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or bringing the fire or other emergency under control, regulation 5 does not operate to affect the application, in relation to those premises, of any law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory that authorizes a person, in such an event, to enter premises (without the consent of the owner or occupier of the premises, if necessary) for the purpose of exercising any of his powers or performing any of his duties under that law.

 (2) Subregulation (1) does not prejudice any immunity from suit or from other legal process conferred by these Regulations.

8 Limitation on exemption of property etc of Commission from restrictions and controls

  The exemption conferred by regulation 5 in respect of the property and assets of the Commission ceases to apply to any such property or assets where that property has, or those assets have, been abandoned by the Commission for a period exceeding 12 months.

9 Limitation on exemption from taxes etc

 (1) The Commission is not, by virtue of regulation 5, exempt from such national, regional or municipal dues and taxes in respect of the premises of the Commission, whether owned or leased, as represent payment for specific services rendered.

 (2) The Commission is not, by virtue of regulation 5, exempt from liability to pay taxes on the income of the Commission unless the Commission is in like manner exempted from that liability under the law of each country other than Australia that is a member of the Commission.

 (3) The exemption conferred by regulation 5 on the Commission from duties and taxes in respect of:
 (a) goods imported by the Commission into Australia; or
 (b) goods purchased or manufactured by the Commission in Australia;
  ceases to apply in relation to any goods so imported, manufactured or purchased where those goods are donated, sold, lent, or otherwise disposed of, in Australia, by the Commission otherwise than in accordance with conditions agreed upon in advance between the Commission and the Commonwealth of Australia.

9AA Exemption from sales tax

 (1) The transactions of the Commission are not exempt from sales tax except as mentioned in subregulation (2).

 (2) Sales tax is not payable in respect of goods purchased by the Commission if the goods:
 (a) are for the official use of the Commission (including official entertainment by the Commission); and
 (b) are reasonably necessary for conduct of the Commission's business.

9A Privileges and immunities of Executive Secretary

 (1) The office of Executive Secretary is a high office in the Commission.

 (2) Subject to subregulations (4) and (5), a person who holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Executive Secretary has the privileges and immunities specified in Part I of