Governor-General of Australia (English Wikipedia)

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Elder, D. R. (2018). "Governor-General". In Elder, D R; Fowler, P E (eds.). House of Representative Practice (7th ed.). Canberra, Australia: Department of the House of Representatives. ISBN 978-1-74366-654-8.
Elder, D R; Fowler, P E, eds. (June 2018). "Powers and functions of the Governor-General". House of Representatives Practice (7th ed.). Department of the House of Representatives. ISBN 978-1-74366-654-8.
Elder, D. R. (2018). "A Parliament". In Elder, D R; Fowler, P E (eds.). House of Representative Practice (7th ed.). Canberra, Australia: Department of the House of Representatives. ISBN 978-1-74366-654-8.
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Downing, Susan (23 January 1998). "The Reserve Powers of the Governor-General". Parliamentary Library Research Note. ISSN 1328-8016. Number 25, 1997–98.
McKeown, Deirdre; Jordan, Roy (22 March 2010). "Parliamentary involvement in declaring war and deploying forces overseas". Parliamentary Library Background Note. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2018.
Albanese, Anthony (1 July 2024). "Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2024: Explanatory Memoranda". Parliament of Australia. Section 3 of the Constitution provides that the salary of the Governor-General shall not be altered during their continuance in office. The Bill amends the Governor-General Act to change the sum payable for the salary of the Governor-General from $495,000 to $709,017. In line with past practice, the proposed salary is calculated by reference to the estimated average salary of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia over the notional five-year term of the appointment of the Governor-General. Where, in the past, a Governor-General has been the recipient of other Commonwealth entitlements - such as a judicial pension - the annual salary has been adjusted accordingly. Ms Mostyn is not a recipient of any such entitlements.

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FAI Insurances Ltd v Winneke [1982] HCA 26, (1982) 151 CLR 342, Wilson J para 24.
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Defence Act 1903 (Cth) s 12
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Farey v Burvett [1916] HCA 36, (1916) 21 CLR 433. "The creation of a state of war and the establishment of peace necessarily reside in the Sovereign himself as the head of the Empire".
Australian Constitution (Cth) s 2. "A Governor-General appointed by the Queen shall be Her Majesty's representative in the Commonwealth, and shall have and may exercise in the Commonwealth during the Queen's pleasure, but subject to this Constitution, such powers and functions of the Queen as her Majesty may be pleased to assign to him."
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Taylor, Greg (2008). "Refusals of Assent to Bills Passed by Parliament in Germany and Australia". Federal Law Review. 36: 83–116. doi:10.22145/flr.36.1.4. S2CID 220296964 – via Austlii.
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Roberts, Heather (2011). "A mirror to the man: reflecting on Justice William Deane: a private man in public office" (PDF). Adelaide Law Review. 32 (1): 22–7.

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"Diplomatic and Consular Relations" (PDF). Australian Year Book of International Law.

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"The role of the Queen and the Governor-General in Australian democracy". Constitution Education Fund. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021. Section 59 has never been used and section 60 has been used ten times. However, both sections ceased to operate in the 1930's when the UK Parliament introduced the Statute of Westminster.

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Office of Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia – Principal – Letters Patent – 21 August 1984, Prerogative Instrument – C2004Q00670[1] Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
The title 'the Honourable' for Governors-General Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Government Special Gazette S No. 54 of 2013.

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"2. Heads of mission". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Protocol Guidelines. 2.6 Presentation of credentials to the Governor-General. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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Taylor, Greg (2008). "Refusals of Assent to Bills Passed by Parliament in Germany and Australia". Federal Law Review. 36: 83–116. doi:10.22145/flr.36.1.4. S2CID 220296964 – via Austlii.

