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for the provision of finance by or to the IDLO, contracts of guarantee or indemnity to which the IDLO is a party and other financial obligations; or
 (b) from civil proceedings in relation to debts due to the Commonwealth; or
 (c) from civil or administrative proceedings brought by a third party arising out of death, damage or personal injury resulting from an accident in which a motor vehicle owned by, or operated on behalf of, the IDLO was involved; or
 (d) from proceedings with respect to the commission of an offence under a provision of a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, with respect to motor traffic, motor vehicles or the use of a motor vehicle; or
 (e) from the attachment, in accordance with a final order of a court, of any amount payable as salary, wages or other remuneration owed by the IDLO to any staff member of, or expert assisting, the IDLO; or
 (f) from counter‑claims made against the IDLO directly connected with proceedings initiated by the IDLO.

 (3) The inviolability of premises of, or occupied by, the IDLO does not prevent persons having access to the premises without the consent of the Director for the purpose of protecting the premises in the case of fire or other occurrence requiring immediate protective action.

7 Privileges and immunities of Director‑General

 (1) For paragraph 6 (1) (b) of the Act, the office of Director‑General is a high office.

 (2) Unless he or she is a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, the Director‑General has the privileges and immunities mentioned in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act, other than any financial privilege or immunity.

 (3) If the Director‑General is a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, he or she has immunity from suit and other legal processes in respect of acts and things done in his or her official capacity as Director‑General.

 (4) A person who has ceased to hold the office of Director‑General has the privileges and immunities mentioned in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Act.

8 Privileges and immunities of Representatives

 (1) Subject to subregulations (4) and (5), a Representative, other than the Asia Regional Representative and any representative to whom subregulation (2) applies, has the following privileges and immunities:
 (a) the privileges and immunities specified in items 1 to 4 and 6 of Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act;
 (b) the same exemptions in relation to inspection of his or her personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic agents;
 (c) exemption from the application of laws relating to the registration of aliens and the obligation to perform national service;
 (d) the same repatriation facilities, for