{"id":"C1977L00008","name":"Public Service (Territory Offices) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"public-service-territory-offices-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"8 of 1977","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25181,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1977L00008-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Service (Territory Offices) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1977 No. 8\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922.\\*\n\nTHE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD, acting in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the Public Service Act 1922, hereby makes subject to the approval of the Governor-General, the following Regulation.\n\nDated this seventeenth day of January, 1977.\n\nA. S. COOLEY\n\nChairman.\n\nD. LINEHAN\n\nCommissioner.\n\nJ. C. TAYLOR\n\nCommissioner.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby approve the following Regulation.\n\nDated this first day of February, 1977.\n\nJOHN R. KERR\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nROBERT COTTON\n\nMinister of State for Industry and Commerce for and on behalf of the Prime Minister.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nREPEAL OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE (TERRITORY OFFICES) REGULATIONS\n\nRepeal.\n\nThe Public Service (Territory Offices) Regulations, being Statutory Rules 1975, No. 145, are repealed.\n\n\\* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 3 February 1977.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1617},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly the function indicated by its title—repealing the 1975 Territory Offices Regulations. There is no expansion beyond this singular, explicit purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one repeal clause","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only citation of the repealed instrument)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This regulation simply cancels (repeals) an earlier set of workplace rules—the *Public Service (Territory Offices) Regulations 1975*.\n\n**Who it affects:** Commonwealth public servants who worked in Australian territories (such as the Northern Territory or Australian Capital Territory) and their employers. By repealing the 1975 regulations, this instrument removes specific rules that governed employment conditions for public servants in those locations.\n\n**Why it matters:** This is a 'housekeeping' law that cleans up the statute book by removing outdated regulations. This likely occurred because the 1975 rules were replaced by newer laws, became unnecessary due to administrative changes, or were tied to territories transitioning toward self-government. It keeps the legal framework clear by formally removing rules that are no longer in force."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-service-territory-offices-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/public-service-territory-offices-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-service-territory-offices-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-service-territory-offices-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-service-territory-offices-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-service-territory-offices-regulations-repeal/documents"}}