{"id":"F1997B02188","name":"South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Consultative Committee (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations","slug":"south-pacific-nuclear-free-zone-consultative-committee-privileges-and-immunities-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"359 of 1986","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29494,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B02188-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Consultative Committee (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1986 No. 3591\n\nSouth Pacific Nuclear Free Zone\n\nConsultative Committee (Privileges and\n\nImmunities) Regulations\n\nI, 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 11 December 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 South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Consultative Committee (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\n\n“Committee” means the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Consultative Committee;\n\n“the Act” means the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.\n\nAct to apply to Committee\n\n3. The Committee is declared to be an international organization to which the Act applies.\n\nCommittee to have juridical personality and legal capacities\n\n4. The Committee—\n\n(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession;\n\n(b) has the capacity to contract; and\n\n(S.R.202/86)—Cat. No. 12/10.7.1986\n\n  \n\n(c) is capable, in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property and of instituting legal proceedings.\n\nPrivileges and immunities of persons working with the Committee\n\n5. (1) A person who is participating in the work of the Committee or is performing, whether alone or jointly with other persons, a mission on behalf of the Committee has the privileges and immunities specified in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Part I of the Fifth Schedule to the Act.\n\n(2) A person who has participated in the work of the Committee or who has performed a mission on behalf of the Committee has the immunities specified in Part II of the Fifth Schedule to the Act.\n\nWaiver\n\n6. The Committee may waive any privileges and immunities to which a person upon whom privileges and immunities are conferred by regulation 5 is entitled by virtue of the Act or these Regulations.\n\nNOTES\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 December 1986.\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: establishing legal protections for a specific international committee. It has not expanded beyond granting privileges and immunities to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Consultative Committee."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 regulations total, spanning 2 pages","Minimal defined terms: only 2 definitions ('Committee' and 'the Act')","Heavy reliance on external legislation — the actual privileges and immunities are not spelled out in these Regulations but are incorporated by reference to the Fifth Schedule of the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — straightforward declaratory style","Simple structure: citation, interpretation, application of Act, corporate status, privileges/immunities, waiver"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation gives special legal protections to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Consultative Committee and the people who work for it.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares the Committee to be an \"international organization\" under Australian law, which triggers automatic legal protections from a 1963 Act (the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act).\n- Gives the Committee its own legal identity — it can own property, sign contracts, and sue or be sued in court, just like a company.\n- Grants **privileges and immunities** (special legal protections) to people working for the Committee. This includes:\n  - **Immunity from arrest or detention** while doing Committee work\n  - **Immunity from legal proceedings** for things done in their official capacity\n  - **Tax exemptions** on salaries and emoluments (payments) from the Committee\n  - **Exemption from immigration restrictions** and alien registration\n  - **Inviolability of documents** (official papers can't be seized or inspected)\n- Protects people even after they finish working for the Committee, though with fewer protections than while actively serving.\n- Allows the Committee itself to give up (waive) these protections if it chooses.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Members and staff of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Consultative Committee\n- Experts and representatives performing missions for the Committee\n- Australian government agencies that must respect these immunities (courts, police, tax office, immigration)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures the Committee can operate independently without interference from Australian authorities. It's standard diplomatic practice — international bodies need legal protections to function without fear of harassment, taxation, or legal action by host countries. The Committee monitors compliance with the Treaty of Rarotonga, which established a nuclear-free zone in the South Pacific."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These regulations extend the application of the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 to the Consultative Committee by declaring it an international organisation and by granting it corporate status, capacities and the specified privileges and immunities; they therefore add the Committee and its personnel to the categories covered by the Act and create a waiver power."},"complexity_factors":["Short, self-contained instrument with only a few operative rules (declaration, legal personality, privileges, waiver).","Heavy reliance on the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 and its Fifth Schedule for the substantive privileges and immunities (cross-reference increases legal dependency).","Grants corporate capacities (property, contracting, litigation) that have routine but concrete legal effects on third parties and transactions.","Creates limited administrative discretion: Committee may waive privileges (requires internal decision-making and may affect dispute resolution).","Low textual ambiguity; operative terms are defined within the instrument but substantive scope is determined by external Act schedules.","Minimal implementation complexity for government agencies but introduces legal consequences (immunity, service, enforcement) that private parties must navigate."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Consultative Committee to be an international organisation under the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963. They give the Committee corporate legal personality, capacity to hold property and sue or be sued, and confer specified privileges and immunities on people participating in its work; the Committee may waive those immunities.\n\nThe rules therefore affect the Committee, its personnel and mission participants, and Australian authorities handling legal process, property and taxation by altering legal standing and limits on enforcement and liability."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/south-pacific-nuclear-free-zone-consultative-committee-privileges-and-immunities-regulations","history":"/api/acts/south-pacific-nuclear-free-zone-consultative-committee-privileges-and-immunities-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/south-pacific-nuclear-free-zone-consultative-committee-privileges-and-immunities-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/south-pacific-nuclear-free-zone-consultative-committee-privileges-and-immunities-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/south-pacific-nuclear-free-zone-consultative-committee-privileges-and-immunities-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/south-pacific-nuclear-free-zone-consultative-committee-privileges-and-immunities-regulations/documents"}}