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The Crown in Australia

Governs Australia

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  • Appoint the Governor-General and exercise the King's powers

    The Governor-General is the King's representative in the Commonwealth (Constitution s 2), summons, prorogues and dissolves Parliament (s 5), assents to laws (s 58), and is commander-in-chief of the naval and military forces (s 68).

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  • minister.infrastructure.gov.au · checked Created minimally as the selector for the Administrators (Governor-General appointed by the King). Holders not loaded: left to world:au. For: The Crown in Australia
  • legislation.gov.au · checked Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): the sections cited in the description. For: Appoint the Governor-General and exercise the King's powers
  • aph.gov.au · checked King of Australia office created as selector; succession per Act of Settlement; holder left to world:au. For: King of Australia
  • aph.gov.au · checked Governor-General (Constitution s 2) created as selector; holder left to world:au. For: Governor-General
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Charles III, read 2026-10-12 (accession 8 September 2022; King of Australia); same person row as other realms (existing term data from the Canada load). Fallback: royal.uk blocked (HTTP 403). For: Charles III as King of Australia
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Sam Mostyn, read 2026-10-12: 28th Governor-General of Australia, assumed office 1 July 2024. Fallback: gg.gov.au unreachable from the loader. For: Sam Mostyn as Governor-General

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