Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) (CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 4

    In this instrument:

"Act" means the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 .

"Conference of the Parties" means the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

"expert" :

  (a)   means a person who is performing short - term or temporary projects on behalf of the Conference of the Parties; and

  (b)   includes a person who is:

  (i)   serving on a body established by, or attending a meeting organised by, the Conference of the Parties; or

  (ii)   participating in the work of, or performing a mission on behalf of, the Conference of the Parties;

    whether or not the person receives remuneration from the Conference of the Parties; and

  (c)   does not include a person who holds an office in the Conference of the Parties.

"serious offence" means an offence under any law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, for which, if the act or omission had taken place in the Jervis Bay Territory, a person would be liable, on first conviction, to imprisonment for a period of not less than 5 years.