development Bank 
Infrastructure 
Initiative  A$2,330,399  
disbursed  Indonesia  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
World Bank and 
Asian 
Development 
Bank 
Cao Lanh Bridge Civil 
Works  A$5,640,000 
disbursed  Viet Nam Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
Asian 
Development 
Bank 
Cambodia Rural Road 
Improvement Project  A$4,007,746  Cambodia  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
Asian 
Development 
Bank 
Pacific Undersea 
Cable Project  A$14,778,267  Papua New 
Guinea , 
Solomon 
Islands  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Disbursement to 
various partners  
Pacific Islands Forum 
Partnership  A$3,880,000  Pacific  
Region  Department of 
Foreign Affairs 
and Trade  Pacific Islands 
Forum 
Secretariat  
 
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  
 
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