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International Coffee Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations (Repeal)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

259 of 1991

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation cancels (repeals) the 1978 rules that granted special legal protections to the International Coffee Organization (ICO) in Australia.

Under the previous regulations, the ICO enjoyed privileges and immunities — legal protections similar to those given to diplomatic missions, such as exemptions from taxes, customs duties, and certain court proceedings. This 1991 instrument withdraws those protections entirely.

What this means:

The ICO no longer has special legal status under Australian law
The organization is now subject to normal Australian taxes, customs laws, and legal processes like any other foreign entity
Australia is effectively ending its recognition of the ICO as an international body requiring diplomatic-style protections

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Statutory Rules 1991 No. 2591

International Coffee Organization

(Privileges and Immunities) Regulations

(Repeal)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulation under the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.

Dated 23 August 1991.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GARETH EVANS

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade

1. Repeal of the International Coffee Organization (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations

1.1 Statutory Rules 1978 No. 214 are repealed.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 August 1991.

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