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This Act may be cited as the Royal Powers Act 1953.
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Commonwealth act
This Act lets the Sovereign, while personally present in Australia, exercise any power that an Act of Parliament confers on the Governor‑General; acts, instruments or grants done by the Sovereign are legally treated as if done by the Governor‑General.
The Governor‑General’s powers remain intact, and all such actions are to be read as taken with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, affecting officials and private parties who rely on those instruments.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Royal Powers Act 1953.
This Act may be cited as the Royal Powers Act 1953.
(1) At any time when the Sovereign is personally present in Australia, any power under an Act exercisable by the Governor‑General may be exercised by the Sovereign. (2) The Governor‑General has the same powers with respect to an act done, or an instrument made, granted or issued, by the Sovereign by virtue of this section as the Governor‑General has with respect to an act done, or an instrument made, granted or issued, by the Governor‑General himself or herself. (3) Nothing in this section affects or prevents the exercise of any power under an Act by the Governor‑General. (4) In this section, references to the Governor‑General or to the Sovereign shall be read as references to the Governor‑General, or to the Sovereign, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council.
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This Act may be cited as the Royal Powers Act 1953.
(1) At any time when the Sovereign is personally present in Australia, any power under an Act exercisable by the Governor‑General may be exercised by the Sovereign. (2) The Governor‑General has the same powers with respect to an act done, or an instrument made, granted or issued, by the Sovereign by virtue of this section as the Governor‑General has with respect to an act done, or an instrument made, granted or issued, by the Governor‑General himself or herself. (3) Nothing in this section affects or prevents the exercise of any power under an Act by the Governor‑General. (4) In this section, references to the Governor‑General or to the Sovereign shall be read as references to the Governor‑General, or to the Sovereign, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council.