Australian constitutional monarchy

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The Australian constitutional monarchy is a system of government in which Australia recognizes the British monarch as its ceremonial head of state within a democratic, parliamentary framework defined by the Australian Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
system of government
allows multi-party system
amendmentProcess national referendum under section 128 of the Constitution
basedOnPrinciple responsible government
rule of law
separation of powers
cabinetResponsibleTo House of Representatives
cameIntoEffectOn 1901-01-01
ceremonialHeadOfState British monarch
constitutionalConvention monarch acts on advice of Australian ministers
constitutionalDocument Australian Constitution
surface form: Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
country Australia
crisisPower reserve powers of the Crown
currencyDepicts portrait of the monarch on some coins
currentMonarch Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
definedBy Australian Constitution
executivePowerExercisedBy Executive Council
surface form: Federal Executive Council

Governor-General of Australia
executivePowerVestedIn King in Council
governmentType Westminster system
parliamentary democracy
governorGeneralAppointedBy monarch of Australia
governorGeneralAppointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Australia
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Australia
headOfState monarch of Australia
headOfStateRole largely ceremonial
historicalOrigin British Empire
judicialPowerVestedIn High Court of Australia
keptMonarchyAfterReferendum 1999
legalSystemBasedOn common law
legislativePowerVestedIn Parliament of Australia
monarchTitle King of Australia
Queen of Australia
nationalSymbolsLinkedToMonarchy Royal Australian Mint
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of Australia
notableUseOfReservePowers 1975 Australian constitutional crisis
originatedFrom federation of the Australian colonies
parliamentarySovereigntyLimitedBy written constitution
parliamentComponents House of Representatives
Senate
monarch
realExecutivePower Prime Minister and Cabinet
referendumOnBecomingRepublic 1999 Australian republic referendum
representativeOfMonarchFederally Governor-General of Australia
representativeOfMonarchInStates state governors
successionLawInfluencedBy British succession law
successionLawModifiedBy Australian legislation
symbolicRoleOfMonarch symbol of continuity and unity

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Governor-General of Australia isPartOf Australian constitutional monarchy
the Crown in right of each Australian state partOf Australian constitutional monarchy
subject surface form: Crown in right of New South Wales
the Crown in right of each Australian state partOf Australian constitutional monarchy
subject surface form: Crown in right of Victoria
the Crown in right of each Australian state partOf Australian constitutional monarchy
subject surface form: Crown in right of Queensland
the Crown in right of each Australian state partOf Australian constitutional monarchy
subject surface form: Crown in right of Western Australia
the Crown in right of each Australian state partOf Australian constitutional monarchy
subject surface form: Crown in right of South Australia
the Crown in right of each Australian state partOf Australian constitutional monarchy
subject surface form: Crown in right of Tasmania
Royal Standard of Australia category Australian constitutional monarchy
this entity surface form: Monarchy of Australia
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 subject Australian constitutional monarchy
this entity surface form: Australian monarchy
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 relatedTo Australian constitutional monarchy
this entity surface form: Australian monarchy
Government Houses of Australia associatedWith Australian constitutional monarchy