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PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY ORGANIZATION (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 9

Privileges and immunities of PrepCom officers

  (1)   A person who holds an office in PrepCom, other than a high office, has the privileges and immunities specified in items   1   to   6 (inclusive) in Part I of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.

  (2)   However, the officer does not have the immunities specified in items 1, 5 and 6 in Part I of the Fourth Schedule to the Act if he or she is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia .

  (3)   Also, the officer does not have the immunity mentioned in subregulation (1) from suit or other legal process in respect of recovery of damages for any loss, injury or death arising from a motor vehicle accident.

  (4)   Also, property and assets of the officer are not immune or inviolable from a Commonwealth, State or Territory law:

  (a)   if the property or assets are abandoned by the officer for more than 12 months; or

  (b)   in an emergency in which there is a risk of personal injury or death, property damage or harm to the environment.



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