Appointment of the Vice-President and Other Members of the Federal Executive Council as Deputies of the Governor-General - August 2024

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APPOINTMENT OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT AND OTHER MEMBERS OF

THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

AS DEPUTIES OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL

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I, SAM MOSTYN AC, GovernorGeneral of the Commonwealth of Australia:

 

(a) appoint the Vice-President from time to time of the Federal Executive Council to be my deputy within any part of the Commonwealth:

 

  1.                  to summon meetings of the Federal Executive Council; and
  2.                to preside over any meeting of the Federal Executive Council at which I am unable to be present; and

 

(b) in the case of a meeting of the Federal Executive Council at which I am not present, and at which neither the Vice-President nor an acting VicePresident is present, appoint the most senior member of the Federal Executive Council present who is a Minister of State to be my deputy within any part of the Commonwealth to preside at the meeting.

 

 

 

Dated  6 August 2024

 

 

 

 

[SIGNED]

 

Sam Mostyn AC

Governor-General

 

By Her Excellency's Command

 

 

 

 

[SIGNED]

 

Anthony Albanese

Prime Minister

 

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