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are inviolable

  The archives of the Tribunal, and all documents belonging to, or in the custody of, the Tribunal, are inviolable.

13 Communications

 (1) For telecommunications sent by the Tribunal that contain only matter intended for publication by the press or for broadcasting (including communications addressed to or despatched from places outside Australia), the Tribunal is entitled to any reduced rates applicable in relation to such telecommunications by the press.

 (2) The Tribunal is also entitled to any more favourable treatment in relation to priorities, rates and taxes for official communications and correspondence that is received by any of the following:
 (a) a diplomatic mission;
 (b) an international organisation to which the Act applies;
 (c) an international organisation to which the Act would apply if Australia or a person representing Australia were a member of the organisation.

 (3) For its official communications and correspondence, the Tribunal may use:
 (a) any appropriate means of communication; and
 (b) codes or ciphers.

 (4) Official communications and correspondence of the Tribunal are inviolable.

 (5) If the Tribunal uses a courier to send or receive correspondence or other things, the Tribunal is entitled to have the courier treated as a diplomatic courier.

 (6) If the Tribunal uses a sealed bag to send or receive correspondence or other things, the Tribunal is entitled to have the bag treated as a diplomatic bag.

14 Exemption from direct taxes

 (1) The Tribunal, its assets, income and other property, and its operations and transactions, are exempt from direct taxes.

 (2) However, nothing in subregulation (1) exempts the Tribunal from charges for public utility services.

15 Exemptions relating to imports and exports

 (1) For goods imported or exported by the Tribunal for its official use, and for publications of the Tribunal imported or exported by the Tribunal, the Tribunal is exempt from the following:
 (a) customs duties;
 (b) liability to pay and collect taxes for the importation or exportation;
 (c) prohibitions and restrictions in relation to the importation or exportation.

 (2) However, the exemption ceases to apply to imported goods (other than publications of the Tribunal) that are sold, donated or otherwise disposed of in Australia within 2 years after the goods were imported.

16 Exemption from currency restrictions

 (1) The Tribunal is exempt from financial controls, regulations and moratoriums in respect of its official activities.

 (2) For carrying on its official activities, the Tribunal may:
 (a) hold funds in any kind of currency (including gold); and
 (b) operate accounts in any currency; and
 (c) transfer its funds in any kind of currency (including gold) from Australia to another country, or within Australia; and
 (d) convert any currency held by it into any other currency; and
 (e) receive, hold, negotiate,