Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00077:section:16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00077
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 16
Character Range: 18842–19775

16  Membership of bodies corporate etc.
 (1) A foreign State is not immune in a proceeding in so far as the proceeding concerns its membership, or a right or obligation that relates to its membership, of a body corporate, an unincorporated body or a partnership that:
 (a) has a member that is not a foreign State or the Commonwealth; and
 (b) is incorporated or has been established under the law of Australia or is controlled from, or has its principal place of business in, Australia;
being a proceeding arising between the foreign State and the body or other members of the body or between the foreign State and one or more of the other partners.
 (2) Where a provision included in:
 (a) the constitution or other instrument establishing or regulating the body or partnership; or
 (b) an agreement between the parties to the proceeding;
is inconsistent with subsection (1), that subsection has effect subject to that provision.