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International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963
5AOverseas organisations to which Act applies
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#### 5A Overseas organisations to which Act applies
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the regulations may declare:
(a) an organisation the members of which are overseas countries in a particular geographical region;
(b) an organisation that is constituted by persons representing overseas countries in a particular geographical region; or
(c) an organisation established, or a group of organisations constituted, by:
(i) organisations the members of which are overseas countries in a particular geographical region; or
(ii) organisations that are constituted by persons representing overseas countries in a particular geographical region;
to be an overseas organisation to which this Act applies.
(2) An organisation shall not be declared by the regulations to be an overseas organisation to which this Act applies if:
(a) Australia is a member of the organisation; or
(b) the organisation is constituted by a person or persons representing Australia and a person or persons representing a country or countries other than Australia.