{"id":"C1926L00019","name":"Federal Capital Commission (Fees) Regulations","slug":"federal-capital-commission-fees-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"19 of 1926","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21159,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1926L00019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Capital Commission (Fees) Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1926\\. No. 19.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1924.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1924, to come into operation as from 1st July, 1925.\n\nDated this twenty-fifth day of February, 1926.\n\nSTONEHAVEN,\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nG. F. PEARCE,\n\nMinister of State for Home and Territories.\n\nFederal Capital Commission (Fees) Regulations.\n\nShort title.\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Federal Capital Commission (Fees) Regulations.\n\nFees of members of Commission.\n\n2.—(1.) Each member of the Commission, other than the Chairman, shall receive a retaining fee of £750 per annum and in addition shall receive a fee of Five guineas per diem for attendance at meetings of the Commission.\n\n(2.) Each member of the Commission shall receive a fee of Five guineas per diem for each day while engaged away from his home on such business connected with the Commission as the Commission determines.\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.\n\nC.1080.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1804},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1926 regulation establishing remuneration for Commission members. It remains strictly limited to its original purpose of setting fees and retains the same narrow scope as when first made."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative provisions","Simple flat-fee structure with no calculations or scaling mechanisms","No cross-references to other legislation or regulations","Single conditional exception (exclusion of the Chairman from the retainer fee)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does**\nThis regulation sets the pay rates for members of the Federal Capital Commission—the body responsible for developing Canberra during the 1920s.\n\n**Who it affects**\nMembers of the Federal Capital Commission (but not the Chairman, whose pay was set elsewhere).\n\n**The payment structure**\n- **Annual retainer**: £750 per year for each member\n- **Meeting attendance**: 5 guineas per day (a guinea was worth £1 and 1 shilling, or 21 shillings total) for attending Commission meetings\n- **Travel**: 5 guineas per day for time spent away from home on official Commission business approved by the Commission\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis established how the officials overseeing the construction of Australia's capital city were compensated during Canberra's early development phase, ensuring they received both a base retainer and additional payments for active duties."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-capital-commission-fees-regulations","history":"/api/acts/federal-capital-commission-fees-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-capital-commission-fees-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-capital-commission-fees-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-capital-commission-fees-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-capital-commission-fees-regulations/documents"}}