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
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 | Date | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |
74, 1953 | 10 Dec 1953 | 7 Jan 1954 |
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73, 2008 | 3 July 2008 | Schedule 4 (item 464): 4 July 2008 | -- |
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 = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |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 |