Foreign States Immunities Regulations 1987
Statutory Rules 1987 No. 77
as amended
made under the
Foreign States Immunities Act 1985
This compilation was prepared on 1 October 2009
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2009 No. 249
The text of any of those
amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of
Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1Name of Regulations [see Note 1] These Regulations are the Foreign States Immunities Regulations 1987.
2Interpretation In these
Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, the Act means the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985.
2AEmergency prevention and management – bushfires Section 13 of
the Act does not apply to acts or omissions of the United States of America (or
a separate entity of the United States of America) if those acts or omissions
are carried out:
- (a)
in the course of providing facilities or
assistance to the Government of Australia, or the Government of an Australian State
or Territory; and
- (b)
for the purpose of preparing for, preventing
or managing bushfires in Australia.
3Taxes: no immunity in proceedings The provisions
of the laws of Australia
with respect to taxation specified in the Schedule are prescribed for the
purposes of section 20 of the Act.
ScheduleLaws of Australia
(regulation 3)
PartILaws of the Commonwealth [see Note 2]Column 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Debits Tax
Administration Act 1982 |
2 | Fringe
Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 |
3 | Income Tax
Assessment Act 1936 |
4 | International
Tax Agreements Act 1953 |
5 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 1) 1930 |
6 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 2) 1930 |
7 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 3) 1930 |
8 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 4) 1930 |
9 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 5) 1930 |
10 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 6) 1930 |
11 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 7) 1930 |
12 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 8) 1930 |
13 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 9) 1930 |
14 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 10) 1985 |
15 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act (No. 11) 1985 |
16 | Sales Tax
Assessment Act 1992 |
PartIILaws of the State of New South WalesColumn 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Business Franchise Licences (Petroleum Products)
Act, 1987 |
2 | Business Franchise Licences (Tobacco) Act, 1987 |
3 | Health Insurance Levies Act, 1982 |
4 | Land Tax Act, 1956 |
5 | Land Tax Management Act, 1956 |
6 | Pay-roll Tax Act, 1971 |
7 | Stamp Duties Act, 1920 |
8 | Debits Tax Act 1990 |
PartIIILaws of the State of Victoria [see Note 2]Column 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Business Franchise (Petroleum Products) Act 1979 |
2 | Business Franchise (Tobacco) Act 1974 |
3 | Energy Consumption Levy Act 1982 |
4 | Financial Institutions Duty Act 1982 |
5 | Land Tax Act 1958 |
6 | Pay-roll Tax Act 1971 |
7 | Stamps Act 1985 |
PartIVLaws of the State of QueenslandColumn 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Land Tax Act
1915 |
2 | Pay-roll Tax
Act 1971 |
3 | Stamp Act
1894 |
PartVLaws of the State of Western AustraliaColumn 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Financial
Institutions Duty Act 1983 |
2 | Land Tax Act
1976 |
3 | Land Tax
Assessment Act 1976 |
4 | Pay-roll Tax
Act 1971 |
5 | Pay-roll Tax
Assessment Act 1971 |
6 | Stamp Act
1921 |
PartVILaws of the State of South AustraliaColumn 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1
| Land Tax Act, 1936 |
2
| Pay-roll Tax Act, 1971 |
3
| Sewerage Act, 1929 |
4
| Stamp Duties Act, 1923 |
5
| Waterworks Act, 1932 |
PartVIILaws of the State of TasmaniaColumn 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Land and
Income Taxation Act 1910 |
2 | Pay-roll Tax
Act 1971 |
3 | Stamp Duties
Act 1931 |
PartVIIILaws of the Northern TerritoryColumn 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Pay-roll Tax
Act |
2 | Stamp Duty
Act |
3 | Taxation
(Administration) Act |
PartIXLaws of the Australian Capital TerritoryColumn 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Business
Franchise (Tobacco and Petroleum Products) Act 1984 |
2 | Financial
Institutions Duty Act 1987 |
3 | Payroll Tax
Act 1987 |
4 | Rates and
Land Tax Act 1926 |
5 | Sewerage
Rates Act 1968 |
6 | Stamp Duties
and Taxes Act 1987 |
7 | Taxation
(Administration) Act 1987 |
8 | Water Rates
Act 1959 |
PartXLaws of Norfolk IslandColumn 1
Item | Column 2
Law |
1 | Absentee Landowners Levy Act 1976 |
2 | Cheques (Duty) Act 1983 |
3 | Financial Institutions Levy Act 1985 |
4 | Land Administration Fees Act 1996 |
Notes to the Foreign States Immunities Regulations 1987
Note 1
The Foreign
States Immunities Regulations 1987
(in force under the Foreign
States Immunities Act 1985)
as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1987 No. 77 amended as indicated in the
Tables below.
Table of Instruments
Year and
number | Date of notification
in Gazette or FRLI registration | Date of
commencement | Application, saving or
transitional provisions |
1987 No. 77 | 20 May 1987 | 20 May 1987 |
1988 No. 36 | 24
Mar 1988 | 24
Mar 1988 | — |
1993 No. 243 | 22
Sept 1993 | 22
Sept 1993 | — |
1996 No. 222 | 16
Oct 1996 | 16
Oct 1996 | — |
2000 No. 256 | 15
Sept 2000 | 15
Sept 2000 | — |
2009 No. 249 | 30 Sept 2009 (see F2009L03708) | 1 Oct 2009 | — |
Table of
Amendments
|
Provision affected | How affected |
R. 1......................................... | rs. 2000 No. 256 |
R. 2A....................................... | ad. 2009 No. 249 |
R. 3......................................... | rs. 1988 No. 36 |
Schedule |
Schedule ............................... | rs. 1988 No. 36 |
am. 1993 No. 243; 1996
No. 222 |
Note 2
Schedule, Parts I–III —
Regulations 2–9 of Statutory Rules 2000 No. 256 provides as follows:
[2]Schedule, Part
1, before item 1
insert
1A
| A
New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
|
1B
| A
New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999
|
1C
| A New Tax System
(Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999
|
[3]Schedule, Part
1, after item 3
insert
3A
| Income
Tax Assessment Act 1997
|
[4]Schedule, Part
1, after item 16
insert
17
| Taxation
Administration Act 1953
|
[5]Schedule, Part
2, items 1 and 2
omit
[6]Schedule, Part
2, item 7
substitute
[7]Schedule, Part
2, after item 8
insert
9
| Taxation
Administration Act 1996
|
10
| Premium
Property Tax Act 1998
|
[8]Schedule, Part
3, item 3
omit
[9]Schedule, Part
3, item 7
substitute
The proposed amendments are
misdescribed and are not incorporated in this compilation.