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Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1968

Public Act	1968 No 36
Date of assent	25 November 1968

Note

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Contents

1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

Part 1
Diplomatic privileges and immunities

3 Interpretation [Repealed]

4 Application of this Part

5 Diplomatic privileges and immunities

6 Immunities of certain members of the staff of a mission who are New Zealand citizens or residents

7 Withdrawal of diplomatic privileges and immunities

Part 2
Privileges and immunities of international organisations or tribunals and associated persons, and representatives attending international conferences

8 Meaning of State [Repealed]

9 Privileges, immunities, and capacities of certain international organisations and associated persons

9A Privileges, immunities, and capacities of the Commonwealth Secretariat and associated persons

9AA Validation of certain Orders in Council

9AB Privileges and immunities of members, and of private servants of members, of EC delegations

10 Privileges and immunities of Judges of, and suitors to, the International Court of Justice

10A Facilitation of international inspectors under disarmament treaties

10B Privileges and immunities of Judges, Prosecutor, and staff of International War Crimes Tribunal

10C Privileges and immunities of members of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

10D Privileges and immunities of International Criminal Court and its Judges, Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutors, and staff

10E Privileges and immunities of representatives at Assembly of States Parties or its subsidiary organs

11 Privileges and immunities of representatives attending international conferences

12 Reciprocal treatment

Part 3
Consular privileges and immunities

13 Interpretation [Repealed]

14 Immunities of foreign consular officers [Repealed]

15 Immunities of persons in service of Commonwealth countries [Repealed]

16 Consular privileges [Repealed]

17 Privileges and immunities of New Zealand citizens and residents [Repealed]

18 Withdrawal of consular privileges and immunities [Repealed]

Part 4
Miscellaneous provisions

19 Power to grant exemption from taxation to other Governments and other representatives in New Zealand

20 General provisions as to exemptions

21 Refunds or payments in case of exemptions from taxation

22 Certificate of Minister

23 Saving of legal proceedings

25 Application of Act to Niue and Tokelau

26 Application of Act to Cook Islands

Schedule 2
Privileges and immunities of international organisations

Schedule 3
Privileges and immunities of representatives, members of committees, high officers, persons on missions, and certain members of EC delegations

Schedule 4
Privileges and immunities of other officers and servants, members of EC delegations who are service staff, and private servants of members of EC delegations

Schedule 5
Privileges and immunities of official staffs and of families of high officers or of certain members of EC delegations

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to diplomatic privileges and immunities, and to give effect to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: