{"id":"C2004L05675","name":"Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly (Temporary Clerk) Regulations","slug":"norfolk-island-legislative-assembly-temporary-clerk-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"151 of 1979","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27922,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05675-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly (Temporary Clerk) Regulations","content":"Statutory Rules\n\n1979 No. 151\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NORFOLK ISLAND ACT 19791\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Norfolk Island Act 1979.\n\nDated this second day of August 1979.\n\nZELMAN COWEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nR ELLICOTT\n\nMinister of State for Home Affairs\n\n–––––––––––\n\nNORFOLK ISLAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (TEMPORARY CLERK) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly (Temporary Clerk) Regulations.\n\nCommencement\n\n2\\. These Regulations shall come into operation on the date fixed under sub-section 2 (2) of the Norfolk Island Act 1979.\n\nAppointment of temporary clerk to Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly and deputy temporary clerk\n\n3\\. (1) The Minister may appoint a person to be temporary clerk to the Legislative Assembly.\n\n(2) A person so appointed shall, until a person is appointed under the Legislative Assembly Ordinance 1979 to be the Clerk, or to act as Clerk, to the Legislative Assembly, act as Clerk to the Legislative Assembly and, until the Legislative Assembly otherwise determines, has such powers, functions and duties as the Minister determines.\n\n(3) The Minister may appoint a person to be deputy temporary clerk to the Legislative Assembly.\n\n(4) A person so appointed shall, until a person is appointed to be the Clerk, or to act as Clerk, to the Legislative Assembly, assist the temporary Clerk to the Legislative Assembly in the exercise and performance of the powers, functions and duties of the temporary clerk.  \n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 August 1979.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2236},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original narrow purpose of providing interim clerical appointments for the Legislative Assembly pending permanent staffing arrangements."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections total","No definitions section or technical terminology","Simple temporal conditional logic (appointments valid 'until' permanent clerk appointed)","Minimal cross-referencing limited to parent Act and local Ordinance only"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations allow the federal Minister to appoint temporary administrative staff to the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly (the island's parliament) when no permanent Clerk is in place.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Allows the Minister to appoint a **temporary clerk** to act as the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly (the chief administrative officer who manages parliamentary proceedings and records) until a permanent appointment is made under local Norfolk Island law\n- Gives the temporary clerk the powers and duties determined by the Minister, until the Legislative Assembly decides to arrange these differently\n- Allows the Minister to appoint a **deputy temporary clerk** to assist the temporary clerk\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese are transitional arrangements to ensure the parliament can function administratively—keeping minutes, managing papers, and advising on procedure—while permanent staffing arrangements are being established under the island's own laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/norfolk-island-legislative-assembly-temporary-clerk-regulations","history":"/api/acts/norfolk-island-legislative-assembly-temporary-clerk-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/norfolk-island-legislative-assembly-temporary-clerk-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/norfolk-island-legislative-assembly-temporary-clerk-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/norfolk-island-legislative-assembly-temporary-clerk-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/norfolk-island-legislative-assembly-temporary-clerk-regulations/documents"}}