Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 42 INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) REGULATIONS - REG 9

9. (1) A person who is a conciliator or an arbitrator has immunity from legal
process with respect to acts performed by the person in the exercise of his or
her functions as an arbitrator or a conciliator.

(2) Where:

   (a)  a person receives fees or expense allowances in his or her capacity as
        a concilator or an arbitrator in proceedings; and

   (b)  but for this subregulation, the person would be liable to taxation on
        the fees or allowances by reason only of the occurrence of either or
        both of the following circumstances:

   (i)  the proceedings (or part of the proceedings) were conducted in
        Australia;

   (ii) the fees or expense allowances were paid in Australia; the person is
        exempt from that taxation.

(3) A person who is a conciliator or an arbitrator and who is not an
Australian citizen has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs
3, 4, 5 and 6 of Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.