{"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Act 1902","slug":"governor-general-s-establishment-act-1902","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"7 of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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Governor-General's Establishment Act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":{"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."},"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":"What this Act does (mechanically)\n\n- The Governor-General's Establishment Act 1902 (s.1 gives the short title) authorises a single, one-off payment.  Section 2 directs that an \"extraordinary allowance\" of Ten thousand pounds be paid to the Governor‑General out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to help meet expenses of the Governor‑General’s establishment in connection with the visit to Australia of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (s.2).\n\nOfficial purpose stated in the text\n\n- The preamble and s.2 frame the payment as an appropriation enacted to assist in defraying expenses connected with that royal visit. That is the purpose the Act itself records.\n\nWho pays, who decides, and how the money is used\n\n- Who pays: the money comes from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (s.2). Practically, this means public revenue under the Commonwealth’s consolidated fund is the source.\n- Who decides: Parliament (by passing the Act) authorised the payment and fixed the amount. The statutory text does not specify further statutory controls on how the allowance is to be spent once paid to the Governor‑General (s.2). Implementation and detailed allocation therefore lie with the Governor‑General’s establishment or the responsible executive authorities acting under existing administrative arrangements, not with new statutory rules in this Act.\n- How it is used: the Act labels the payment an \"extraordinary allowance\" to assist in defraying establishment expenses related to the specified visit (s.2). The Act does not define eligible items, limits, or reporting requirements for those expenses (s.2).\n\nStructural features and allocation mechanics to note\n\n- Single-purpose appropriation: The Act creates a single, specified appropriation of Ten thousand pounds for a named purpose (s.2).\n- No statutory spending rules or reporting obligations: The Act does not specify conditions, limits, or reporting obligations on use of the funds (s.2).\n- One-off character: The text treats the payment as an extraordinary (i.e. exceptional) allowance connected to a particular event, rather than establishing a recurring entitlement (s.2).\n\nCosts, incentives and trade-offs (source‑grounded)\n\n- Direct fiscal effect: The appropriation reduces the amount of public revenue otherwise available for other purposes by Ten thousand pounds (s.2). That is an opportunity cost: Parliament directed public funds to this use rather than to alternatives.\n- Administrative discretion: Because the Act does not set detailed statutory conditions for expenditure, administrative actors in the Governor‑General’s establishment or the responsible executive administer the money under their existing authority and procedures (s.2). The Act itself does not create new statutory constraints or reporting duties.\n\nPractical implications for affected parties\n\n- The Governor‑General’s establishment receives a named payment to meet expenses tied to the royal visit (s.2).\n- The executive administration responsible for the Governor‑General will determine, under existing non‑statutory or general administrative arrangements, how the payment is applied to meet those expenses (s.2).\n- The appropriation is charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, so the public finances carry the cost (s.2).\n\nPrimary statutory references\n\n- Short title: s.1.\n- Appropriation and purpose: s.2 (payment of Ten thousand pounds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenses of the Governor‑General’s establishment in connection with the Duke and Duchess’s visit)."}},"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"}}