Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 16, 1974
Compilation No. 24
Compilation date: 14 October 2024
Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Governor-General Act 1974 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
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Editorial changes
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Modifications
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Self-repealing provisions
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Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
2A Interpretation
2B Marital or couple relationship
2C Spouse of a deceased person
3 Salary of Governor-General
4 Allowances
4A Allowance payable when there is more than one spouse
4AA Benefit payable where Governor-General or surviving spouse dies on or after 1 July 2006
4AB Associate allowance for non-member spouse
4AC Associate deferred allowance
4AD Application for payment of associate deferred allowance
4AE Reduction of retirement and spouse allowances payable after operative time
4AF Reduction of associate deferred allowance payable after operative time
4AG Reduction of standard allowance payable at operative time
4AH Allowance Orders
4AI Compensation for acquisition of property
4B Application for review
4BA Sustaining the superannuation contribution concession--release of money to meet deferred tax liability
4C Recoverable payments
4D Recoverable death payments
4E Reports about recoverable payments and recoverable death payments
5 Appropriation
6 Official Secretary
7 Terms and conditions of appointment
8 Remuneration of Official Secretary
10 Resignation
11 Termination of appointment
12 Acting Official Secretary
13 Official Secretary may employ staff
14 Remuneration and other conditions of employees
15 Termination of employment
16 Delegation by the Finance Secretary
20 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev ... ) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
Sdiv = Subdivision(s) | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
Governor-General Act 1974 | 16, 1974 | 11 Apr 1974 | 11 Apr 1974 |
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Governor-General Amendment Act 1977 | 118, 1977 | 10 Nov 1977 | 10 Nov 1977 | |
Governor-General Amendment Act 1982 | 44, 1982 | 9 June 1982 | 9 June 1982 | |
39, 1983 | 20 June 1983 | |||
63, 1984 | 25 June 1984 | s 139-141: 24 Dec 1984 (s 2(4) and gaz 1984, No S539) | -- | |
as amended by |
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165, 1984 | 25 Oct 1984 | s 6(2): 22 Nov 1984 (s 2(1)) | ||
Governor-General Amendment Act 1988 | 83, 1988 | 19 Oct 1988 | 19 Oct 1988 | |
199, 1991 | 18 Dec 1991 | 18 Dec 1991 | ||
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1992 | 94, 1992 | 30 June 1992 | -- | |
185, 1992 | 17 Dec 1992 | 25 June 1993 | . 5 | |
Governor-General Amendment Act 1995 | 122, 1995 | 2 Nov 1995 | 2 Nov 1995 | Sch (item 2) |
43, 1996 | 25 Oct 1996 | Sch 4 (items 1, 79) and Sch 5 (items 65-67): 25 Oct 1996 (s 2(1)) | -- | |
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions Tax) Act 1997 | 187, 1997 | 7 Dec 1997 | Sch 4: 7 Dec 1997 (s 2(1)) | -- |
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 | 146, 1999 | 11 Nov 1999 | Sch 1 (items 496-499): 5 Dec 1999 (gaz 1999 No S584 and s 2(2)) | -- |
Governor-General Legislation Amendment Act 2001 | 57, 2001 | 28 June 2001 | 28 June 2001 | Sch 1 (items 2, 14) |
Governor-General Amendment Act 2003 | 68, 2003 | 3 July 2003 | 3 July 2003 | -- |
81, 2005 | 29 June 2005 | Sch 5: 1 July 2005 | -- | |
Governor-General Amendment (Salary and Superannuation) Act 2008 | 62, 2008 | 30 June 2008 | 30 June 2008 | Sch 1 (items 2, 17) |
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--Superannuation) Act 2008 | 134, 2008 | 4 Dec 2008 | s. 4: Royal Assent | s 4 and Sch. 5 (item 9) |
46, 2011 | 27 June 2011 | Sch 2 (items 655-660) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 | Sch 3 (items 10, 11) | |
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 | 58, 2011 | 28 June 2011 | Sch 1 (items 94-101): | -- |
82, 2012 | 28 June 2012 | Sch 1 (item 66): 29 June 2012 | -- | |
Judges and Governors-General Legislation Amendment (Family Law) Act 2012 | 143, 2012 | 11 Oct 2012 | Sch 2: 15 Mar 2013 (F2013L00390) | Sch 2 (item 29) |
82, 2013 | 28 June 2013 | Sch 4 (item 1): 28 June 2013 (s 2) | -- | |
Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Act 2014 | 7, 2014 | 13 Mar 2014 | 13 Mar 2014 | Sch 1 (item 2) |
