FORM 18-K/A
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
ANNUAL REPORT
of
QUEENSLAND TREASURY CORPORATION
(registrant)
a Statutory Corporation of
THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
(coregistrant)
(names of registrants)
Date of end of last fiscal year:
June 30, 2008
SECURITIES REGISTERED
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
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| Title of Issue | | Amounts as to which registration is effective | | Names of exchanges on which registered |
Global A$ Bonds | | A$14,003,000,000 | | None (1) |
Medium-Term Notes | | US$ Nil | | None (1) |
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| (1) | This Form 18-K/A is being filed voluntarily by the registrant and coregistrant. |
Names and address of persons authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of the registrants from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Hon. John Olsen
Australian Consulate-General
150 East 42nd Street, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10117-5612
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The undersigned registrants hereby amend the Annual Report filed on Form 18-K for the above-noted fiscal year by attaching hereto as Exhibit (c)(vi) the Queensland Treasury Corporation Half-Yearly Report for the six months ended December 31, 2008, as Exhibit (c)(vii) an announcement entitled “QTC announces half year results”, as Exhibit (c)(viii) the report entitled “State Budget 2008-09: Economic and Fiscal Update”, as Exhibit (c)(ix) an announcement entitled “Ratings on State of Queensland Lowered to “AA+” with a Stable Outlook on Expectation of Weaker Budgetary Performance” and as Exhibit (g)(ii) the consents of Mr. Stephen Rochester, Chief Executive, Queensland Treasury Corporation; Mr. Gerard Bradley, Under Treasurer of the State of Queensland; Mr. Glenn Gordon Poole, Auditor-General, State of Queensland; and Sir Leo Hielscher, Chairman, Queensland Treasury Corporation.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, at Brisbane, Australia on the 20th day of February, 2009.
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| QUEENSLAND TREASURY CORPORATION |
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| By: | | /s/ Stephen Rochester |
| Name: | | Stephen Rochester |
| Title: | | Chief Executive |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, at Brisbane, Australia on the 20th day of February, 2009.
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| GOVERNMENT OF QUEENSLAND |
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| By: | | /s/ The Honourable Andrew Fraser MP |
| Name: | | The Honourable Andrew Fraser MP |
| Title: | | Treasurer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| Exhibit (c)(vi) - | | Queensland Treasury Corporation Half-Yearly Report for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2008. |
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| Exhibit (c)(vii) - | | Announcement Entitled “QTC announces half year results”. |
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| Exhibit (c)(viii) - | | Report Entitled “State Budget 2008-09: Economic and Fiscal Update”. |
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| Exhibit (c)(ix) - | | Announcement Entitled “Ratings on State of Queensland Lowered to ‘AA+’ with a Stable Outlook on Expectation of Weaker Budgetary Performance” |
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| Exhibit (g)(ii) - | | Consents |
