{"id":"C1902A00007","name":"Governor-General's Establishment Act 1902","slug":"governor-general-s-establishment-act-1902","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"7 of 1902","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":12111,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1902A00007-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Governor-General's Establishment Act 1902","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nGOVERNOR-GENERAL’S ESTABLISHMENT.\n\n \n\nNo. 7 of 1902.\n\nAn Act relating to the Governor-General’s Establishment.\n\n[Assented to 30th May, 1902.]\n\nPreamble.\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows :—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Governor- General’s Establishment Act 1902.\n\nAllowance to Governor-General.\n\n2. To assist in defraying the expenses of the Governor-General’s establishment in connexion with the visit to Australia of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York there shall be paid to him out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund an extraordinary allowance of Ten thousand pounds, and the Consolidated Revenue Fund is hereby appropriated accordingly for that purpose.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act's text aligns with its stated purpose in the preamble and s.2: it authorises a single, specified payment of Ten thousand pounds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to assist the Governor‑General's establishment with expenses relating to a named royal visit. The source text contains no amendments or broader provisions that would extend or alter that original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short text: two operative sections (short title and single appropriation).","Single, explicit monetary appropriation with no ancillary provisions.","No cross‑references to other statutes or regulatory schemes in the text supplied.","Use of dated currency and historic references (Ten thousand pounds; specific royal visit) requiring contextual reading but not legal complexity.","Absence of procedural, reporting or enforcement rules reduces interpretive complexity but increases reliance on administrative practice for implementation."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act authorises a single, one‑off payment of Ten thousand pounds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the Governor‑General to help defray establishment expenses for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York’s visit. It sets no statutory spending rules or reporting requirements, leaving allocation and administration to the Governor‑General’s establishment or the executive and charging public finances."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2069},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act remains tightly focused on its original, narrow purpose: appropriating a specific sum for the Governor-General's expenses during a specific royal visit. As a spent appropriation from 1902, its scope has not expanded or shifted over time."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 sections with no subsections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, unconditional appropriation with no exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation","Specific, non-recurring purpose (one-off payment for a 1902 royal visit)"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation provides a one-off payment of **£10,000** to the Governor-General to help cover extra costs during the visit to Australia by the **Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York** (who later became King George V and Queen Mary).\n\n**What it does**\n- Takes £10,000 from the **Consolidated Revenue Fund** (the Commonwealth's main bank account) and gives it to the Governor-General as an \"extraordinary allowance\"\n- Helps pay for the Governor-General's **establishment** (meaning the official household, staff, and hospitality costs) incurred while hosting the royal visit\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis is a simple **appropriation** (spending) law. Rather than funding the Governor-General's regular annual budget, it provides a specific, additional lump sum for the unusual expenses of a major royal tour in 1902."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-establishment-act-1902","history":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-establishment-act-1902/history","analysis":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-establishment-act-1902/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-establishment-act-1902/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-establishment-act-1902/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-establishment-act-1902/documents"}}