GOVERNOR GENERAL’S RESIDENCES.
No. 2 of 1906.
An Act Relating to the Residences of the Governor-General.
[Assented to 8th August, 1906.]
Preamble.
FOR the purpose of providing Residences for the Governor-General, pending the establishment of the Federal Capital: Be it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as the Governor-General’s Residences Act 1906.
Arrangement for use of Government House, Melbourne.
2. The Governor-General may enter into an arrangement with the Governor of the State of Victoria for the use and occupation by the Commonwealth, for a period not exceeding five years, of Government House, Melbourne, as a residence for the Governor-General,
Arrangement for use of Government House, Sydney.
3. The Governor-General may enter into an arrangement with the Governor of the State of New South Wales for the use and occupation by the Commonwealth, for a period not exceeding five years, of Government House, Sydney, as a residence for the Governor-General.