{"id":"F1997B01908","name":"INTELSAT (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations","slug":"intelsat-privileges-and-immunities-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"283 of 1984","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29422,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B01908-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"INTELSAT (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1984 No. 2831\n\nINTELSAT (Privileges and Immunities)\n\nRegulations\n\nI, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government 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 4 October 1984.\n\n(sgd) James Ramsay\n\nAdministrator\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\n(Sgd) B. Hayden\n\nMinister of State for Foreign Affairs\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the INTELSAT (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears\n\n“the Act” means the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963;\n\n“the Organization” means the international telecommunications satellite organization 'INTELSAT'.\n\nAct to apply to Organization\n\n3. The Organization is declared to be an international organization to which the Act applies.\n\nS.R.215/84 Cat. No. Recommended retail price 20c 6/24.4.1984\n\n  \n\nOrganization to have juridical personality and legal capacities\n\n4. The Organization\n\n(a) is a body corporate;\n\n(b) has the capacity to contract; and\n\n(c) is capable of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property and of instituting legal proceedings.\n\nPrivileges and immunities of the Organization\n\n5\\. (1) Subject to sub-regulations (2) and (3), the Organization has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs 6 and 7 of the First Schedule to the Act.\n\n(2) The Organization is not, by virtue of sub-regulation (1), exempt from such national, regional or municipal dues and taxes in respect of the premises of the Organization, whether owned or leased, as represent payment for specific services rendered.\n\n(3) Where goods are imported, manufactured or purchased by the Organization, sub-regulation (1) does not operate to prevent sales tax being payable in relation to the goods by the Organization or by any other person.\n\nWaiver of privileges and immunities\n\n6. The Organization may waive any privileges and immunities to which the Organization is entitled by virtue of the Act or these Regulations.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 October 1984.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: conferring standard international organisation privileges on INTELSAT. It does not expand beyond the template established by the parent 1963 Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 regulations total, spanning 2 pages","Minimal defined terms (only 2: 'the Act' and 'the Organization')","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and its First Schedule","Simple conditional logic limited to two explicit exceptions in regulation 5 (sub-regulations 2 and 3)","No nested exceptions or recursive definitions","Operates as a straightforward 'declaratory' instrument — simply activating existing legislative framework for a specific entity"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation gives special legal protections to INTELSAT, an international satellite communications organisation, so it can operate in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares INTELSAT to be an \"international organisation\" under Australian law, which triggers automatic legal protections under the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.\n- Gives INTELSAT the legal status of a body corporate — meaning it can sign contracts, own property, and sue or be sued in Australian courts.\n- Grants INTELSAT tax exemptions and immunity from certain legal processes (following the standard template in the 1963 Act).\n\n**Important limits:**\n- INTELSAT must still pay for specific services it receives (like garbage collection or utilities) — it can't claim exemption from those charges.\n- Sales tax still applies to goods INTELSAT buys, imports, or manufactures in Australia.\n- INTELSAT can voluntarily give up (waive) any of these protections if it chooses.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily INTELSAT itself, but also Australian government agencies dealing with the organisation, and potentially Australian businesses contracting with INTELSAT.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is part of Australia's obligations as a member of international organisations. By granting these privileges, Australia ensures INTELSAT can function effectively here without being bogged down by domestic legal complications, while maintaining sensible limits so the organisation doesn't get a completely free ride."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations do not expand the Act’s substantive list of privileges and immunities; they declare INTELSAT an international organisation, confer juridical personality and legal capacities, apply the Act’s privileges subject to specified tax exceptions, and permit waiver by the Organisation (regs 3–6). They therefore implement the Act in relation to INTELSAT with limited carve-outs rather than altering the Act’s overall scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, focused scope: the instrument only applies the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 to INTELSAT and confers corporate status and capacities (regs 3–4).","Reliance on external statute: substantive privileges and immunities are those listed in the First Schedule to the Act, so interpretation depends on that external text (reg 5(1)).","Specific tax carve-outs increase interaction with tax law: exemptions do not cover payments for services on premises or sales tax on goods, creating potential interface issues with tax authorities and commercial counterparties (reg 5(2)–(3)).","Discretion to waive: the Organisation may waive privileges and immunities, concentrating decision-making with the Organisation and affecting how disputes or liabilities are handled (reg 6).","Low procedural detail: the Regulations state legal effects but provide little procedural or compliance guidance, leaving administrative implementation to departments and parties."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations apply the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 to INTELSAT, declaring it an international organisation and giving it corporate legal personality and the capacity to contract, hold property and litigate (regs 3–4). They attach the Act’s privileges and immunities but carve out that charges for services on the Organisation’s premises and sales tax on goods may still be payable by the Organisation or others (reg 5(2)–(3)), and allow INTELSAT to waive its privileges (reg 6)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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