Governor-General of Australia

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constitutional office federal office of Australia vice-regal representative

The Governor-General of Australia is the representative of the Australian monarch at the federal level, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community duties as the de facto head of state.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office → federal office of Australia → vice-regal representative →
appointedBy	Monarch of Australia →
appointedOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of Australia →
appoints	judges of federal courts of Australia → judges of the High Court of Australia →
awards	Australian Bravery Decorations → Order of Australia honours →
category	Governors-General of Australia →
chairs	Federal Executive Council →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution of Australia →
country	Australia →
firstHolder	John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun →
hasPower	to appoint and dismiss ministers → to appoint the Prime Minister of Australia → to dissolve the House of Representatives → to exercise reserve powers in exceptional circumstances → to give Royal Assent to legislation → to issue writs for federal elections → to summon and prorogue Parliament →
isPartOf	Australian constitutional monarchy →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia →
nominatedBy	Prime Minister of Australia →
oathAdministeredBy	Chief Justice of Australia →
officeCreatedBy	Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 →
officeEstablished	1901 →
officeLocation	Canberra →
participatesIn	Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Australia →
performs	ceremonial duties → community duties → constitutional duties →
reportsTo	Monarch of Australia →
represents	Monarch of Australia →
residence	Government House, Canberra →
role	commander-in-chief of the Australian Defence Force → de facto head of state of Australia → representative of the Australian monarch at the federal level →
secondaryResidence	Admiralty House, Sydney →
sectionOfConstitution	Section 2 of the Constitution of Australia → Section 61 of the Constitution of Australia → Section 64 of the Constitution of Australia → Section 68 of the Constitution of Australia →
style	Her Excellency → His Excellency →
symbol	Flag of the Governor-General of Australia →
termLength	at the monarch's pleasure →
typicalTermLength	5 years →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Administrator of the Northern Territory → Australian War Memorial Council → Chief of Air Force → Chief of the Defence Force →	appointedBy
David Hurley → Henry William Frederick Albert → Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester → William Slim →	positionHeld
King of Australia →	appointedRepresentative
High Court of Australia →	appointingAuthority
King of Australia →	appoints
King of Australia →	assentGivenBy
Remembrance Day national ceremony →	attendedBy
Companion of the Order of Australia →	awardingAuthority
Governor-General of Australia ("Governors-General of Australia") →	category
Companion of the Order of Australia ("Governor-General of Australia as Chancellor of the Order of Australia") →	ceremonialHead
Royal Australian Navy →	commanderInChief
King of Australia →	commanderInChiefRoleExercisedBy
Knight Commander of the Order of Australia ("Governor‑General of Australia") →	conferredBy
Australian Electoral Commission →	ElectoralCommissionerAppointedBy
Australian Constitution ("Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia") →	establishes
Royal Military College, Duntroon ("Australian Governors-General") →	hasAlumni
Parliament of Australia →	hasComponent
Parliament of Australia →	headOfStateRepresentative
Australian Capital Territory →	hosts
King of Australia →	performsDutiesThrough
Administrator of the Northern Territory →	reportsTo
King of Australia →	representedInAustraliaBy
Australian Defence Force →	supremeCommander