62, 2014 | 30 June 2014 | Sch 6 (item 46), Sch 9 (items 135-138) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14) | Sch 14 | |
as amended by |
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Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015 | 36, 2015 | 13 Apr 2015 | Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2) | Sch 7 |
as amended by |
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Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (items 238-240): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 | 129, 2017 | 8 Dec 2017 | Sch 3 (item 31) and Sch 4: 9 Dec 2017 (s 2(1) item 7) | Sch 4 |
as amended by |
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13, 2021 | 1 Mar 2021 | Sch 2 (item 540): 1 Sept 2021 (s 2(1) item 5) | -- | |
130, 2018 | 25 Oct 2018 | Sch 6 (items 58, 61): 22 Nov 2018 (s 2(1) item 10) | -- | |
Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Act 2019 | 31, 2019 | 5 Apr 2019 | 6 Apr 2019 (s 2(1) item 1) | Sch 1 (item 2) |
Family Law Amendment (Western Australia De Facto Superannuation Splitting and Bankruptcy) Act 2020 | 112, 2020 | 8 Dec 2020 | Sch 3 (items 29-38) and Sch 4 (items 1, 5): 28 Sept 2022 (s 2(1) item 1) | Sch 4 (items 1, 5) |
Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Act 2024 | 38, 2024 | 31 May 2024 | Sch 10 (item 3): 14 Oct 2024 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Act 2024 | 53, 2024 | 28 June 2024 | 29 June 2024 (s 2(1) item 1) | Sch 1 (item 2) |
Provision affected | How affected |
Title.................... | am No 63, 1984; No 185, 1992 |
s 2A.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| am No 185, 1992; No 187, 1997; No 57, 2001; No 62, 2008; No 134, 2008; No 58, 2011; No 143, 2012; No 62, 2014; No 130, 2018; No 112, 2020 |
s 2B.................... | ad No 185, 1992 |
| am No 134, 2008; No 46, 2011; No 58, 2011; No 129, 2017 |
| ed C19 |
s 2C.................... | ad No 185, 1992 |
| am No 134, 2008; No 58, 2011 |
s 3..................... | rs No 118, 1977; No 44, 1982 |
| am No 39, 1983 |
| rs No 83, 1988 |
| am No 122, 1995; No 57, 2001; No 68, 2003; No 62, 2008; No 7, 2014; No 31, 2019; No 53, 2024 |
s 4..................... | am No 199, 1991; No 185, 1992; No 43, 1996; No 187, 1997; No 57, 2001; No 62, 2008; No 143, 2012 |
s 4A.................... | ad No 185, 1992 |
| am No 187, 1997; No 62, 2008; No 58, 2011 |
s 4AA................... | ad No 81, 2005 |
| am No 126, 2015 |
s 4AB................... | ad No 143, 2012 |
s 4AC................... | ad No 143, 2012 |
s 4AD................... | ad No 143, 2012 |
s 4AE................... | ad No 143, 2012 |
s 4AF................... | ad No 143, 2012 |
s 4AG................... | ad No 143, 2012 |
s 4AH................... | ad No 143, 2012 |
| am No 126, 2015 |
s 4AI................... | ad No 143, 2012 |
s 4B.................... | ad No 185, 1992 |
| am No 58, 2011; No 143, 2012; No 38, 2024 |
s 4BA................... | ad No 82, 2013 |
s 4C.................... | ad No 82, 2012 |
| am No 62, 2014 |
s 4D.................... | ad No 82, 2012 |
| am No 62, 2014 |
s 4E.................... | ad No 82, 2012 |
| am No 62, 2014 |
s 5..................... | am No 143, 2012 |
s 5A.................... | ad No 187, 1997 |
| rep No 62, 2008 |
s 6..................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| am No 146, 1999; No 62, 2014 |
s 7..................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
s 8..................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| am No 43, 1996 |
s 9..................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| rep No 94, 1992 |
s 10.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
s 11.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
s 12.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| am No 46, 2011 |
s 13.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
s 14.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| am No 199, 1991 |
| rs No 146, 1999 |
s 15.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
s 16.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| rep No 146, 1999 |
| ad No 58, 2011 |
s 17.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| rep No 146, 1999 |
s 18.................... | ad No 63, 1984 (as rep by No 165, 1984) |
s 19.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |
| am No 43, 1996 |
| rep No 62, 2014 |
s 20.................... | ad No 63, 1984 |