{"id":"F1997B02096","name":"Seat of Government (Administration) Regulations","slug":"seat-of-government-administration-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"313 of 1988","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29483,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B02096-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Seat of Government (Administration) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1988 No. 3131\n\nSeat of Government (Administration)\n\nRegulations\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 Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.\n\nDated 24 November 1988.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nClyde Holding\n\nMinister of State for the Arts and Territories\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seat of Government (Administration) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“the Act” means the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.\n\nPrescribed body for the purposes of section 12ba of the Act\n\n3. For the purposes of section 12ba of the Act, the body called the Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority, being the body referred to in subsection 4 (1) of the Electricity and Water Ordinance 1988, is a prescribed body.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 December 1988.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer\n\n(S.R. 259/88)—Cat. No. 16/13.9.1988","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1872},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original narrow scope—prescribing a single specific body for the purposes of one section of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short regulations in total","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single substantive provision performing one administrative action (prescribing one named body)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the Act and one Ordinance)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does**\n\nThis regulation names the **Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority** as a \"prescribed body\" under section 12ba of the *Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910*. This brings the utility provider under the specific legal rules, powers or requirements contained in that section.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n* The Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority (the public utility that supplied electricity and water to Canberra and the surrounding region)\n* Residents and businesses in the ACT who use these services, indirectly\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis is a technical administrative instrument that ensures the electricity and water authority operates under the correct Commonwealth legislative framework. Being a \"prescribed body\" typically confers specific legal capacities—such as the power to enter contracts, hold property, or sue and be sued—ensuring the utility can function effectively as a legal entity."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-administration-regulations","history":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-administration-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-administration-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-administration-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-administration-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/seat-of-government-administration-regulations/documents"}}