Crown in right of Australia
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The Crown in right of Australia is the legal embodiment of the Australian state and its executive authority, representing the monarchy as it functions within Australia's constitutional system.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian_Crown | 1 |
| Crown in right of the Commonwealth | 1 |
| Crown in right of the States | 1 |
| the Australian Crown | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown
ⓘ
Cternal legal concept ⓘ executive authority ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal level of government in Australia ⓘ |
| branch | executive branch of the Government of Australia ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalForm | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| continuityFeature |
endures beyond changes of ministry
ⓘ
provides continuity of government ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Crown in right of each Australian state
ⓘ
Crown in right of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisesPowersThrough |
federal executive council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal ministers ⓘ governor-general of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governancePrinciple |
constitutional conventions
ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ |
| headOfState | monarch of Australia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalNature |
corporation sole
ⓘ
legal embodiment of the Australian state ⓘ |
| legalPersonality | separate legal person from the monarch personally ⓘ |
| powersInclude |
appointment of ministers
ⓘ
command-in-chief of the Australian Defence Force ⓘ dissolution of the House of Representatives ⓘ executive power of the Commonwealth ⓘ royal assent to federal legislation ⓘ summoning and proroguing Parliament ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Crown in right of New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crown in right of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown in right of South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown in right of Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown in right of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown in right of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown in right of the Australian Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown in right of the Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy | governor-general of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
Australian executive government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian state ⓘ monarch of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInLaw |
employer of federal public servants
ⓘ
holder of federal public assets ⓘ holder of federal public lands ⓘ party to federal legal proceedings ⓘ |
| sectionReferenced | section 61 of the Constitution of Australia ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
royal coat of arms of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal style and titles of the monarch in Australia ⓘ |
| system | Westminster system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Crown in right of the Commonwealth
this entity surface form:
Crown in right of the States
this entity surface form:
Australian_Crown
this entity surface form:
the Australian Crown