King of Australia

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ceremonial head of state role constitutional monarchy office

The King of Australia is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Australia, represented domestically by the Governor-General and distinct from the monarch’s role in other Commonwealth realms.

Aliases (2)

Monarch of Australia ×11
King Charles III in right of Queensland ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial head of state role → constitutional monarchy office →
appointedRepresentative	Governor-General of Australia →
appoints	Governor-General of Australia →
appointsOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of Australia →
assentGivenBy	Governor-General of Australia →
assentsTo	Acts of the Parliament of Australia →
commanderInChiefRoleExercisedBy	Governor-General of Australia →
constitutionalBasis	Australia Act 1986 → Australian Constitution → Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 →
constitutionalPowers	reserve powers →
constitutionalRole	ceremonial head of state → symbolic embodiment of the Australian state →
country	Australia →
currentHolder	Charles III →
dateOfTitleAdoption	1973 →
distinctFrom	King of the United Kingdom → monarch of Canada → monarch of New Zealand → monarch of other Commonwealth realms →
doesNotResideIn	Australia →
governancePrinciple	acts on advice of Australian ministers →
governmentTypeContext	constitutional monarchy →
headOfStateOf	Australia →
legalTitleIncludes	King of Australia →
linkedByLawTo	Australian succession legislation → Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (UK) →
memberOf	Commonwealth realms →
monarchTitleGenderVariant	Queen of Australia →
parliamentaryComponent	the Crown →
partOf	Australian Crown →
performsDutiesThrough	Governor-General of Australia →
politicalPower	largely ceremonial →
predecessor	Queen of Australia →
previousHolder	Elizabeth II →
representedInAustraliaBy	Governor-General of Australia →
residence	United Kingdom →
roleCreatedBy	Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 →
roleInParliament	part of the Parliament of Australia →
separationFrom	executive government of Australia →
since	2022 →
style	His Majesty The King →
successionFollows	British line of succession →
symbolicFunctions	ceremonial duties → formal appointment of ministers → formal appointment of the Prime Minister → granting of royal assent → opening of Parliament →
titleUsedIn	Australia →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australian Army Aviation Corps → Royal Australian Armoured Corps → Royal Australian Army Medical Corps → Royal Australian Artillery → Royal Australian Corps of Signals → Royal Australian Navy →	allegiance
Governor of New South Wales ("Monarch of Australia") → Governor of New South Wales → Governor of Queensland → Governor of Western Australia ("Monarch of Australia") → Governor of Western Australia → Governor-General of Australia ("Monarch of Australia") →	appointedBy
Governor of New South Wales ("Monarch of Australia") → Governor of New South Wales → Governor of Queensland → Governor of Western Australia ("Monarch of Australia") → Governor of Western Australia → Governor-General of Australia ("Monarch of Australia") →	represents
Government of Western Australia ("Monarch of Australia") → Queensland Government ("Monarch of Australia") →	constitutionalMonarch
Governor of Western Australia ("Monarch of Australia") → Governor of Western Australia →	subordinateTo
Coat of Arms of Queensland ("King Charles III in right of Queensland") →	armiger
Royal Australian Navy ("Monarch of Australia") →	ceremonialChief
King of New Zealand →	distinctFrom
Parliament of Australia ("Monarch of Australia") →	headOfStateRole
King of Australia →	legalTitleIncludes
Charles III, King of Canada →	title