4Definitions

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.

competent authority for a privilege or immunity means:

(a) for a privilege or immunity conferred on a person who is accredited to the SKAO as a representative of a Member State other than Australia—that Member State; or
(b) for a privilege or immunity conferred on the Director‑General—the governing body of the SKAO; or
(c) for a privilege or immunity conferred on any other person (other than the SKAO)—the Director‑General.

Director‑General means the Director‑General of the SKAO.

Member State means a party to the SKAO Convention.

Member State representative means a person who is accredited to the SKAO as a representative of a Member State other than Australia.

official activities has the same meaning as in the SKAO Convention.

permanent resident has the same meaning as in the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.

SKAO means the Square Kilometre Array Observatory.

SKAO Convention means the Convention Establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory done at Rome on 12 March 2019.

Note: The SKAO Convention could in 2020 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).

SKAO expert means a person who is performing, whether alone or jointly with other persons, a mission on behalf of the SKAO for a defined period of time.

SKAO official means a person who holds an office in the SKAO and includes the Director‑General.

SKAO representative means a person who is:

(a) participating in the work of the SKAO; or
(b) serving on a committee of the SKAO.

taxable supply has the meaning given by section 195‑1 of the GST Act.

tax invoice has the meaning given by section 29‑70 of the GST Act.