澳大利亞聯邦憲法第二條

澳大利亞聯邦憲法第二條規定，在澳洲應有總督，總督代表君主代行國家元首職務。

澳大利亞聯邦總督是澳洲君主（現任君主為查理斯三世國王）在聯邦以及國家層面的澳洲代表。總督的職能和作用包括任命大使、部長和法官，對立法給予王室批准，發佈選舉令狀和授勳。總督是聯邦執行委員會的主席和澳洲國防軍的總司令。 ^[1]所有這些職位都是在澳大利亞聯邦憲法的授權下擔任。

任期由國王決定，通常為五年。

A Governor-General appointed by the Queen shall be Her Majesty’s representative in the Commonwealth, and shall have and may exercise in the Commonwealth during the Queen's pleasure, but subject to this Constitution, such powers and functions of the Queen as Her Majesty may be pleased to assign to him.
——澳大利亞聯邦憲法第2條原文（伊利沙伯二世時期）^[2]

參考資料

^ Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. National Museum of Australia. 2007 [2007-09-03]. （原始內容存檔於2007-08-29）.
^ COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT - SE）CT 2. Governor-General.. [2023-04-20]. （原始內容存檔於2023-07-15）.

[GGS-1] Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. National Museum of Australia. 2007 [2007-09-03]. （原始內容存檔於2007-08-29）.

[2] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT - SE）CT 2. Governor-General.. [2023-04-20]. （原始內容存檔於2023-07-15）.

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