EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) ACT 1963
ASSOCIATION OF IRON ORE EXPORTING COUNTRIES; INTERNATIONAL LEAD AND ZINC STUDY GROUP; INTERNATIONAL WHEAT COUNCIL
(PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) REGULATIONS
STATUTORY RULES 1982 150, 151 and 152 ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Section 5 of the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 provides that regulations may declare an organization to be an international organization to which that Act applies. Paragraph 6(1)(d) of that Act provides that the regulations may confer upon a person who holds an office in an international organization to which the Act applies, all or any of the privileges and immunities specified in Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule of that Act.
The purpose of the attached three sets of Statutory Rules is to declare the Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group and the International Wheat Council to be international organizations to which the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 applies and to grant tax exemption to any
person who is a resident of Australia on that part of the salaries and emoluments received by such person from one or other of the organizations for the performance outside Australia of the duties of his office.