Inter-American Development Bank (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 2003 Statutory Rules 2003 No. 2301 I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963. Dated 27 August 2003 P. M. JEFFERY Governor-General By His Excellency's Command ALEXANDER DOWNER Minister for Foreign Affairs 1 Name of Regulations These Regulations are the Inter-American Development Bank (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 2003. 2 Commencement These Regulations commence on gazettal. 3 Interpretation In these Regulations: Act means the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963. IDB means the Inter-American Development Bank established by the Agreement Establishing the Inter-American Development Bank on 30 December 1959. 4 IDB to have juridical personality and legal capacities For subsection 12A (2) of the Act, the IDB: (a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and (b) is capable, in its corporate name: (i) of entering into contracts; and (ii) of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property; and (iii) of instituting legal proceedings. Note 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 September 2003.