{"id":"C1906A00002","name":"Governor-General's Residences Act 1906","slug":"governor-general-s-residences-act-1906","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"2 of 1906","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":12282,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1906A00002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Governor-General's Residences Act 1906","content":"GOVERNOR GENERAL’S RESIDENCES.\n\nNo. 2 of 1906.\n\nAn Act Relating to the Residences of the Governor-General.\n\n\\[Assented to 8th August, 1906.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nFOR the purpose of providing Residences for the Governor-General, pending the establishment of the Federal Capital: Be it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Governor-General’s Residences Act 1906.\n\nArrangement for use of Government House, Melbourne.\n\n2. The Governor-General may enter into an arrangement with the Governor of the State of Victoria for the use and occupation by the Commonwealth, for a period not exceeding five years, of Government House, Melbourne, as a residence for the Governor-General,\n\nArrangement for use of Government House, Sydney.\n\n3. The Governor-General may enter into an arrangement with the Governor of the State of New South Wales for the use and occupation by the Commonwealth, for a period not exceeding five years, of Government House, Sydney, as a residence for the Governor-General.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1745},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remained focused on its original purpose of securing temporary residences for the Governor-General pending the establishment of Canberra. It did not expand beyond this narrow, transitional objective."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (including short title)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","Simple, unconditional discretionary language ('may enter into an arrangement')","Single, clear purpose with no exceptions, conditions, or contingencies"],"plain_english_summary":"This law gave the Governor-General the power to arrange temporary accommodation in Melbourne and Sydney while Australia's permanent capital, Canberra, was being built.\n\n**What it does:**\n* Allows the Governor-General to negotiate with the Victorian Government to use **Government House, Melbourne** as a residence for up to five years\n* Allows the Governor-General to negotiate with the New South Wales Government to use **Government House, Sydney** as a residence for up to five years\n\n**Why it was needed:**\nWhen Australia became a federation in 1901, there was no dedicated capital city or official residence for the Governor-General (who represents the monarch). This law was a temporary fix, letting the Commonwealth use existing state government houses until the Federal Capital Territory (now Canberra) was established and ready.\n\nThis was a short-term, practical arrangement for the early years of the Commonwealth."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-residences-act-1906","history":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-residences-act-1906/history","analysis":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-residences-act-1906/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-residences-act-1906/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-residences-act-1906/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/governor-general-s-residences-act-1906/documents"}}