Article 2. The functions of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be to :

- assist the Minister of Foreign Affairs and or represent him whenever deemed necessary ;
- elaborate and propose to the Cabinet guidelines related to the Foreign Policy of the Principality ;
- supervise, under the authority of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the implementation of such guidelines if and when approved by the Cabinet ;
- prepare, in coordination with the Legislation Committee, drafts of bilateral and / or multilateral Agreements, Conventions or Treaties.
- submit to the Cabinet an annual report on the situation of the Principality within the international community.

Article 3. The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs shall exercise his functions and powers independent of the direction or interference of any other person or authority other than the Sovereign Prince, the Cabinet and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hutt River Province Principality.

Article 4. The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs shall exercise his functions for a renewable two years term.