Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CONSULAR PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ACT 1972 - SECT 10AA

  (1)   If:

  (a)   Australia , in writing, enters into an agreement, arrangement or understanding (the reciprocal instrument ) with an overseas country (the reciprocating country ); and

  (b)   either:

  (i)   at the time Australia enters into the reciprocal instrument, a determination under subsection   ( 2) that the reciprocating country is one to which this section applies is in force; or

  (ii)   at any later time, a determination under subsection   ( 2) that the reciprocating country is one to which this section applies comes into force; and

  (c)   the reciprocal instrument grants:

  (i)   privileges or immunities, or both, to consular officers of Australia in the reciprocating country; and

  (ii)   the same, or equivalent, privileges or immunities, or both, to consular officers of the reciprocating country in Australia ; and

  (d)   the privileges or immunities, or both, mentioned in paragraph   ( c) supplement, extend or amplify those granted by the Convention;

then, for so long as the reciprocal instrument continues to grant the privileges or immunities, or both, and the determination remains in force, the privileges or immunities, or both, are granted as mentioned in subparagraph   ( c)(ii).

  (2)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an overseas country to be an overseas country to which this section applies. The Minister may, by legislative instrument, revoke the determination.