Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia

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The Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia is the formal legal instrument issued by the Crown that establishes and defines the powers, functions, and appointment of the state's governor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional instrument ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ
letters patent ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Western Australia
associatedWith Crown in right of Western Australia ⓘ
Executive Council of Western Australia ⓘ
Premier of Western Australia ⓘ
bindingOn executive government of Western Australia ⓘ
category Australian constitutional law ⓘ
Western Australian law ⓘ
instruments of the Crown ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
definesFunctionsOf Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
definesOffice Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
definesPowersOf Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
effect confers authority on the Governor to exercise certain royal powers in Western Australia ⓘ
governs exercise of executive authority in Western Australia by the Governor ⓘ
governsSuccession arrangements for an administrator or acting governor when the office is vacant or the Governor is absent ⓘ
hasLegalForceIn State of Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Western Australia
interpretedInAccordanceWith constitutional conventions of responsible government ⓘ
isPartOf framework of the Western Australian Constitution ⓘ
issuedBy the Crown ⓘ
the Sovereign of Australia ⓘ
linked to: King of Australia
language English ⓘ
legalForm instrument under the Royal Prerogative ⓘ
legalStatus subordinate to the Constitution Act 1889 (WA) ⓘ
subordinate to the Constitution of Australia ⓘ
purpose to define the powers and functions of the Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
to establish the office of Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
to provide for the appointment of the Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
regulatesAppointmentOf Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
relatesTo Constitution of Western Australia ⓘ
constitutional monarchy in Australia ⓘ
relatesToOffice representative of the Monarch in Western Australia ⓘ
requires Governor to act on advice of responsible ministers, subject to reserve powers ⓘ
subjectMatter acting and deputy governors ⓘ
appointment and tenure of the Governor ⓘ
constitutional powers of the Governor ⓘ
vice-regal office ⓘ

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Governor of Western Australia → constitutingInstrument → Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia ⓘ
Executive Council of Western Australia → legalBasis → Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia