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self‑support because of a physical or mental disability.
proceedings means proceedings under the Investment Convention.
officer means a person, other than a Council member, who holds an office in the Secretariat.
Secretariat means the Secretariat of the Centre.
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 Centre

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

5 Centre to have juridical personality and legal capacity

  The Centre:
 (a) is a body corporate; and
 (b) may sue and, subject to regulation 6, be sued in its corporate name; and
 (c) has the capacity, in its corporate name:
 (i) to contract; and
 (ii) to acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property.

6 Privileges and immunities of Centre

  The Centre has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs 1, 4, 6, 7 and 11 of the First Schedule to the Act.

7 Immunity from suit and other legal process: Council members and officers

  A person who is a Council member or an officer has the immunity specified in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.

8 Other privileges and immunities of Council members and officers

 (1) This regulation applies only to persons who are not Australian citizens.

 (2) A Council member is exempt from taxation on emoluments (other than salary) received from the Centre.

 (3) An officer is exempt from taxation on salary and other emoluments received from the Centre.

 (4) A person who is a Council member or an officer has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.

9 Privileges and immunities of conciliators and arbitrators

 (1) A person who is a conciliator or an arbitrator has immunity from legal process with respect to acts performed by the person in the exercise of his or her functions as an arbitrator or a conciliator.

 (2) Where:
 (a) a person receives fees or expense allowances in his or her capacity as a concilator or an arbitrator in proceedings; and
 (b) but for this subregulation, the person would be liable to taxation on the fees or allowances by reason only of the occurrence of either or both of the following circumstances:
 (i) the proceedings (or part of the proceedings) were conducted in Australia;
 (ii) the fees or expense allowances were paid in Australia;
  the person is exempt from that taxation.

 (3)  A person who is a conciliator or an arbitrator and who is not an Australian citizen has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and