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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 10B (1).

8 Privileges and immunities of high officers of the Commonwealth Secretariat

 (1) The offices of:
 (a) Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Secretariat;
 (b) Assistant Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Secretariat; and
 (c) Managing Director of the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation;
  are each a high office in the Commonwealth Secretariat for the purposes of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of the Act.

 (2) Each office in the Commonwealth Secretariat of Deputy Secretary-General, Advisor, Director, Assistant Director and Special Assistant is a high office in the Commonwealth Secretariat for the purposes of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of the Act.

 (3) Subject to the next succeeding subregulation, a person who holds a high office in the Commonwealth Secretariat has, while exercising the functions of the office that he holds, the privileges and immunities specified in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act.

 (4) The salary and emoluments received from the Commonwealth Secretariat by a person who holds a high office in the Commonwealth Secretariat are not exempt from taxation unless the salary and emoluments are subject to tax in the United Kingdom.

 (5) A person who has ceased to hold a high office in the Commonwealth Secretariat has the immunities specified in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Act.

9 Privileges and immunities of representatives to a conference convened by the Commonwealth Secretariat

 (1) A person who is accredited to, or is in attendance at an international conference convened by, the Commonwealth Secretariat 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 ceased to be accredited to, or who has attended an international conference convened by, the Commonwealth Secretariat as a representative of a country other than Australia has the immunities specified in Part II of the Third Schedule to the Act.

10 Privileges and immunities of officers other than high officers of the Commonwealth Secretariat

 (1) Subject to subregulations (2), (3) and (5) of this regulation, a person who holds an office in the Commonwealth Secretariat, other than a person who holds a high office in the Commonwealth Secretariat, has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part I of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.

 (2) The salary and emoluments received from the Commonwealth Secretariat by a person to whom subregulation (1) of