{"id":"F1997B02232","name":"European Economic Community (Declaration as an Overseas Organization) Regulations","slug":"european-economic-community-declaration-as-an-overseas-organization-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"184 of 1986","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29515,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B02232-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"European Economic Community (Declaration as an Overseas Organization) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1986 No. 1841\n\nEuropean Economic Community (Declaration\n\nas an Overseas Organization) Regulations\n\nWHEREAS it is desirable to declare the European Economic Community to be an overseas organization to which the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 applies so that, where a person attends an international conference (within the meaning of that Act) convened by an international organization to which that Act applies as a representative of the European Economic Community, that person may have such privileges and immunities as are conferred by that Act or the Regulations under that Act on a person who is in attendance at, or has attended, an international conference convened by that international organization as a representative of an overseas organization to which that Act applies:\n\nNOW THEREFORE I, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.\n\nDated 17 July 1986.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBill Hayden\n\nMinister of State for Foreign Affairs\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Economic Community (Declaration as an Overseas Organization) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations—\n\n“European Economic Community” means the Community established by the treaty known as the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community signed at Rome on 25 March 1957;\n\n(S.R. 146/86)—Cat. No. 10/3.6.1986\n\n  \n\n“the Act” means the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.\n\nDeclaration for purposes of section 5a of the Act\n\n3. For the purposes of section 5a of the Act, the European Economic Community is declared to be an overseas organization to which the Act applies.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 July 1986.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation applies an existing power in the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 to a specific entity (the European Economic Community). It does not expand the Act’s general reach or create new categories of privilege; it simply names an additional organisation to which the Act’s existing mechanisms apply (reg 3). Therefore it does not represent a significant enlargement of the legislative scheme beyond the Act’s original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (3 operative regulations + citation and note).","2 defined terms in the interpretation section (\"European Economic Community\"; \"the Act\").","Single substantive operative clause (regulation 3) that makes a statutory declaration.","Primary cross-reference to one external Act and one provision: International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963, section 5A.","Little conditional logic or nested exceptions — the declaration is unconditional within the narrow scope stated."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation declares the European Economic Community (the Community established by the 1957 Treaty of Rome) an “overseas organization” for the limited purposes of s.5A of the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963. As a result, individuals representing the EEC at qualifying international conferences may receive the same privileges and immunities the Act grants to other overseas organizations, affecting those representatives and Australian authorities’ ability to enforce certain domestic legal processes while the immunities apply."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: declaring the EEC as an overseas organization for the purposes of the 1963 Act. There has been no expansion beyond this single declaratory function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections total","Just 2 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single straightforward declaration with no conditions or exceptions","No cross-references beyond citing the parent Act","No procedural requirements, time limits, or administrative mechanisms","Extremely narrow and specific purpose: one declaration for one organization"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short piece of law from 1986 that gives special legal protections to people representing the European Economic Community (the precursor to today's European Union) when they attend international conferences in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares the European Economic Community (EEC) to be an \"overseas organization\" under Australian law\n- This means EEC representatives at international conferences get the same legal privileges and immunities (protections from certain laws and legal processes) that Australia grants to representatives of other international organizations\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People attending international conferences in Australia as official representatives of the European Economic Community\n- These people now get legal protections similar to diplomatic immunity when participating in conferences convened by international organizations covered by the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this declaration, EEC representatives wouldn't automatically receive these legal protections\n- It ensures the EEC is treated on equal footing with other international organizations when its officials attend conferences in Australia\n- This facilitates Australia's diplomatic and trade relations with what was then a major economic bloc (and is now the European Union)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/european-economic-community-declaration-as-an-overseas-organization-regulations","history":"/api/acts/european-economic-community-declaration-as-an-overseas-organization-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/european-economic-community-declaration-as-an-overseas-organization-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/european-economic-community-declaration-as-an-overseas-organization-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/european-economic-community-declaration-as-an-overseas-organization-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/european-economic-community-declaration-as-an-overseas-organization-regulations/documents"}}