Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 57, 1995 as amended
Compilation start date: 29 June 2013
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 103, 2013
About this compilation
The compiled Act
This is a compilation of the Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995 as amended and in force on 29 June 2013. It includes any amendment affecting the compiled Act to that date.
This compilation was prepared on 5 August 2013.
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending Acts and instruments and the amendment history of each amended provision.
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the compiled Act is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the text of the uncommenced amendment is set out in the endnotes.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for amendments
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Modifications
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Provisions ceasing to have effect
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Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Designated overseas missions
5 Application to external Territories
6 Privileges and immunities of designated overseas missions
7 Privileges and immunities of persons associated with designated overseas missions
8 Privileges and immunities may be conferred subject to limitations or conditions
9 Scope of privileges and immunities
10 Waiver
11 Evidentiary certificate
12 Exemption from customs duty and excise duty
12A Indirect tax concession scheme
13 Regulations
Schedule 1--Privileges and immunities of designated overseas missions
Schedule 2--Privileges and immunities of persons associated with designated overseas missions
Endnotes
Endnote 1--Legislation history
Endnote 2--Amendment history
Endnote 3--Uncommenced amendments [none]
Endnote 4--Misdescribed amendments [none]
Endnote 1--Legislation history
This endnote sets out details of the legislation history of the Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995.
Number and year | Assent date | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions | |
57, 1995 | 28 June 1995 | 28 June 1995 |
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A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1999 | 177, 1999 | 22 Dec 1999 | Schedule 7 (items 29-37): (a) | -- |
Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006 | 101, 2006 | 14 Sept 2006 | Schedule 5 (items 130, 131) and Schedule 6 (items 5-11): Royal Assent | Sch. 6 (items 5-11) |
103, 2013 | 29 June 2013 | Schedule 3 (items 125, 343): Royal Assent | Sch. 3 (item 343) |
(a) The Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 7 (items 29-37) only of the A New Tax System (Indirect Tax and Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1999, subsection 2(9) of which provides as follows:
(9) Schedules 7 and 8 (other than items 1 to 6 of Schedule 8) commence immediately after the commencement of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 .
The A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 came into operation on 1 July 2000.
This endnote sets out the amendment history of the Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995.
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted exp. = expired or ceased to have effect | |
Provision affected | How affected |
s. 3..................... | am. No. 177, 1999 |
S. 9.................... | am. No. 177, 1999 |
Heading to s. 12............ | am. No. 101, 2006 |
s. 12.................... | am. No. 101, 2006 |
s. 12A................... | am. No. 177, 1999; No. 103, 2013 |
Endnote 3--Uncommenced amendments [none]
There are no uncommenced amendments.
Endnote 4--Misdescribed amendments [none]
There are no misdescribed amendments.