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Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998

Statutory Rules 1998 No. 300 as amended

made under the

Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995

This compilation was prepared on 29 August 2002
taking into account amendments up to SR 2002 No. 197

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

Contents

 1 Name of regulations [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement [see Note 1]
 3 Definitions
 4 Act to apply to TECO
 5 Privileges and immunities of TECO offices
 6 Privileges and immunities of the Representative
 7 Privileges and immunities of persons associated with TECO
 8 Duties of customs and excise
 9 Sales tax
 10 Loss of exemption — sales tax, customs duty and excise duty
 11 Period of entitlement
 11A Indirect tax concession scheme — acquisitions
 11B Indirect tax concession scheme — conditions
 11C Indirect tax concession scheme — claims for payment
 11D Indirect tax concession scheme — manner of payment
 12 Waiver of privileges and immunities
 13 Privileges and immunities subject to quarantine laws etc
 14 Delegation

Schedule 1 Limitations and conditions — TECO

Schedule 2 Limitations and conditions — persons associated with TECO

Notes

1 Name of regulations [see Note 1]

  These regulations are the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

  These regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Definitions

 (1) In these regulations:
Act means the Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995.
authorised person means:
 (a) the Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs; or
 (b) a person authorised in writing, for these regulations, by that Minister.
Canberra office means the TECO office in Canberra.
employee of a State office means a person employed in the technical or administrative service of a State office.
employee of TECO means:
 (a) an employee of a State office; and
 (b) an employee of the Canberra office.
employee of the Canberra office means a person employed in the technical or administrative service of the Canberra office.
head of a State office means the person in charge of the functions of the State office of which the person is an officer.
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.
officer of a State