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International Maritime Satellite Organization (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 International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.
Dated 26 August 1982.
N. M. STEPHEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
A. A. STREET
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
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Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the International Maritime Satellite Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“the Act” means the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963;
“the Organization” means the International Maritime Satellite Organization.
International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act to apply to the Organization
3. The Organization is declared to be an international organization to which the Act applies.
Organization to have juridical personality and legal capacities
4. The Organization—
(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession;
(b) has the capacity to contract; and
(c) is capable, in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property and of instituting legal proceedings.
Privileges and immunities of the Organization
5. (1) Subject to sub-regulations (2) and (3), the Organization has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs 6 and 7 of the First Schedule to the Act.
(2) The Organization is not, by virtue of sub-regulation (1), exempt from such national, regional or municipal dues and taxes in respect of the premises of the Organization, whether owned or leased, as represent payment for specific services rendered.
(3) Where goods (not being publications of the Organization, communication satellites or components or parts for such satellites) are imported, manufactured or purchased by the Organization, sub-regulation (1) does not operate to prevent sales tax being payable in relation to the goods by the Organization or by any other person.
Waiver of privileges and immunities
6. The Organization may waive any privileges and immunities to which the Organization is entitled by virtue of the Act or these Regulations.
NOTE
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 September 1982.