Federal Executive Council of Australia

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The Federal Executive Council of Australia is the formal body that advises the Governor-General and gives legal effect to decisions of the Australian Government’s Cabinet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive council
government body
advises Governor-General of Australia
alsoKnownAs Executive Council
surface form: Federal Executive Council
appointingAuthority Governor-General of Australia
constitutionalBasis Australian Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Australia
constitutionalProvision Section 62 of the Constitution of Australia
Section 63 of the Constitution of Australia
country Australia
decisionForm Executive Council minute
Orders of Council
surface form: Order in Council
established 1901
governs formal executive acts of the Australian Government
headedBy Governor-General of Australia
historicalOrigin modelled on the British Privy Council
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
language English
legalEffect required for many actions of the Governor-General in Council
legalInstrument certain appointments
orders
proclamations
regulations
legalStatus constitutional body
meetsAt Government House, Canberra
occasionally Government House, Sydney
membershipIncludes Assistant Ministers
Ministers of State
Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Australia
membershipType life appointment
membersTitle Executive Councillor
politicalNature non-political formal body
practicalMembership limited to current ministers and assistant ministers
presidingOfficer Governor-General of Australia
primaryFunction to advise the Governor-General
to approve certain appointments
to approve certain proclamations and orders
to give formal legal effect to Cabinet decisions
to make regulations and statutory instruments
quorum usually two ministers plus the Governor-General
relatedBody Australian government
surface form: Australian Government

Cabinet of Australia
Parliament of Australia
relationshipToCabinet distinct from Cabinet but composed of the same political members
implements decisions of Cabinet
responsibleTo Governor-General of Australia
role formally advises the Governor-General
gives legal effect to decisions of the Australian Government Cabinet
styleOfActs Governor in Council of Canada
surface form: Governor-General in Council

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Executive Council of New South Wales similarTo Federal Executive Council of Australia
Cabinet of Australia distinctFrom Federal Executive Council of Australia
Great Seal of Australia associatedWith Federal Executive Council of Australia
this entity surface form: Executive Council of Australia
Executive Council of Victoria equivalentBody Federal Executive Council of Australia
Executive Council of Western Australia analogousTo Federal Executive Council of Australia