-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR
Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov
Originator-Key-Asymmetric:
 MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen
 TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB
MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA,
 SOhJV0iLbxtAvtidGQPL8wTA/OY7sbGO5PRux1mnWiiaDUW8Herd2cT9CGMkntlf
 vd+HTa0pJeaEnqLF1+v5FA==

<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-07-202902.txt : 20070918
<SEC-HEADER>0001193125-07-202902.hdr.sgml : 20070918
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20070918150309
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-07-202902
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497J
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070918
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070918
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070918

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000779336
		IRS NUMBER:				133304681
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497J
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-142698
		FILM NUMBER:		071122340

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD
		CITY:			PLAINSBORO
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08536
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129688800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD
		CITY:			PLAINSBORO
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08536

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST AUSTRALIA FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>497J
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>d497j.htm
<DESCRIPTION>497J
<TEXT>
<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>497J</TITLE>
</HEAD>
 <BODY BGCOLOR="WHITE">


<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" ALIGN="center">

<TR>
<TD WIDTH="66%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="33%"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top">

<IMG SRC="g94482img01.jpg" ALT="LOGO"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4675 MacArthur Court</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suite 1400</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Newport Beach, CA 92660-8842</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+1 949 442 6000 Main</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+1 949 442 6010 Fax</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">www.dechert.com</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TIFFANY A. FORD</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">tiffany.ford@dechert.com</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+1 949 442 6005 Direct</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+1 949 681 8648 Fax</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">September&nbsp;18, 2007 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100 F Street, NE </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Washington, DC 20549 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Re:</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (&#147;Registrant&#148;) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">File Nos. 333-142698 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear Sir or Madam: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to
Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, we hereby certify on behalf of the Registrant that: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the form of Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) on behalf of the Registrant does not differ from that contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Registrant&#146;s registration statement which was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on September&nbsp;12, 2007 and was declared effective by the SEC on September&nbsp;14, 2007; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) the text of Pre-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;2 was filed electronically. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If you have any questions or comments
concerning this filing, please contact the undersigned at 949-442-6005. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="40%" BORDER="0">

