Queen of Australia

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The Queen of Australia is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Australia, serving in a largely ceremonial role within the country's parliamentary democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
monarchical office
appointsOnAdvice Governor-General of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
associatedWithDebate Australian republicanism
ceremonialDuties granting royal assent to legislation
opening of the Parliament of Australia
symbolic commander-in-chief role
constitutionalBasis Australian Constitution
constitutionalConvention acts on advice of Australian ministers
constitutionalPowersExercisedBy Governor-General of Australia
country Australia
currentStatus title in abeyance due to reigning monarch being a king
establishedAsTitle Queen of Australia self-link
establishedBy Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
establishedYear 1973
firstDistinctUseOfTitle Elizabeth II
firstDistinctUseOfTitleYear 1973
flag Royal Standard of Australia
genderSpecificForm female form of Monarch of Australia
governmentSystem parliamentary democracy
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
languageOfTitle English
legalStatus part of the Parliament of Australia
maleEquivalent King of Australia
membership Commonwealth realms
monarchInPersonalUnionWith Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
other Commonwealth realms
officeHoldersInclude Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
surface form: Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia (1952–2022)

Victoria
Queen of Australia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Victoria as Queen of the United Kingdom and its dominions (before distinct Australian title)
powerType largely ceremonial
predecessorTitle British monarch
surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
referendumRelated 1999 Australian republic referendum
representedInAustraliaBy Governor-General of Australia
residence Buckingham Palace
role constitutional monarch of Australia
head of state of Australia
style Her Majesty
surface form: Her Majesty The Queen
successionLaw Act of Settlement 1701
Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia)
Succession to the Crown Act 2013
surface form: Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (UK)
symbol Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of Australia
titleUsedInOath Oath of Allegiance in Australia

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Queen of Antigua and Barbuda distinctFrom Queen of Australia
King of Australia predecessor Queen of Australia
King of Australia monarchTitleGenderVariant Queen of Australia
Queen of Australia establishedAsTitle Queen of Australia self-link
Queen of Australia officeHoldersInclude Queen of Australia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Victoria as Queen of the United Kingdom and its dominions (before distinct Australian title)
Royal Standard of Australia usedBy Queen of Australia
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 relatedTo Queen of Australia