Statutory Rules 1984 No. 2161

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.

Dated 30 August 1984.

Deputy of the Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Principal Regulations

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations.

2. After regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations the following regulation is inserted:

Privileges and immunities of representatives attending conferences convened by Commission

“10a. (1) A person who is in attendance at an international conference convened by the Commission as a representative of—

(a) a country other than Australia;

(b) an international organization (other than the Commission) to which the Act applies; or

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(c) an overseas organization to which the Act applies,

has the privileges and immunities specified in Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act.

“(2) A person who has attended an international conference convened by the Commission as a representative of—

(a) a country other than Australia;

(b) an international organization (other than the Commission) to which the Act applies; or

(c) an overseas organization to which the Act applies,

has the immunities specified in Part II of the Third Schedule to the Act.”.

Waiver of privileges and immunities

3. Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:

“(3) The government of a country may waive any privileges and immunities to which—

(a) a person who is, or has been, in attendance at an international conference convened by the Commission as a representative of that country; or

(b) a person who is, or has been during any period, a member of the official staff of a person referred to in paragraph (a),

is entitled to by virtue of the Act or these Regulations.

“(4) The principal executive official of—

(a) an international organization (other than the Commission) to which the Act applies; or

(b) an overseas organization to which the Act applies,

may waive any privileges and immunities to which—

(c) a person who is, or has been, in attendance at an international conference convened by the Commission as a representative of that organization; or

(d) a person who is, or has been during any period, a member of the official staff of a person referred to in paragraph (a),

is entitled to by virtue of the Act or these Regulations.”.

Repeal of regulation 11a

4. Regulation 11a of the Principal Regulations is repealed.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on  1984.

2. Statutory Rules 1983 No. 22 as amended by 1983 No. 145.

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