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In the Commonwealth Realms, the Administrator of the Government (often shortened to Administrator) is the person who, though acting in a gubernatorial capacity, is not given the title of Governor (or Governor-General or Lieutenant-Governor). In crown colonies, the person is normally known as the Officer Administering the Government. Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent sovereign states, most of which are former colonies once governed by the United Kingdom as part of the British Empire. ...
A Commonwealth Realm is any one of the 16 sovereign states that recognize Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen and head of state. ...
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Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ...
A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ...
A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ...
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Map of Akrotiri (Western) SBA Akrotiri (also known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (also known as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area or ESBA) are UK Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) in Cyprus, a former British Crown Colony. ...
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Selection of Administrators The process for selecting Administrators is not uniform within the Commonwealth, but in most jurisdictions the default Administrator is the Chief Justice or another senior member of the judiciary.
Canada In Canada the Administrator is the Chief Justice of Canada, or in his absence the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Right Hon. ...
The Supreme Court Building in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canadas highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. ...
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Australia In the Commonwealth of Australia, the Administrator, usually called the Administrator of the Commonwealth, is by convention the longest-serving state Governor.
In the states of Australia, executive authority generally passes to the Lieutenant-Governor, and in the absence of the Lieutenant-Governor, to an Administrator, who is by default the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the next most senior justice. In many states the Chief Justice is the Lieutenant-Governor. (See Administrator (Australia).) The Australian states and territories comprise the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...
A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ...
The title Administrator of the Government (Administrator) has two uses in Australia. ...
In the Northern Territory, the office of Administrator is a permanent appointment, and since the territory was granted self-government in 1978, the office of Administrator has become a largely ceremonial appointment, like that of the Governor in each State. Unlike the Governors, who are appointed by the Sovereign on advice of the Premier, the Administrator is appointed by the Governor-General on advice of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Chief Minister. There is no administrator in the Australian Capital Territory and the Chief Minister is elected by the Legislative Assembly. Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ...
The political office of the Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia has been held by the following people. ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governors perform the same constitutional and ceremonial functions in the states as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level. ...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. ...
The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
In Australia, a Chief Minister is the head of government of a self-governing territory, while the head of government of a state is a Premier. ...
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The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. ...
The Legislative Assembly is the only chamber of parliament in the Australian Capital Territory. ...
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New Zealand In New Zealand, the "order of succession" is the Chief Justice of New Zealand, followed by the President of the Court of Appeal, and then the Senior Judge of that same court.
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