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Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 2000

Statutory Rules 2000 No. 84 as amended

made under the

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

This compilation was prepared on 23 December 2004
taking into account amendments up to SR 2004 No. 382

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

Contents

 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement [see Note 1]
 3 Definitions
 4 Act applies to PrepCom
 5 Juridical personality and legal capacity of PrepCom
 6 Privileges and immunities of PrepCom
 7 Privileges and immunities of PrepCom high officers
 8 Immunity of former PrepCom high officers
 9 Privileges and immunities of PrepCom officers
 10 Immunity of former PrepCom officers
 11 Privileges and immunities of persons performing PrepCom missions
 12 Immunity of persons who have performed PrepCom missions
 13 Waiver of privileges and immunities
 14 Privileges and immunities subject to quarantine laws etc
 15 Indirect tax concession scheme — acquisitions
 16 Indirect tax concession scheme — conditions
 17 Indirect tax concession scheme — claims for payment
 18 Indirect tax concession scheme — manner of payment

Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 2000.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

  These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Definitions

  In these Regulations:
Act means the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.
PrepCom means the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, being the Organization within the meaning of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Act 1998.
      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.

4 Act applies to PrepCom

  PrepCom is an international organisation to which the Act applies.

5 Juridical personality and legal capacity of PrepCom

 (1) PrepCom is a body corporate with perpetual succession.

 (2) PrepCom has the capacity, in its corporate name:
 (a) to contract; and
 (b) to acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and
 (c) to sue and be sued; and
 (d) to begin and maintain other legal process.

6 Privileges and immunities of PrepCom

 (1) PrepCom has the privileges and immunities specified in the items, except items 5 and 8, in the First Schedule to the Act.

 (2) However, PrepCom does not have immunity from suit or other legal process for recovery of damages for any loss, injury or death arising from a motor vehicle accident.

 (3) Also, property and assets of PrepCom are not immune or inviolable from a Commonwealth, State or Territory law:
 (a) if the property or assets are abandoned by PrepCom for more than