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Secretariat to the Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 20081
Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 233
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.
Dated 28 November 2008

  QUENTIN BRYCE
  Governor‑General
  By Her Excellency's Command

  JOHN FAULKNER
  Special Minister of State for the Minister for Foreign Affairs

Contents

 1 Name of Regulations
 2 Commencement
 3 Definitions
 4 Act to apply to Meeting of the Parties
 5 Secretariat has legal personality and capacity
 6 Privileges and immunities of Secretariat
 7 Limitation on immunity from suit etc
 8 Limitations on inviolability of premises
 9 Limitation on exemption of property of Secretariat from restrictions and controls
 10 Limitation on exemption from taxes etc
 11 Privileges and immunities of Executive Secretary
 12 Privileges and immunities of staff members of Secretariat
 13 Privileges and immunities of spouses and children of officers of Secretariat
 14 Privileges and immunities of representatives attending conferences or meetings convened by Meeting of the Parties or Secretariat
 15 Privileges and immunities of experts working with Secretariat
 16 Indirect tax concession scheme — acquisitions
 17 Indirect tax concession scheme — conditions
 18 Indirect tax concession scheme — claim for payment
 19 Indirect tax concession scheme — manner of payment
 20 Waiver of privileges and immunities
 21 Privileges and immunities subject to quarantine laws etc
 22 Delegation

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Secretariat to the Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 2008.

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Definitions

  In these Regulations:
Act means the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.
Agreement means the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels done at Canberra on 19 June 2001 and entered into force on 1 February 2004.
Executive Secretary means the Executive Secretary appointed by the Meeting of the Parties as head of the Secretariat.
expert:
 (a) means a person who is performing short‑term or temporary projects on behalf of the Meeting of the Parties or the Secretariat; and
 (b) includes a person who is:
 (i) serving on a body established by, or attending a meeting organised by, the Meeting of the Parties; or
 (ii) participating in the work of, or performing a mission on behalf of, the Meeting of the Parties or the Secretariat;
  whether or not the person receives remuneration from the Meeting of the Parties or the Secretariat; and
 (c) does not include a person who is a member of the staff