Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Communications and the Arts Measures No. 4) Regulations 2019 (Cth)

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Communications and the Arts Measures No. 4) Regulations 2019

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 17 October 2019

David Hurley

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Mathias Cormann

Minister for Finance

Contents

1Name

This instrument is the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Communications and the Arts Measures No. 4) Regulations 2019.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this instrument 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
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.	19 October 2019

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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

1. (2)

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

3Authority

This instrument is made under the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997.

4Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997

1. 1

   In the appropriate position in Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table)

Insert:

363 International Cultural Diplomacy Arts Fund To support international arts and cultural activities, including by funding measures: (a) to fulfil Australia’s international commitments in relation to arts and culture, including by making payments to international organisations; and (b) to support the cooperation and collaboration of Australian and international arts and cultural practitioners; and (c) to support international residencies, exchanges and touring by Australian artists; and (d) to support residencies and exchanges in Australia, and touring to Australia, by overseas artists; and (e) to support Australia’s foreign and diplomatic relations through the use of Australian arts and culture, including through meetings and cultural dialogue; and (f) to provide assistance to Australian artists to help them access foreign audiences and markets; and (g) to support international arts and cultural forums, festivals and other events; and (h) to support research in relation to international arts and cultural activities. This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding for measures: (a) with respect to trade and commerce with other countries (within the meaning of paragraph 51(i) of the Constitution); or (b) with respect to aliens (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xix) of the Constitution); or (c) with respect to external affairs (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxix) of the Constitution); or (d) that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.