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Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018

No. 63, 2018

Compilation No. 5

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 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
Part 1—Preliminary
Division 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Extension to external Territories
7 Constitutional basis and severability
8 Application to Commonwealth, States and Territories
9 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
9A Relationship of this Act to certain privileges and immunities
Division 2—Definitions
10 Definitions
11 Undertaking activity on behalf of a foreign principal
12 Activity for the purpose of political or governmental influence
13 Communications activity
13A Registrable arrangement
14 Purpose of activity
Division 3—Transparency notices
14A Transparency notices
14B Provisional transparency notice
14C Submissions in relation to provisional transparency notice
14D When a transparency notice is in force
14E Varying or revoking transparency notices
14F Transparency notice is not a legislative instrument
14G Requirements in relation to procedural fairness
14H Review of decisions relating to transparency notices
14J Protection against actions for defamation
Part 2—Registration under the scheme
Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
15 Simplified outline of this Part
Division