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COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Passed under the Royal Sign Manual and the
Great Seal of Australia, appointing
HIS EXCELLENCY
GENERAL THE HONOURABLE DAVID HURLEY AC DSC RET’D
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ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth: To His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley, Companion of the Order of Australia, Distinguished Services Cross , Governor of the State of New South Wales, Greeting:
WE DO, by this Commission under Our Sign Manual and the Great Seal of Australia, appoint you, David Hurley, in the event of the absence out of Australia, or the death, incapacity or removal, of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia for the time being, or in the event of the Governor‑General having absented himself or herself temporarily from office for any reason, to administer the Government of the Commonwealth, upon a request in that behalf being made to you in accordance with Our Letters Patent as amended relating to the office of Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
AND WE DO declare that this Commission remains in force during Our pleasure.
Given at Our Court
at Buckingham Palace
on 13 March 2015
by Her Majesty's Command,
Tony Abbott
Prime Minister