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contract;
 (ii) acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and
 (iii) institute legal proceedings.

5 Privileges and immunities of the Council

 (1) Subject to subregulations (2), (3) and (4), the Council has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the First Schedule to the Act.

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

 (3) Where goods (not being publications of the Council) are imported, manufactured or purchased by the Council for sale by it, subregulation (1) does not operate to prevent sales tax being payable by the Council or by any other person upon the sale value of the goods.

 (4) The Council'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).

6 Privileges and immunities of the Secretary General of the Council

 (1) The office of Secretary General of the Council is a high office in the Council.

 (2) A person who holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Secretary General of the Council has the privileges and immunities specified in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act.

 (3) A person who has ceased to hold, or perform the duties of, the office of Secretary General of the Council has the immunities specified in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Act.

7 Privileges and immunities of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council

 (1) The office of Deputy Secretary General of the Council is a high office in the Council.

 (2) A person who holds, or is performing the duties of, the office of Deputy Secretary General of the Council has the privileges and immunities specified in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act.

 (3) A person who has ceased to hold, or perform the duties of, the office of Deputy Secretary General of the Council has the immunities specified in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Act.

8 Privileges and immunities of representatives to the Council

 (1) A person who is accredited to, or is in attendance at an international conference convened by, the Council as a representative of a country other than Australia has, while exercising his functions as such a representative, the privileges and immunities specified in Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act.

 (2) A person who has