Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia

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The Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia is the formal legal instrument issued by the Crown that establishes and defines the powers, functions, and appointment of the state's governor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional instrument
legal instrument
letters patent
appliesToJurisdiction Western Australia
surface form: State of Western Australia
associatedWith Crown in right of Western Australia
Executive Council of Western Australia
Premier of Western Australia
bindingOn Government of Western Australia
surface form: executive government of Western Australia
category Australian constitutional law
Judiciary of Western Australia
surface form: Western Australian law

instruments of the Crown
country Australia
definesFunctionsOf Governor of Western Australia
definesOffice Governor of Western Australia
definesPowersOf Governor of Western Australia
effect confers authority on the Governor to exercise certain royal powers in Western Australia
governs exercise of executive authority in Western Australia by the Governor
governsSuccession arrangements for an administrator or acting governor when the office is vacant or the Governor is absent
hasLegalForceIn Western Australia
surface form: State of Western Australia
interpretedInAccordanceWith constitutional conventions of responsible government
isPartOf framework of the Western Australian Constitution
issuedBy the Crown
King of Australia
surface form: the Sovereign of Australia
language English
legalForm instrument under the Royal Prerogative
legalStatus subordinate to the Constitution Act 1889 (WA)
subordinate to the Constitution of Australia
purpose to define the powers and functions of the Governor of Western Australia
to establish the office of Governor of Western Australia
to provide for the appointment of the Governor of Western Australia
regulatesAppointmentOf Governor of Western Australia
relatesTo Constitution of Western Australia
constitutional monarchy in Australia
relatesToOffice representative of the Monarch in Western Australia
requires Governor to act on advice of responsible ministers, subject to reserve powers
subjectMatter acting and deputy governors
appointment and tenure of the Governor
constitutional powers of the Governor
vice-regal office

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Governor of Western Australia constitutingInstrument Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia
Executive Council of Western Australia legalBasis Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia
this entity surface form: Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of Western Australia