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ROYAL POWERS ACT 1953 - SECT 2 Exercise of statutory powers by the Queen

ROYAL POWERS ACT 1953 - SECT 2

Exercise of statutory powers by the Queen

  (1)   At any time when the Queen is personally present in Australia , any power under an Act exercisable by the Governor - General may be exercised by the Queen.

  (2)   The Governor - General has the same powers with respect to an act done, or an instrument made, granted or issued, by the Queen 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 Queen shall be read as references to the Governor - General, or to the Queen, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council.

Notes to the Royal Powers Act 1953

Note 1

The Royal Power s Act 1953 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No.   74 , 1953 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Royal Powers Act 1953

74, 1953

10 Dec 1953

7 Jan 1954

 

Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3   July 2008

Schedule   4 (item   464): 4   July 2008

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Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted    am. = amended      rep. = repealed    rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

S. 2 ....................

am. No.   73, 2008