{"id":"C2004L01816","name":"Law Officers Regulations","slug":"law-officers-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"55 of 1988","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25515,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L01816-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Law Officers Regulations","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nLaw Officers Regulations\n\nStatutory Rules 1988 No. 55 as amended\n\nmade under the\n\nLaw Officers Act 1964\n\nThis compilation was prepared on 20 May 2004  \ntaking into account amendments up to SR 2004 No. 91\n\n\\[Note: These Regulations were repealed by SR 2004 No. 91\\]\n\nPrepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,  \nAttorney-General’s Department, Canberra\n\nContents\n\n1 Citation \\[see Note 1\\]\n\n2 Allowances of Solicitor-General\n\nNotes\n\n1 Citation \\[see Note 1\\]\n\nThese Regulations may be cited aas the Law Officers Regulations.\n\n2 Allowances of Solicitor-General\n\nFor the purposes of subsection 7 (2) of the Law Officers Act 1964, the following allowances are prescribed, namely the allowances (other than the annual allowance) payable to a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.\n\n> Notes to the Law Officers Regulations\n\n> Note 1\n\n> Note: The Law Officers Regulations (in force under the Law Officers Act 1964) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1988 No. 55 amended as indicated in the Tables below.\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Statutory Rules\n\n| Year andnumber | Date of notificationin Gazette | Date ofcommencement | Application, saving ortransitional provisions |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |\n| 1988 No. 55    | 29 Apr 1988                    | 29 Apr 1988         |                                               |\n| 2004 No. 91    | 20 May 2004                    | 20 May 2004         | —                                             |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1379},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remained focused on their original narrow purpose throughout their 16-year life: prescribing the Solicitor-General's allowances. They were repealed in 2004 rather than expanded or amended to cover additional matters."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 regulations total (one for citation, one for substance)","No definitions or interpretation section","Single operative provision that references external standards (Federal Court Judge allowances)","No exceptions, conditions, or procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the extra pay allowances for Australia's Solicitor-General (the government's senior lawyer after the Attorney-General). **Key points:**\n\n- **What it does:** The rules state that the Solicitor-General receives the same non-salary allowances—such as travel and accommodation expenses—as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia. This does **not** include the annual salary.\n- **Who it affects:** Primarily the Solicitor-General and government pay administrators.\n- **Why it matters:** It ensures the second-highest law officer in the Commonwealth receives equivalent benefits to a senior federal judge for work-related expenses.\n- **Current status:** These regulations were made in 1988 and repealed in 2004, so they are no longer in force."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/law-officers-regulations","history":"/api/acts/law-officers-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/law-officers-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/law-officers-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/law-officers-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/law-officers-regulations/documents"}}