International Wheat Council (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1982 No. 1521

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International Wheat Council (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 25 June 1982.

 ZELMAN COWEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

MARGARET GUILFOYLE

Minister of State for Finance

for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

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Citation

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the International Wheat Council (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 Wheat Council.

Act to apply to Organization

 3. The Organization is declared to be an international organization to which the Act applies.

Holders of office in the Organization to have tax exemption

 4. A person who—

• (a)

  is a resident of Australia within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936; and

• (b)

  holds an office in the Organization that is an office to which paragraph 6 (1) (d) of the Act applies,

shall, on so much of the salaries and emoluments received by him from the organization as are in respect of the performance outside Australia of the duties of his office, be exempt from taxation.

 

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette