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Who appoints the governor of Western Australia?

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The Governor-General is appointed by the Queen to be Her Majesty’s representative in Australia, according to Section 2 of the Australian Constitution. They are selected on the Prime Minister’s proposal and serve for a five-year term.

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Elizabeth II, the queen of Australia, is represented in Western Australia by the governor of Western Australia. The governor of Western Australia, like the governors of the other Australian states, undertakes constitutional, ceremonial, and communal functions, such as:

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presiding over the Executive Council, parliamentary procedure and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, issuing election writs, and appointing Ministers, Judges, Magistrates, and Justices of the Peace
Furthermore, all Bills passed by the Western Australian Parliament must be signed by the governor before they become Acts and enter law. However, because the governor must nearly always act on the advice of the Premier and Cabinet, such approval is virtually usually a formality.


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