Foreign Affairs and Trade Legislation Amendment Act 1997 (150 of 1997)

Schedule 1   Amendments of Acts relating to matters dealt with by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

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(2) Regulations under this Act may be expressed to take effect from a day specified in a written determination made by the Minister under this subsection for the purposes of the commencement of those regulations. If the purpose or object underlying those regulations is to implement an international instrument (whether or not that purpose is expressly stated in those regulations), the day must not be earlier than the day on which the instrument becomes effective for Australia.

(3) Subsection (2) has effect despite anything in paragraph 48(1)(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 or subsection 9(1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 1997.

(4) If a determination under subsection (2) is made after the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 1997, the determination is a legislative instrument for the purposes of that Act.