Governor-General Act 1974 (Cth)

Governor‑General Act 1974

No. 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

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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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