Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998 (Cth)

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998

Statutory Rules 1998 No. 135 as amended

made under the

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

This compilation was prepared on 18 June 2003 taking into account amendments up to SR 2000 No. 201

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

Contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 2 Commencement [see Note 1] 3 Definitions 4 Act to apply to the Agency 5 Agency has legal personality and capacity 6 Privileges and immunities of the Agency 7 Privileges and immunities of President 8 Privileges and immunities of representatives attending conferences convened by the Agency 9 Privileges and immunities of officers of the Agency 10 Privileges and immunities of experts working with the Agency 10A Indirect tax concession scheme — acquisitions 10B Indirect tax concession scheme — conditions 10C Indirect tax concession scheme — claims for payment 10D Indirect tax concession scheme — manner of payment 11 Waiver of privileges and immunities 12 Liability for motor vehicle accident or offence 13 Privileges and immunities subject to quarantine laws etc 14 Delegation

Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

These Regulations are the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

These Regulations take effect from the day specified in a written determination made by the Minister under subsection 13 (2) of the Act for the purposes of the commencement of these Regulations.

3 Definitions

In these Regulations: Act means the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963. Agency means the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency established under Article 1 of the Convention. Convention means the Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency done at Seoul on 12 October 1985. expert means a person performing short term or temporary missions for or on behalf of the Agency. 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. President means the person who holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of President of the Agency. 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.