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"Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor-General 29 October 1900 (UK)". Documenting a Democracy. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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"The role of the Governor-General". The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
"Oath of Allegiance" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. 1 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
"Oath of Office" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. 1 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
"Governor-General to attend Coronation and undertake State Visit to Greece". Governor-General of the Commomwealth of Australia. 23 April 2023.
Stephen, Ninian (21 June 1983). "The Governor-General as Commander-in-Chief". Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
Ninian Stephen (21 June 1983). "The Governor-General as Commander-in-Chief". Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018. It seems clear that no question of any reserve power lurks within the terms of s.68 and practical considerations make it essential, even were constitutional ones not also to require it, that the Governor-General should have no independent discretion conferred upon him by that section...
"Governor General of Australia ~ Government House". 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
"The Governor-General's Official residences". The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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Fleming, Tessa (3 April 2024). "Anthony Albanese announces Samantha Mostyn as Australia's next governor-general". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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"Letters Patent Relating to the Office of Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia". Federal Register of Legislation. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 21 August 2008. Gazette No. S179 of 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
"Governor-General's Commission". Federal Register of Legislation. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 2 July 2019. Federal Register id: C2019G00563. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.

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Cooper, Michael (2005). "The Dismissal 30 years on". Dismissed!: Whitlam, Fraser, Kerr and the story of 1975. Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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McPhee, Sarah (17 March 2020). "Human biosecurity emergency declared in Australia". NewsComAu. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
"Herald Sun, 18 June 2008, governor-general Quentin Bryce to get pay rise".

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Brown, Warren (2004). "Vice-Regal Rolls Royce". National Film and Sound Archive (Video). Investigating National Treasures with Warren Brown. NFSA Id: 1435553.

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Final report of the Constitutional Commission. Australian Government Pub. Service. 1988. pp. 337–8. ISBN 0-644-06897-3 – via Trove.
Final report of the Constitutional Commission. Australian Government Pub. Service. 1988. pp. 72–3, 82–3. ISBN 0-644-06897-3 – via Trove.
Final report of the Constitutional Commission. Australian Government Pub. Service. 1988. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-644-06897-3 – via Trove.
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Menzies, Robert. "War in Europe Again - 'My Melancholy Duty'". National Library of Australia. Fellow Australians, ... Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.
Final report of the Constitutional Commission. Australian Government Pub. Service. 1988. p. 342. ISBN 0-644-06897-3 – via Trove.
Final report of the Constitutional Commission. Australian Government Pub. Service. 1988. pp. 341–6. ISBN 0-644-06897-3 – via Trove.
Final report of the Constitutional Commission. Australian Government Pub. Service. 1988. p. 343. ISBN 0-644-06897-3 – via Trove.
Final report of the Constitutional Commission. Australian Government Pub. Service. 1988. p. 313. ISBN 0-644-06897-3 – via Trove.

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"McMahon 'in Casey row'". The Canberra Times. 4 April 1988. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

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"Australians for Constitutional Monarchy". Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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"Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) Declaration2020" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

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Ross, Thomas. "Rulers: Regal and Vice-Regal - Governor-Generals". Colony and Empire. Australian Nationalism Information Database. Archived from the original on 19 June 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2004.

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"Governor-General". Parliamentary Education Office. 10 November 2023.
"How is the governor-general appointed and what is their role?". Parliamentary Education Office. 14 December 2023.
"Law-making". Parliamentary Education Office. 14 December 2023.
"Cabinet". Parliamentary Education Office. 10 November 2023.
"What are reserve powers?". Parliamentary Education Office. 14 December 2023.

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Albanese, Anthony (3 April 2024). "Australia's new Governor-General". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
Abbott, Tony (25 March 2014). "A New Honour for Pre-eminent Australians" (Press release). Australian Government: Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.

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"State visit by Governor-General of New Zealand - statement by the prime minister, Mr William McMahon". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 8 September 1971. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Governor-General's Visit to Africa". Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 March 2009.

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Federal Executive Council Handbook 2021. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2021. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-925364-53-8.

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"Reserve Powers and the Whitlam dismissal". Rule of Law Education Centre. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

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"David Smith, The Role of the Governor-General". Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
Statement by the Prime Minister to the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, Vol. H of R. 138, 24 August 1984, p. 380. The Prime Minister tabled a copy of the amended letters patent relating to the office of Governor-General, together with the text of a statement relating to the document, but for some unknown reason he did not read the statement to the House, nor did he seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard. The statement was later issued by the Prime Minister's Press Office.[2] Archived 12 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine

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"Chief Scout". Scouts Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.

