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is an international organisation to which the Act applies.

4 Charter Conference has legal personality and capacity

  The Charter Conference:
 (a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
 (b) is capable, in its corporate name:
 (i) of entering into contracts; and
 (ii) of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property; and
 (iii) of suing and being sued.

5 Privileges and immunities of the Charter Conference

 (1) The Charter Conference 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 Charter Conference is not exempt under subregulation (1) from any Commonwealth, State, Territory or municipal dues and taxes that constitute payment for specific services for premises owned, leased or occupied by the Charter Conference.

 (3) Subregulation (1) does not affect the liability of the Charter Conference or any other person to pay sales tax on the taxable value of goods that are not publications of the Charter Conference.

 (4) Despite subregulation (1), the Charter Conference'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 9A (1).

6 Privileges and immunities of Secretary-General

 (1) The office of Secretary-General is a high office in the Charter Conference for subparagraph 6 (1) (b) (i) of the Act.

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

7 Privileges and immunities of certain representatives at conferences convened by the Charter Conference

 (1) A person who is accredited to or attends a meeting convened by the Charter Conference as representative of a country other than Australia has the privileges and immunities stated in Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act.

 (2) A person who has ceased to be accredited to, or who has attended, a meeting convened by the Charter Conference as a representative of a country other than Australia has the immunities stated in Part II of the Third Schedule to the Act.

8 Privileges and immunities of certain Charter Conference officers

 (1) A person who holds, or is performing the duties of, an office (other than the office of Secretary-General) has the privileges and immunities stated in items 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 in Part I of the Fourth