{"id":"agent-general-act-1895","name":"Agent General Act 1895","slug":"agent-general-act-1895","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29924,"registerId":"wa-agent-general-act-1895-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agent General Act 1895","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nAgent General Act 1895\n\n- **Reprinted under the *Reprints Act 1984* as**\n- **at 15 August 2003**\n\n\nWestern Australia\n\nAgent General Act 1895\n\nContents\n\n1. Appointment 1\n\n2. Duties 1\n\n3. Salary 1\n\n4. Tenure and duration of office 1\n\n5. No compensation to be claimed for loss of office or diminution of emoluments 2\n\n6. Agent General not to hold any office in company, etc. 2\n\n7. Short title 2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\n- Crest **Reprinted under the *Reprints Act 1984* as**\n- **at 15 August 2003**\n\n\nWestern Australia\n\nAgent General Act 1895\n\nAn Act to regulate the appointment, and the tenure of the office, of Agent General.\n\n##### 1. Appointment\n\nThe Governor may appoint any person to be Agent General for Western Australia.\n\n##### 2. Duties\n\nIt shall be the duty of the Agent General to do and perform all acts, matters, and things in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in relation to Western Australia, in accordance with such instructions as may from time to time be given or transmitted to him by such Minister as may from time to time be appointed by the Governor to be the channel of communication between the State and the Agent General.\n\n##### 3. Salary\n\nThe Agent General shall on and after 1 March 1975 be paid such salary and allowances as are from time to time determined by the Governor.\n\n[Section 3 inserted: No. 3 of 1975 s. 3.]\n\n##### 4. Tenure and duration of office\n\nEvery person appointed Agent General, whether before or after the passing of this Act, may at any time be suspended or removed from office by the Governor, and shall in any event cease to hold office at the end of 3 years from the date of appointment, but shall be eligible for re‑appointment.\n\n##### 5. No compensation to be claimed for loss of office or diminution of emoluments\n\nNo person who may be appointed to the office of Agent General shall have or be entitled to any compensation by reason of the loss of such office, or of the diminution of the emoluments thereof.\n\n##### 6. Agent General not to hold any office in company, etc.\n\nNo person who may be appointed to the office of Agent General shall, during his tenure of office, act as a director of, or hold any office in, any company or syndicate whatsoever, whether incorporated or not.\n\n##### 7. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited for all purposes as the *Agent General Act 1895* 1.\n\n[Section 7 amended: No. 5 of 1957 s. 1(3).]\n\nNotes\n\n1 This reprint is a compilation as at 15 August 2003 of the *Agent General Act 1895* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *The Agent General Act 1895* 2 | 59 Vict. No. 7 | 28 Aug 1895 | 28 Aug 1895 |\n| *Acts Amendment (Allowances and Salaries Adjustment) Act 1947* s. 2(3) | 52 of 1947 | 19 Dec 1947 | 19 Dec 1947 |\n| *Acts Amendment (Allowances and Salaries Adjustment) Act 1955* s. 2(3) | 47 of 1955 | 5 Dec 1955 | 5 Dec 1955 |\n| *The Agent General Act Amendment Act 1957* | 5 of 1957 | 19 Aug 1957 | 19 Aug 1957 |\n| *Agent General Act Amendment Act 1969* | 39 of 1969 | 21 May 1969 | 21 May 1969 |\n| **Reprint of the *Agent General Act 1895* approved 10 Jul 1970** (includes amendments listed above) | | | |\n| *Agent General Act Amendment Act 1975* | 3 of 1975 | 9 May 1975 | 1 Mar 1975 (see s. 2) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Agent General Act 1895* as at 15 Aug 2003** (includes amendments listed above) | | | |\n\n\n2 Now known as the *Agent General Act 1895*; short title changed (see note under s. 7).\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: regulating the appointment, duties, salary, tenure, and restrictions of the Agent General for Western Australia. While amended several times (notably in 1975 regarding salary determination), these amendments updated operational details without expanding the Act's scope beyond its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 7 short sections totaling roughly 300 words","No defined terms section; ordinary language used throughout","Minimal cross-referencing (only internal references to amendment history in notes)","Simple conditional logic (e.g., 'shall cease to hold office at the end of 3 years')","Straightforward prohibitions without nested exceptions","Single subject matter with clear scope"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act creates the office of Agent General as Western Australia’s official representative in the United Kingdom (and elsewhere), appointed by the Governor and instructed by a designated Minister to protect WA’s interests overseas. The Governor fixes salary and allowances, limits terms to three years (renewable), may dismiss at will, and removes rights to compensation for loss of office.\n\nIt bars Agents General from holding company offices while serving, ensuring the role is accountable to government and free from private business conflicts."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1895 statute established the office and basic controls. Later amendments altered administrative details: the Governor’s power to set salary and allowances was inserted in 1975 (s.3; Agent General Act Amendment Act 1975), the short title was updated in 1957 (s.7 amendment), and several Acts adjusted allowances and salaries (compilation table). These changes narrow operational change (salary determination and formal citations) without broadening the office’s representational remit."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose statute with few sections","Significant executive discretion: Governor appoints/removes and sets salary (ss.1,3,4)","Ministerial direction determines operational duties but no procedural detail on oversight or reporting (s.2)","Broad and undefined territorial phrase ‘United Kingdom and elsewhere’ (s.2)","No statutory enforcement, appeal or compensation mechanism for removal (s.5)","Prohibition on company offices is absolute and broadly framed, leaving scope questions about what counts as an ‘office’ (s.6)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act creates and governs the office of Agent General for Western Australia. The Governor appoints and may remove the Agent General, who represents the State in the United Kingdom and elsewhere under directions from a nominated Minister (ss.1–2,4). The law fixes a three‑year term (re‑eligible), allows the Governor to determine salary and allowances (s.3), forbids holding company offices while in post (s.6), and bars any claim for compensation for loss or reduced emoluments (s.5)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/agent-general-act-1895","history":"/api/acts/agent-general-act-1895/history","analysis":"/api/acts/agent-general-act-1895/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/agent-general-act-1895/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/agent-general-act-1895/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/agent-general-act-1895/documents"}}