International Rice Research Institute (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998 1998 No. 252
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1998 No. 252
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963
International Rice Research Institute (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998
Section 13 of the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the carrying out or giving effect to the Act.
The International Rice Research Institute was established by an Agreement recognizing the International Legal Personality of the International Rice Research Institute on 19 May 1995 (Agreement). The Agreement was signed for Australia, subject to ratification on 29 March 1996. The Agreement requires parties to recognize the international legal personality of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
The International Rice Research Institute (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations 1998 declare IRRI to be an "international organisation" to which the Act applies, and confer upon IRRI legal personality and capacity to enable it to exercise its powers and perform its functions in Australia.
The Regulations will commence on a day specified in a written determination by the Minister under subsection 13 (2) of the Act. The day of commencement must not be earlier than the day on which the Agreement becomes effective for Australia. The day of commencement will therefore be a day in the future.