Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00014:section:23aa:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00014
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23AA (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 87869–90671

that is a foreign contractor;
and is not an Australian citizen or ordinarily resident in Australia.
prescribed contract means:
 (a) a contract to which the Government of the United States of America is a party in connexion with an approved project; or
 (b) a contract made for purposes connected with the performance of a contract referred to in paragraph (a).
prescribed purposes means:
 (a) in relation to a foreign contractor or foreign employee—purposes relating to the performance of a prescribed contract;
 (aa) in relation to a United States employee—purposes relating to an approved project; and
 (b) in relation to a member of the United States Forces or a civilian accompanying the United States Forces—purposes relating to the carrying on of activities agreed upon between the Government of the Commonwealth and the Government of the United States of America.
the Joint Defence Space Communications Station means the undertaking the establishment of which is provided for by an agreement dated 10 November 1969 between the Government of the Commonwealth and the Government of the United States of America.
the Joint Defence Space Research Facility means the undertaking the establishment of which is provided for by an agreement dated 9 December 1966 between the Government of the Commonwealth and the Government of the United States of America.
the North West Cape naval communication station means the naval communication station the establishment of which is provided for by the agreement approved by the United States Naval Communication Station Agreement Act 1963.
the Sparta project means the undertaking the establishment of which is provided for by a memorandum of arrangement dated 30 March 1966 between the Government of the Commonwealth, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America.
the United States Forces means the armed forces of the Government of the United States of America.
United States employee means a person who is employed by the Government of the United States of America and is not:
 (a) a member of the United States Forces;
 (b) a civilian accompanying the United States Forces;
 (c) an Australian citizen; or
 (d) a person ordinarily resident in Australia.
 (2) For the purposes of this section, a foreign contractor, foreign employee or United States employee who is in Australia, or is carrying on business in Australia, solely for prescribed purposes does not cease to be in Australia solely for those purposes, or to be carrying on business in Australia solely for those purposes, by reason of anything undertaken or done by him or her in connexion with an undertaking in Australia of the Government of the United States of America, other than an approved project, agreed upon