Commonwealth legislation

International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies) Regulations (Repeal)

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

64 of 1986

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation cancels (repeals) the 1962 rules that granted special legal protections—known as privileges and immunities—to certain international agencies (like UN specialized agencies).

What it does:

Wipes the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies) Regulations 1962 off the statute books
Removes the specific legal framework that gave those organizations diplomatic-style protections under Australian law

Who it affects:

International agencies previously covered by the 1962 rules (they would fall under different regulations or the parent Act instead)
Australian authorities who no longer need to administer those specific 1962 rules

Why it matters:

This is legislative housekeeping—cleaning up outdated regulations that have likely been superseded by newer rules or are no longer needed because the agencies' status changed

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International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies) Regulations (Repeal)

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Statutory Rules 1986 No. 641

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International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies) Regulations (Repeal)

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

Dated 17 April 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BILL HAYDEN

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

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Repeal

Statutory Rules 1962 No. 105 are repealed.

NOTE

Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 April 1986.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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Statutory Rules 1986 No. 641

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International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies) Regulations (Repeal)

Dated 17 April 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BILL HAYDEN

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

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Repeal

Statutory Rules 1962 No. 105 are repealed.

NOTE

Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 April 1986.