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Act.
tax invoice has the meaning given by section 29-70 of the GST Act.
the organisation means the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.

4 Application of the Act to the organisation

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

5 The organisation has legal personality and capacity

  The organisation:
 (a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
 (b) is capable, in its corporate name:
 (i) of entering into contracts; and
 (ii) of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property; and
 (iii) of suing and being sued.

6 Privileges and immunities of the organisation

 (1) Subject to this regulation, the organisation has the privileges and immunities set out in items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 of the First Schedule to the Act.

 (2) The organisation is not exempt from any Commonwealth, State, Territory or municipal dues and taxes that constitute payment for specific services in respect of premises owned, leased or occupied by the organisation.

 (3) Subregulation (1) does not affect the liability of the organisation or another person to pay sales tax on the taxable value of goods that are not publications of the organisation.

 (4) The organisation's privileges in relation to indirect tax are limited to:
 (a) the exemption conferred by section 11B of the Act; and
 (b) concessions under section 11C of the Act in relation to acquisitions mentioned in subregulation 10A (1).

7 Privileges and immunities of the Director

 (1) The office of Director is a high office in the organisation for the purposes of subparagraph 6 (1) (b) (i) of the Act.

 (2) A person who holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Director has the privileges and immunities set out in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act.

 (3) A person who has ceased to hold, or to perform the duties of, the office of Director has the immunity set out in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Act.

8 Privileges and immunities of certain representatives of the organisation at conferences

 (1) A person who is accredited to, or attends, an organisation meeting as a representative of a country other than Australia has the privileges and immunities set out in Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act.

 (2) A person who has ceased to be accredited to, or who has attended, an organisation meeting as a representative of a country other than Australia has the immunity set out in Part II of the Third Schedule to the Act.

9 Privileges and immunities of certain officers of the organisation

 (1) Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), a person who holds, or is performing the duties