<TR>
<TD WIDTH="100%"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Tiffany A. Ford</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tiffany A. Ford</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Austin Boston Charlotte Hartford New York Newport Beach Philadelphia Princeton San Francisco Silicon Valley
Washington DC Brussels London Luxembourg Munich Paris </FONT></P>
</BODY></HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>GRAPHIC
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>g94482img01.jpg
<DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
<TEXT>
begin 644 g94482img01.jpg
M_]C_X``02D9)1@`!`0$`8`!@``#_X0!X17AI9@``24DJ``@````&`#$!`@`1
M````5@````$#!0`!````:`````,#`0`!`````)K)`!!1`0`!`````0`(`!%1
M!``!````Q`X``!)1!``!````Q`X```````!-:6-R;W-O9G0@3V9F:6-E`!:@
MA@$`C[$``/_;`$,`"`8&!P8%"`<'!PD)"`H,%`T,"PL,&1(3#Q0=&A\>'1H<
M'"`D+B<@(BPC'!PH-RDL,#$T-#0?)SD].#(\+C,T,O_;`$,!"0D)#`L,&`T-
M&#(A'"$R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R
M,C(R,C(R,C(R,O_``!$(`"H`>0,!(@`"$0$#$0'_Q``?```!!0$!`0$!`0``
M`````````0(#!`4&!P@)"@O_Q`"U$``"`0,#`@0#!04$!````7T!`@,`!!$%
M$B$Q008346$'(G$4,H&1H0@C0K'!%5+1\"0S8G*""0H6%Q@9&B4F)R@I*C0U
M-C<X.3I#1$5&1TA)2E-455976%E:8V1E9F=H:6IS='5V=WAY>H.$A8:'B(F*
MDI.4E9:7F)F:HJ.DI::GJ*FJLK.TM;:WN+FZPL/$Q<;'R,G*TM/4U=;7V-G:
MX>+CY.7FY^CIZO'R\_3U]O?X^?K_Q``?`0`#`0$!`0$!`0$!`````````0(#
M!`4&!P@)"@O_Q`"U$0`"`0($!`,$!P4$!``!`G<``0(#$00%(3$&$D%1!V%Q
M$R(R@0@40I&AL<$)(S-2\!5B<M$*%B0TX27Q%Q@9&B8G*"DJ-38W.#DZ0T1%
M1D=(24I35%565UA96F-D969G:&EJ<W1U=G=X>7J"@X2%AH>(B8J2DY25EI>8
MF9JBHZ2EIJ>HJ:JRL[2UMK>XN;K"P\3%QL?(R<K2T]35UM?8V=KBX^3EYN?H
MZ>KR\_3U]O?X^?K_V@`,`P$``A$#$0`_`*7P8^'7ACQ=X3O+[6K!KBXCO6B5
MA,Z84(IQA2.Y-=YJ'PNE\/6K7_@'5;[3;^`;ULY)VEM[C'.QE;/7IG_]=9G[
M.7_(B:A_V$6_]%I7L-`'->!/%L?C/PQ#J7E>1=(QANX/^>4J_>'TZ$?6M^XN
MK>T0/<W$4*DX!D<*#^=>4>#=1A\-^,?B<'&+*SE%\5'&"5=FQ]>*N>#_``39
M^+]*B\5^,H/[3U'4QYT4,S$Q6L+?<1%SCI@Y]_S`/3XY$EC62-U=&&0RG(/X
MTXD`9/`%>5-IR_#+X@:+%I+R1^'=>E:UFLFD+)!<=49,],],?7VQ9\1";QS\
M1V\'M<S0:'IMJMSJ*02%&N7;[D9(Y"X(/Y^U`'HD%_9W,C1P7<$KKU6.0,1^
M`->>_&#_`%?A#_L8+;_V:K&M_"3P])I;-X=M!H^L0#?9WEJ[*RN.@;GD'H<U
MS?Q3EUZ'P3X.DU"*W;7H]5@W)&<QO,%;'YG&?K0!Z_<7MI:%1<W4$);[HED"
MY^F:F!#*&4@@C(([UPMA\*]!DMS/XC@_MS5YQNN;R[9B2QZA!G"*.@`K(^'%
MS_PC>J^-/#CW$LFEZ',LUMYK;C%$ZLQ7)[#'\Z`/39[F"UC\RXGCA3IND<*/
MS-.BECGC$D,B21GHR,"#^(KRWPAX5MOB!9GQAXOA-_)?,QL;*5SY-K`&(4!0
M<$G&233=3TJ+X7>+]%U'0S);Z#JUT+&_L-Y:))&^Y(@)^4]<_3WH`]6WKOV;
MANQG;GFHS<0`D&:,$=BXKQ7Q;9:GJ_QZ_L?3KN2T6^TE(KJXB.'C@#%GVGL3
MM"Y_VJ[5/@YX"2-5;05D('+O<2EF]R=W6@#-^"<T2>![D-*BG^T[C@L!W%>G
M5X;\*/AWX4U[PI->ZGI$=Q<I?S1*YE<852,#AATKW*@#QS]G+_D1-0_["+?^
MBTKUJ\O+?3[*:\NYDAMX$,DDCG`51U)KQ_PU\,?B%X1T^2QT7Q;IEO;R2F5E
M-KORQ`&<LI[`5JM\,?$7B.5%\;>,)M0L$8,;"SC\F.0C^\1C/Y9]Z`,#P[I]
MUXA\!_$3Q,L+*VO&<VBD<M%&K;?YD?A6GX$^'/@_Q%X&T?5&BO'EFMU$I2_F
M`$@X88#8'(/%>L6MG;6-E%9VL"0VT*"..)!A54#``%<!'X`U[PSJ%U-X)UZ"
MSL+J0ROIM]`988W/4H0<@>U`$I^&G@31M1TZ[G$D-PMRAM/M.HR$-,.5"AFP
M3QTJIX?8:?\`'?Q7:SD+)J%E;W-OG^-4`5L?CG\JT=+\":A=>(K?Q!XOU>/5
M;RTS]CMH(?+M[<G^(*22S>Y_H,:'B_P5'XEEL]0M+Z73-;L"3:7\*ABN>JLI
M^\I]/\3D`ZHD`$DX`[UY7\4-2LM6T_P==Z?=PW5LWB&W"RPN&4D;@1D>]:-S
MX4\>:Y;G3M;\5V4.FN-LYTVT*33)W7<3A<]\5;\0_#Z*^TCPYI>C-!8VFCZA
M%=!&!.Y$SD#'\1SG)H`[BO(-+M9+WQG\6K6$$RS6T4:`=R87`KU^N4\/>$[G
M1O&OB;79;F*2'5VA:.-0=T>Q2#GZYH`X+X:_#WPEXE\`Z9J,T5X]R5:.XV7T
MJ`2*Q!&T-@=CCWKI+GX7^`M+>UNKT2P[;A!"USJ,NTRYRH&YL$\=*63P!K.A
M:U>:CX)UR'3X;YS+<:=>0>9`7/5EQROX?RXJ:T\":IJNO6FL>--8AU-K$[[2
MQMH/+MXW_OD$Y8^F:`,^'_DX^Y_[``_]&"O3:Y./PG<I\4I?%AN8?LSZ:+,0
M8._=N#9STQQ764`>;_!'_D1;G_L)W'\Q7I5>8:1X'\:>%#=V?ASQ!I9TN:Y>
MXCCOK5F>,MU&5//^>E>GT`-HIU%`#:*=10`VBG44`-HIU%`#:*=10`VBG44`
M8.G2.?%NN(SL46*UVJ6X&0^<"DLI'/C76(R[%%M+4JI;@$F7.!^`J_=:%H]]
M=B[N]*L;BY``$TMNCN,=/F(SQ1=Z%H^H7(N;W2K&YN``HEFMT=@!R!DC/>@#
MD-7TV^U;QCJ45G'MEC@M3%>&Z9/LIRY)"#[V<=.AZ'BN_J-8(4F>98D660`.
/X4!F`S@$]\9/YU)0!__9
`
end
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----
