South Australia
Agent-General Act 1901
An Act to regulate the appointment and tenure of office of Agent-General.

Contents
1	Short title
3	Appointment
4	Duties
5	Salary and allowances of Agent-General
6	Term of office
Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Agent-General Act 1901.
3—Appointment
The Governor may appoint any person to be Agent-General for South Australia in the United Kingdom.
4—Duties
The office of Agent-General shall be in the department of the Premier, and any person heretofore or hereafter appointed to such office shall be under the supervision, control and direction of the Premier, and shall do all things in the United Kingdom in relation to South Australia that the Premier of the State may direct, or which may be necessary and proper to be done in the best interests of the State.
5—Salary and allowances of Agent-General
	(1)	The Agent-General shall be paid such salary and allowances as the Governor may from time to time determine.
	(3)	The salary and allowances referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be a charge on the General Revenue of the State which is hereby to the necessary extent appropriated accordingly.
6—Term of office
	(1)	Subject to this section, a person appointed as Agent-General shall hold office for a term, not exceeding five years, specified in the instrument of appointment.
	(3)	The Agent-General may at any time be suspended or removed from office by the Governor.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Legislation repealed by principal Act
The Agent-General Act 1901 repealed the following:
The Agent-Generals Act 1889
Principal Act and amendments
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Title	Assent	Commencement	
1901	769	Agent-General Act 1901	21.12.1901	21.12.1901	
1927	1800	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1927	16.11.1927	16.11.1927	
1934	2168	Statute Law Revision Act 1934	15.11.1934	15.11.1934	
1941	6	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1941	11.9.1941	11.9.1941	
1945	4	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1945	1.11.1945	1.11.1945	
1948	6	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1948	26.8.1948	26.8.1948	
1949	54	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1949	8.12.1949	8.12.1949	
1953	10	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1953	22.10.1953	22.10.1953	
1955	3	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1955	23.6.1955	23.6.1955	
1957	3	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1957	21.2.1957	20.12.1954: s 15(3)	
1959	10	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1959	5.11.1959	5.11.1959	
1960	22	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act (No. 2) 1960	15.9.1960	15.9.1960	
1963	51	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1963	28.11.1963	28.11.1963	
1964	44	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1964	22.10.1964	22.10.1964	
1965	29	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1965	25.11.1965	25.11.1965	
1967	38	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1967	14.9.1967	14.9.1967	
1969	83	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1969	11.12.1969	11.12.1969	
1970	8	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1970	27.8.1970	27.8.1970	
1971	8	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1971	1.4.1971	1.4.1971: s 2	
1972	76	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1972	28.9.1972	28.9.1972	
1973	21	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1973	20.9.1973	20.9.1973 (Gazette 20.9.1973 p2053)	
1975	19	Statutes Amendment (Public Salaries) Act 1975	27.3.1975	27.3.1975	
1985	59	Statutes Amendment (Remuneration) Act 1985	30.5.1985	13.6.1985 (Gazette 13.6.1985 p2132)	
1986	36	Agent-General Act Amendment Act 1986	28.8.1986	28.8.1986	
1990	18	Statutes Repeal and Amendment (Remuneration) Act 1990	19.4.1990	19.4.1990 (Gazette 19.4.1990 p1136)	
Provisions amended since 3 February 1976
	•	Legislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 1 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837-1975 at page 259.
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision	How varied	Commencement	
s 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002		
s 5			
s 5(1)	amended by 59/1985 s 3(a)	13.6.1985	
	amended by 18/1990 s 5	19.4.1990	
s 5(2)	deleted by 59/1985 s 3(b)	13.6.1985	
s 6			
s 6(1)	substituted by 36/1986 s 2	28.8.1986	
s 6(2)	deleted by 36/1986 s 2	28.8.1986