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INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) REGULATIONS (REPEAL) 1991 NO. 259

Statutory Rules 1991 No. 259

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) ACT 1963

INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) REGULATIONS (REPEAL)

Issued by the authority of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

1.       Section 13 of the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Act, prescribing all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

2.       The International Coffee Organisation (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations give effect to Australia's obligations under Article 23 of the Third International Coffee Agreement ratified by Australia on 30 September 1976.

3.       In 1989 Australia decided not to remain a party to the amended International Coffee Agreement 1983. As a consequence of the decision not to notify acceptance of the amended provisions, Australia ceased to be a party to the International Coffee Agreement on 30 September 1989.

4.       The Regulations repeal the current regulations which are no longer necessary.

Statutory Rules 1991/R224