Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 334 HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) REGULATIONS - REG 2

2. (1) In these Regulations:

"Act" means the Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act  1995 ;

"authorised person" means:

   (a)  the Minister responsible for Customs; or

   (b)  a person authorised in writing by the Minister responsible for Customs
        for the purposes of these Regulations;

"employee of the Mission" means a person employed in the administrative or
technical service of the Mission;

"Head of Mission" means the person in charge of the functions of the Mission;

"member of the Mission" means:

   (a)  an officer of the Mission; or

   (b)  an employee of the Mission;

"Mission" means the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office;

"officer of the Mission" means a person, including the Head of  Mission,
entrusted in that capacity with the exercise of the functions of the Mission.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a person in relation
to whom privileges and immunities are conferred by these Regulations is taken
to be a reference to a person who:

   (a)  has been sent by the government of Hong Kong and is not engaged in
        employment other than by the Mission, or is a member of the family of
        such a person; and

   (b)  is not a permanent resident of Australia; and

   (c)  is not an Australian citizen.

(3) A reference to a member of the family of a person is taken to be a
reference to a member of the family who forms part of the household of the
first person.