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Dear Tyler

Please see attached a document being released to you administratively.

Kind regards

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From: Tyler <[FOI #12681 email]>
Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2025 7:23 PM
To: FOI FOI <[DFAT request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Freedom of Information request - Asian Infrastructure
Development Bank (AIIB) - "full powers" for signature by Australia

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Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

The Australian Government announced on 24 June 2015 in the Treasurer's
press release "Australia to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank"
that "The Treasurer will attend the Articles of Agreement signing ceremony
at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing on Monday 29 June."

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Is it possible to provide the following:

- "full powers" for Australia's representative to sign the Articles of
Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

(Considering past requests to DFAT, I explain here that "full powers" is
standard terminology which refers to a document that a head of state, a
head of government, or the foreign minister, authorises someone else to
sign or conclude a treaty on the state's behalf. Whether or not the
document contains the term "full powers" in its heading for instance is
really for the state to decide, which is Australia in this request. Also,
this request is about the 'full powers' for "signature" of the Articles of
Agreement by Australia.)

Thank yous!

Yours faithfully,

Tyler

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