Commonwealth legislation

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Regulations

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

353 of 1988

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These Regulations confer specified legal protections on inspectors operating under the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: immunity from arrest or detention, immunity from legal process, and inviolability of papers and documents for acts or words done while exercising powers under section 22 of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986 (reg. 2). The Regulations were made by the Governor‑General on the advice of the Federal Executive Council. The instrument imposes no fees or new duties on private parties in its text.

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South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Regulations

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Statutory Rules 1988 No. 3531

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty

Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986.

15 December 1988

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Gareth Evans

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Regulations.

Privileges and immunities of Treaty inspectors

(1) The following privileges and immunities are conferred on a Treaty inspector in respect of acts done and words spoken and written by that inspector in the exercise of a power conferred by section 22 of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986:

(a) immunity from arrest or detention;

(b) immunity from legal process;

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 December 1988.

Printed by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer

(S.R. 251/88) Cat. No. 16/6.9.1988

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

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