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The King's only necessary constitutional function is to appoint the Governor-General, and in doing this the King acts as advised by the Australian Prime Minister. The Constitution gives the King the power to disallow an Australian Act of Parliament, but this has never been done and it is extremely unlikely that it would ever be done.
The Constitution itself is contained in clause 9 of the British Act. The first eight clauses of the British Act are commonly referred to as the 'covering clauses'. They contain mainly introductory, explanatory and consequential provisions. For example, covering clause 2 provides that references to 'the Queen' (meaning Queen Victoria, who was British sovereign at the time the British Act was enacted) shall include references to Queen Victoria's heirs and successors. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, references in the Constitution to 'the Queen' now include King Charles III.
What Whitlam did was remove the words 'United Kingdom' and 'Defender of the Faith' from the 1953 style ... He had wanted also to remove the words 'by the Grace of God', but the Queen would not hear of it.
The Northern Territory's constitutional position means that it is not constitutionally necessary for the Territory to request or consent to the Commonwealth enactment, however the government considers it desirable to ensure so far as possible, that arrangements in place in the Northern Territory mirror those in place between the Commonwealth and the states.
Under the Australian Constitution, the only action performed by The King is the appointment of the Governor-General (on the advice of the Australian Prime Minister)
The Governor-General of Australia is His Majesty The King's representative. In practice, they are Australia's Head of State and have a range of constitutional and ceremonial duties.
Australia is a representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy. It is also a federation of states. Many features of Australia's system of government are based on the Westminster system.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Under the Australian Constitution, the only action performed by The King is the appointment of the Governor-General (on the advice of the Australian Prime Minister)
What Whitlam did was remove the words 'United Kingdom' and 'Defender of the Faith' from the 1953 style ... He had wanted also to remove the words 'by the Grace of God', but the Queen would not hear of it.