1The Agent General Act 1895

CrestWestern Australia

Agent General Act 1895

• Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as
• at 15 August 2003

Western Australia

Agent General Act 1895

Contents

1. Appointment 1

2. Duties 1

3. Salary 1

4. Tenure and duration of office 1

5. No compensation to be claimed for loss of office or diminution of emoluments 2

6. Agent General not to hold any office in company, etc. 2

7. Short title 2

Notes

Compilation table 3

• Crest Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as
• at 15 August 2003

Western Australia

Agent General Act 1895

An Act to regulate the appointment, and the tenure of the office, of Agent General.

1. Appointment

The Governor may appoint any person to be Agent General for Western Australia.

2. Duties

It shall be the duty of the Agent General to do and perform all acts, matters, and things in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in relation to Western Australia, in accordance with such instructions as may from time to time be given or transmitted to him by such Minister as may from time to time be appointed by the Governor to be the channel of communication between the State and the Agent General.

3. Salary

The Agent General shall on and after 1 March 1975 be paid such salary and allowances as are from time to time determined by the Governor.

[Section 3 inserted: No. 3 of 1975 s. 3.]

4. Tenure and duration of office

Every person appointed Agent General, whether before or after the passing of this Act, may at any time be suspended or removed from office by the Governor, and shall in any event cease to hold office at the end of 3 years from the date of appointment, but shall be eligible for re‑appointment.

5. No compensation to be claimed for loss of office or diminution of emoluments

No person who may be appointed to the office of Agent General shall have or be entitled to any compensation by reason of the loss of such office, or of the diminution of the emoluments thereof.

6. Agent General not to hold any office in company, etc.