the Crown in right of Australia
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The Crown in right of Australia is the legal embodiment of the Australian state and its executive authority, exercised by the monarch and their representatives within Australia’s constitutional monarchy.
All labels observed (5)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional body
ⓘ
executive authority ⓘ legal person ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Australia Act 1986
ⓘ
Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ
surface form:
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 (Australia)
|
| appliesTo | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| appoints |
federal ministers
ⓘ
prime minister of Australia ⓘ |
| canBeSuedAs |
Commonwealth
ⓘ
surface form:
the Commonwealth
|
| constitutionalBasis |
Australian Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Australia
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createdBy | federation of Australia in 1901 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Crown in right of each Australian state
ⓘ
Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| embodies | Australian state ⓘ |
| exercises |
executive power of the Commonwealth of Australia
ⓘ
prerogative powers under Australian law ⓘ |
| exercisesPowersThrough |
Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Executive Council
|
| governmentForm | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| grants | Royal Assent to Commonwealth legislation ⓘ |
| hasPower | to summon and dissolve the federal Parliament ⓘ |
| headOfState | monarch of Australia ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from British imperial Crown to separate Australian Crown ⓘ |
| holds | radical title to Commonwealth land ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth level of government ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalNature | corporation sole ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of Australia ⓘ |
| legalTitle |
King of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
His Majesty the King in right of the Commonwealth of Australia
|
| relatedConcept |
Crown in right of New South Wales
ⓘ
Crown in right of Queensland ⓘ Crown in right of South Australia ⓘ Crown in right of Tasmania ⓘ Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm ⓘ
surface form:
Crown in right of Victoria
Crown in right of Western Australia ⓘ Crown in right of the Australian Capital Territory ⓘ Crown in right of the Northern Territory ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Governor-General of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
governor-general of Australia
state governors ⓘ |
| role |
employer of public servants of the Commonwealth
ⓘ
formal source of executive authority in Australia ⓘ holder of public lands of the Commonwealth ⓘ party to legal proceedings involving the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Australian constitutional conventions
ⓘ
rule of law in Australia ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Coat of Arms of Australia
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Style and Titles of the monarch in Australia
|
Referenced by (10)
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Crown in right of Australia
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Crown in right of Australia
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Crown in right of Australia
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Crown in right of Australia
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Crown in right of New South Wales
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Crown_in_right_of_Australia
this entity surface form:
the Crown in right of the Commonwealth of Australia