Statutory Rules 1989 No. 2871

Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities

Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967.

Dated 25 October 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

John N. Button

Minister of State for Industry,

Technology and Commerce, for

and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

and Trade

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“Commission of the European Communities” means the Commission established by the treaty known as the Treaty Establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities signed at Brussels on 8 April 1965;

“European Atomic Energy Community’’ means the Community established by the treaty known as the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community signed at Rome on 25 March 1957;

“European Coal and Steel Community” means the Community established by the treaty known as the Treaty Establishing the European Coal and Steel Community signed at Paris on 18 April 1951;

“European Communities” means the international organization constituted by the European Atomic Energy Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community;

(S.R. 83/89) Cat. No. 14/7.4.1989

“European Economic Community” means the Community established by the treaty known as the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community signed at Rome on 25 March 1957;

“the Act” means the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967.

European Communities

3. (1) The European Communities is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of “prescribed overseas country” in subsection 4 (1) of the Act.

(2) The European Communities is declared to be an international organization for the purposes of section 5a of the Act.

United States of America

4. The United States of America is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of “prescribed overseas country” in subsection 4 (1) of the Act.

Commission of the European Communities

5. The Commission of the European Communities, being an organ of the European Communities, is specified in relation to the European Communities for the purposes of paragraph 5a (2) (b) of the Act.

Application

6. (1) Subregulation 3 (1) applies, and shall be deemed to have applied, in relation to purchases made during the period that commenced on 1 January 1988 and ended at the expiration of 31 October 1988.

(2) Regulation 4 applies, and shall be deemed to have applied, in relation to purchases made on or after 1 July 1987.

Repeal

7. Statutory Rules 1967 No. 71 and 1980 No. 308 are repealed.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 October 1989.

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