Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997No. 352 1

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Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.

Dated 8 December 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

ALEXANDER DOWNER

Minister for Foreign Affairs

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:  These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s 48.]

2.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

2.1   Definition of “the Act”:

Omit “Organizations”, substitute “Organisations”.

3.   Regulation 5 (Privileges and immunities of Commission)

3.1   Omit “8 and 9,”, substitute “8, 9 and 9A,”.

4.   New regulation 9A

4.1   After regulation 9, insert:

Exemption from sales tax

 “9A.(1) The transactions of the Commission are not exempt from sales tax except as mentioned in subregulation (2).

 “(2) Sales tax is not payable in respect of goods purchased by the Commission if the goods:

• (a)

  are for the official use of the Commission (including official entertainment by the Commission); and

• (b)

  are reasonably necessary for conduct of the Commission’s business.”.

5.   Regulation 14 (Waiver of privileges and immunities)

5.1   Paragraph 14 (4) (d):

Omit “paragraph (a);”, substitute “paragraph (c);”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 December 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1996 No. 40.