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Energy Charter Conference (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1997

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 329 as amended

made under the

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

This compilation was prepared on 7 August 2000
taking into account amendments up to SR 2000 No. 201

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

Energy Charter Conference (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1997

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 329 as amended

made under the

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

Contents

Page

 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
 2 Definitions
 3 Application of the Act to the Charter Conference
 4 Charter Conference has legal personality and capacity
 5 Privileges and immunities of the Charter Conference
 6 Privileges and immunities of Secretary-General
 7 Privileges and immunities of certain representatives at conferences convened by the Charter Conference
 8 Privileges and immunities of certain Charter Conference officers
 9 Immunities of other staff members
 9A Indirect tax concession scheme — acquisitions
 9B Indirect tax concession scheme — conditions
 9C Indirect tax concession scheme — claims for payment
 9D Indirect tax concession scheme — manner of payment
 10 Waiver of privileges and immunities
 11 Application of laws about quarantine, importation and exportation
 12 Delegation

Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Energy Charter Conference (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1997.

2 Definitions

  In these Regulations:
Act means the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.
Charter Conference means the Energy Charter Conference that was established by the Energy Charter Treaty done at Lisbon on 17 December 1994 and includes the provisional Charter Conference.
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.
office means an office in the Charter Conference.
Secretary-General means the Secretary-General of the Charter Conference.
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.

3 Application of the Act to the Charter Conference

  The Charter Conference is an international organisation to which the Act applies.

4 Charter Conference has legal personality and capacity

  The Charter Conference:
 (a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
 (b) is capable, in its corporate name:
 (i) of entering into