Australia-Japan Foundation
AJF
1976 – 1 December 2006
Statutory foundation that promoted people-to-people links between Australia and Japan through grants, cultural, educational and media programs; the first of Australia's bilateral foundations.
How it came into existence
Established in 1976 under the Australia-Japan Foundation Act 1976, the year Australia and Japan signed the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, as a statutory body in the Foreign Affairs portfolio.
Legislation: Australia-Japan Foundation Act 1976
Changes during its life
- 24 July 1987Moved to the new Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio.
How it ended
Ceased as a statutory body on 1 December 2006, when the Australia-Japan Foundation (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Act 2006 repealed the 1976 Act following the Uhrig review; it was re-formed the same day as a non-statutory foundation within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- Bilateral grants and exchange programs with Japan
Main functions
- Grants for Australia-Japan exchanges
- Promotion of Japanese studies and language in Australia
- Promotion of Australian studies in Japan
- Cultural and media programs
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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