King of Australia

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The King of Australia is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Australia, represented domestically by the Governor-General and distinct from the monarch’s role in other Commonwealth realms.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial head of state role
constitutional monarchy office
appointedRepresentative Governor-General of Australia
appoints Governor-General of Australia
appointsOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Australia
linked to: Prime Minister
assentGivenBy Governor-General of Australia
assentsTo Acts of the Parliament of Australia
commanderInChiefRoleExercisedBy Governor-General of Australia
constitutionalBasis Australia Act 1986
Australian Constitution
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
constitutionalPowers reserve powers
constitutionalRole ceremonial head of state
symbolic embodiment of the Australian state
country Australia
currentHolder Charles III
dateOfTitleAdoption 1973
distinctFrom King of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch

monarch of Canada
monarch of New Zealand
monarch of other Commonwealth realms
doesNotResideIn Australia
governancePrinciple acts on advice of Australian ministers
governmentTypeContext constitutional monarchy
headOfStateOf Australia
legalTitleIncludes King of Australia
linkedByLawTo Australian succession legislation
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (UK)
memberOf Commonwealth realms
monarchTitleGenderVariant Queen of Australia
parliamentaryComponent the Crown
partOf Australian Crown
linked to: Crown of Australia
performsDutiesThrough Governor-General of Australia
politicalPower largely ceremonial
predecessor Queen of Australia
previousHolder Elizabeth II
representedInAustraliaBy Governor-General of Australia
residence United Kingdom
roleCreatedBy Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
roleInParliament part of the Parliament of Australia
separationFrom executive government of Australia
since 2022
style His Majesty The King
linked to: His Majesty
successionFollows British line of succession
symbolicFunctions ceremonial duties
formal appointment of ministers
formal appointment of the Prime Minister
granting of royal assent
opening of Parliament
titleUsedIn Australia

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Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of New Zealand distinctFrom King of Australia
Parliament of Australia headOfStateRole Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor of New South Wales represents Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor of New South Wales represents King of Australia
Governor of New South Wales appointedBy Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor of New South Wales appointedBy King of Australia
Royal Australian Navy allegiance King of Australia
Royal Australian Navy ceremonialChief Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Charles III, King of Canada title King of Australia
Governor-General of Australia represents Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor-General of Australia appointedBy Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
King of Australia legalTitleIncludes King of Australia
Government of Western Australia constitutionalMonarch Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Queensland Government constitutionalMonarch Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor of Queensland represents King of Australia
Governor of Queensland appointedBy King of Australia
Coat of Arms of Queensland armiger King Charles III in right of Queensland
linked to: King of Australia
Royal Australian Artillery allegiance King of Australia
Royal Australian Armoured Corps allegiance King of Australia
Australian Army Aviation Corps allegiance King of Australia
Governor of Western Australia represents Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor of Western Australia represents King of Australia
Governor of Western Australia appointedBy Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor of Western Australia appointedBy King of Australia
Governor of Western Australia subordinateTo Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor of Western Australia subordinateTo King of Australia
Queen of Australia maleEquivalent King of Australia
Crown in right of Australia legalTitle His Majesty the King in right of the Commonwealth of Australia
subject linked to: the Crown in right of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Order of Australia sovereign Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
State of Victoria headOfState Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Royal Australian Navy allegiance King of Australia
subject linked to: RAN
Permanent Navy allegiance King of Australia
Royal Standard of Australia usedBy King of Australia
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 relatedTo King of Australia
No. 82 Wing RAAF allegiance King of Australia
Executive Government of the Commonwealth exercisesPowerInNameOf the King of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Government of Tasmania monarch King of Australia
Ministers of the Crown in Queensland swearOathTo the King of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Governor of Tasmania represents King of Australia
Governor of Tasmania appointedBy King of Australia
Governor of Victoria represents King of Australia
Government of the Australian Capital Territory headOfState Monarch of Australia
linked to: King of Australia
Australian state governors represents King of Australia
Politics of Australia monarchTitle King of Australia
Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia issuedBy the Sovereign of Australia
linked to: King of Australia