Governor-General definition

Governor-General means Governor-General acting with the advice of the Executive Council.
Governor-General means the Governor-General of the Commonwealth, and includes a person for the time being administering the Government of the Commonwealth.
Governor-General means the Officer for the time being administering the Government of the State, and includes the Minister during such time as that office exists;

Examples of Governor-General in a sentence

  • Governor-General to be informed concerning matters of government.

  • Subsection 102.1(2A) of the Criminal Code provides that before the Governor-General makes a regulation specifying an organisation for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘terrorist organisation’ in subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code, the Minister must arrange for the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives to be briefed in relation to the proposed regulation.

  • Nothing in this section shall prevent Parliament from conferring functions on persons or authorities other than the Governor-General.

  • The Commissioner holds office on such terms and conditions (if any) in respect of matters not provided for by this Act as are determined by the Governor-General.

  • However, the Governor-General has power to make ordinances for the ACT on a limited number of topics (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).Note 4 The written laws in force in the ACT also include the Commonwealth Constitution, Commonwealth Acts, and regulations and other legislative instruments made under Commonwealth Acts.


More Definitions of Governor-General

Governor-General means Governor-General with the advice of the Executive Council. ''Governor'' means Governor with the advice of the Executive Council.
Governor-General means the Governor-General of Jamaica;
Governor-General means the officer for the time being administering the government of the Union of South Africa acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof;
Governor-General means the Governor-General of Belize appointed by Her Majesty under section 30 of the Belize Constitution and includes an Acting Governor-General appointed by Her Majesty under section 31 of the Belize Constitution and the Deputy Governor- General appointed by the Governor-General under section 33(1) of the Belize Constitution;
Governor-General means the State President as defined in this section;
Governor-General s pension” means the pension payable un- der this Act to a person who has ceased to be Governor-Gen- eral;
Governor-General means the Governor-General of Belize appointed by Her