Agent General Act 1895

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

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.

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.]

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.

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.

No person who may be appointed to the office of Agent General shall, during his tenure of office, act as a director of, or hold any office in, any company or syndicate whatsoever, whether incorporated or not.

This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Agent General Act 1895 ¹.

[Section 7 amended: No. 5 of 1957 s. 1(3).]

¹ This reprint is a compilation as at 15 August 2003 of the Agent General Act 1895 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

² Now known as the Agent General Act 1895; short title changed (see note under s. 7).