Commonwealth Secretariat (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1972 (Cth)

Commonwealth Secretariat (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1972

Statutory Rules 1972 No. 175 as amended

made under the

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

This compilation was prepared on 10 August 2000 taking into account amendments up to SR 2000 No. 201

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Commonwealth Secretariat (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1972

Statutory Rules 1972 No. 175 as amended

made under the

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

Contents

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1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 2 Repeal 3 Interpretation 5 Act to apply to Commonwealth of Nations 6 Commonwealth Secretariat to have juridical personality and legal capacities 7 Privileges and immunities of the Commonwealth Secretariat 8 Privileges and immunities of high officers of the Commonwealth Secretariat 9 Privileges and immunities of representatives to a conference convened by the Commonwealth Secretariat 10 Privileges and immunities of officers other than high officers of the Commonwealth Secretariat 10A Privileges and immunities of persons performing missions for Secretariat 10B Indirect tax concession scheme — acquisitions 10C Indirect tax concession scheme — conditions 10D Indirect tax concession scheme — claim for payment 10E Indirect tax concession scheme — manner of payment 11 Waiver of privileges and immunities 12 Privileges and immunities subject to quarantine laws etc 13 Delegation

Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

These Regulations are the Commonwealth Secretariat (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1972.

2 Repeal

The Commonwealth Secretariat (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations (being Statutory Rules 1971, No. 7) are repealed.

3 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears: Act means the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963. high office in the Commonwealth Secretariat means an office in the Commonwealth Secretariat that is, by virtue of regulation 8 of these Regulations, a high office in the Commonwealth Secretariat for the purposes of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of the Act. member of the family or family member, in relation to a person (the first person), means a person who is: (a) a part of the first person's household; and (b) any of the following members of the first person's family: (i) the first person's spouse; (ii) an unmarried child who is under the age of 21 years; (iii) an unmarried child who is under the age of 25 years and is undertaking full-time studies at an Australian educational institution; (iv) an unmarried child who is incapable of self‑support because of a physical or mental disability. taxable supply has the meaning given by section 195-1 of the GST Act. tax invoice has the meaning given by section 29-70 of the GST Act. the Commonwealth Secretariat means the organ of the Commonwealth of Nations established, under the name 'Commonwealth Secretariat', at a meeting of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers held in the year 1965.