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Governor General
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Governor General
Appointment
- • C by queen, conventionally by PM • Leg responsible for apt exec>breach SoP • 5yr term
Roles in theory + practice
- s28 calling elections
- exercised by PM e.g. Gillard announcing 2010 election
- s64 appt ministers
- exercised by PM e.g. Turnbull appt own ministry
- s28 calling elections
Powers
- express (by convention exercised by parl)
- •S63 GG act on advice of FEC • S64 appt+dismiss ministers
- reserved (used in pol crisis/PM can't use power)
- • S57 double dissolution-1975 Kerr • S59 denying royal assent
- express (by convention exercised by parl)
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- Appointment, Roles and Powers of Australian Governor General
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