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Wright, Shane (31 December 2018). "Governor-General pleads for more cash to do his job after budget blowout". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
"Criticism over G-G's Africa tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

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Squires, Nick (30 June 2007). "Australians reject role for Prince William". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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Coleman, James (27 June 2021). "A ride in Australia's most majestic taxi: the Governor-General's Rolls-Royce". Riotact.

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Twomey, Anne (29 January 2019). "Why a government would be mad to advise the refusal of royal assent to a bill passed against its will". The Conversation.
Twomey, Anne (19 April 2017). "Australian politics explainer: Gough Whitlam's dismissal as prime minister". The Conversation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
Twomey, Anne (3 September 2024). "Explainer: the governor-general is also commander-in-chief of the defence forces. What does this mean in practice?". The Conversation.

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"Sam Mostyn announced as next governor general of Australia". Australian Associated Press. 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via The Guardian.
"Peter Hollingworth apologises for poor handling of sex abuse complaint". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

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"The role of the Governor-General". The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
Wright, Shane (31 December 2018). "Governor-General pleads for more cash to do his job after budget blowout". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
"Sam Mostyn announced as next governor general of Australia". Australian Associated Press. 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via The Guardian.
"Governor-General's Commission". Federal Register of Legislation. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 2 July 2019. Federal Register id: C2019G00563. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
"Oath of Allegiance" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. 1 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
"Oath of Office" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. 1 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
"Peter Hollingworth apologises for poor handling of sex abuse complaint". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
"McMahon 'in Casey row'". The Canberra Times. 4 April 1988. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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Smith, David (1996). "An Australian Head of State: An Historical and Contemporary Perspective". Papers on Parliament. 27. Australian Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"State visit by Governor-General of New Zealand - statement by the prime minister, Mr William McMahon". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 8 September 1971. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Criticism over G-G's Africa tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
Stephen, Ninian (21 June 1983). "The Governor-General as Commander-in-Chief". Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
McKeown, Deirdre; Jordan, Roy (22 March 2010). "Parliamentary involvement in declaring war and deploying forces overseas". Parliamentary Library Background Note. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2018.
Ninian Stephen (21 June 1983). "The Governor-General as Commander-in-Chief". Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018. It seems clear that no question of any reserve power lurks within the terms of s.68 and practical considerations make it essential, even were constitutional ones not also to require it, that the Governor-General should have no independent discretion conferred upon him by that section...
"Chief Scout". Scouts Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
"Brief Comments". On Target from Australia. 25 (13). Australian League of Rights. 14 April 1989. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
Quick, John; Garran, Robert Randolph (1901). The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2017. p 390 .
"Australians for Constitutional Monarchy". Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
"Australians for Constitutional Monarchy". Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
Office of Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia – Principal – Letters Patent – 21 August 1984, Prerogative Instrument – C2004Q00670[1] Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
"David Smith, The Role of the Governor-General". Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2005.
Statement by the Prime Minister to the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, Vol. H of R. 138, 24 August 1984, p. 380. The Prime Minister tabled a copy of the amended letters patent relating to the office of Governor-General, together with the text of a statement relating to the document, but for some unknown reason he did not read the statement to the House, nor did he seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard. The statement was later issued by the Prime Minister's Press Office.[2] Archived 12 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
"Governor General of Australia ~ Government House". 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
Dress worn at His Majesty's court : issued with the authority of the Lord Chamberlain "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (1912), pp. 49, 50
The title 'the Honourable' for Governors-General Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Government Special Gazette S No. 54 of 2013.
Abbott, Tony (25 March 2014). "A New Honour for Pre-eminent Australians" (Press release). Australian Government: Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
Ross, Thomas. "Rulers: Regal and Vice-Regal - Governor-Generals". Colony and Empire. Australian Nationalism Information Database. Archived from the original on 19 June 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2004.
Squires, Nick (30 June 2007). "Australians reject role for Prince William". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
"Governor-General Quentin Bryce backs gay marriage, Australia becoming a republic in Boyer Lecture". ABC News. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
Silva, Kristian (19 September 2018). "Bill Hayden, former Labor leader, turns to God despite atheist past". ABC News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

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Downing, Susan (23 January 1998). "The Reserve Powers of the Governor-General". Parliamentary Library Research Note. ISSN 1328-8016. Number 25, 1997–98.