Editing Principality of Hutt River (section)

===Treatment by overseas nations===

From 1984 to 2010, Australian diplomatic missions in 28 countries exchanged 120 diplomatic cables with Australia concerning activities relating to the principality.<ref name=":2" />

In 2008, the [[Council of the European Union]] issued a [[memorandum]] identifying Hutt River passports among known "fantasy passports ... issued by private organisations and individuals" to which a visa should not be affixed.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Council Of The European Union |url=http://www.udiregelverk.no/~/media/Images/Rettskilder/Schengen%20rettskilder/Table%20of%20travel%20documents/St16225%20En08_Part%20V_01%2012%202008.ashx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309171900/http://www.udiregelverk.no/~/media/Images/Rettskilder/Schengen%20rettskilder/Table%20of%20travel%20documents/St16225%20En08_Part%20V_01%2012%202008.ashx |location=[[Brussels]] |date=1 December 2008 |url-status=dead |title=Information concerning known fantasy and camouflage passports |archive-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>

Hong Kong does not recognise the principality, but its corporate registry did at one point recognise the principality as a place where a company could be incorporated. The Hong Kong Registry, however, were looking at reviewing their list of accredited places for company incorporation after the issue was raised in an adverse manner by Australian media.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hong Kong gives nod to Hutt River |work=[[The West Australian]] |date=28 January 2012 |first=Daniel |last=Mercer |page=23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241003062535/https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/hong-kong-gives-nod-to-hutt-river-ng-ya-333745 |archive-date=3 October 2024 |url-status=live |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/hong-kong-gives-nod-to-hutt-river-ng-ya-333745}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/business/some-like-it-hutt-but-others-beg-to-differ-20120126-1qjku.html |url-access=registration |archive-date=3 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003062224/https://www.theage.com.au/business/some-like-it-hutt-but-others-beg-to-differ-20120126-1qjku.html |url-status=live |title=Some like it Hutt, but others beg to differ |date=27 January 2012 |work=[[The Age]] |last=Wood |first=Leonie}}</ref>

In 2008, a 48-year-old French man who claimed to be an ambassador representing the principality to the [[United Arab Emirates]], his 36-year-old female compatriot and a 28-year-old Pakistani man, were charged by the UAE over issuing travel documents and selling land in the principality to UAE residents under false pretences.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/hutt-river-ambassador-accused-of-conning-people-1.93148 |archive-date=3 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241003062648/https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/hutt-river-ambassador--accused-of-conning-people-1.93148 |url-status=live |title=Hutt River 'ambassador' accused of conning people |last=Za'za' |first=Bassam |date=26 March 2008 |access-date=23 January 2014 |newspaper=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref> Casley stated the man had no diplomatic standing in the Principality and had only made a single visit to the province.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/man-claims-to-be-hutt-ambassador/2008/03/27/1206207294314.html |archive-date=3 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003062711/https://www.theage.com.au/world/defendant-claims-to-be-hutt-ambassador-20080328-ge6wdd.html |url-status=live |title=Defendant claims to be Hutt ambassador |url-access=registration |work=[[Australian Associated Press|AAP]]/[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] |date=28 March 2008 |access-date=23 January 2014 |publisher=[[The Age]]}}</ref>

In April 2016, the principality received a letter from [[Queen Elizabeth II]] which communicated the Queen's good wishes on the anniversary of the founding of the principality 46 years before, on 21 April 1970. The letter from Buckingham Palace was signed by Sonia Bonici, Senior Correspondence Officer. It reads in part: "I am to convey Her Majesty's good wishes to you and to all concerned for a most enjoyable and successful celebration on 23rd and 24th of April to mark the forty-sixth anniversary of the Principality of Hutt River." The Queen was replying to a letter from Casley congratulating her on her 90th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/australias-oldest-micronation-finally-gets-recognition-from-buckingham-palace-2016-4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422045747/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/australias-oldest-micronation-finally-gets-recognition-from-buckingham-palace-2016-4 |first=Chris |last=Pash |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2016 |title=This 46-year-old Australian micronation has finally been recognised by Buckingham Palace |website=Business Insider Australia |date=21 April 2016 |accessdate=27 March 2021}}</ref>