Everything about Administrator Australia totally explained
The title
Administrator of the Government (
Administrator) has several uses in
Australia.
Administrator of the Commonwealth
At the Commonwealth level, Section 4 of the
Australian Constitution provides that:
» The provisions of this Constitution relating to the Governor-General extend and apply to the Governor-General for the time being, or such person as the Queen may appoint to administer the Government of the Commonwealth; but no such person shall be entitled to receive any salary from the Commonwealth in respect of any other office during his administration of the Government of the Commonwealth.
Following this provision, when the
Governor-General dies, resigns or is absent from Australia, an Administrator is appointed. The Administrator is styled either
Administrator of the Commonwealth or, less commonly,
Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth. On
11 May 2003 the
Letters Patent commissioning the Governor-General were amended to include revised circumstances in which an Administrator can be asked to take over.
By
convention, the Administrator is usually the longest-serving
state Governor, who holds a
dormant commission from the Sovereign (
Queen Elizabeth II) which comes into effect in these circumstances.
Administrator of a State
In the Australian states, when the Governor dies, resigns or is absent, the Lieutenant-Governor (appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier) performs the official duties of the Governor as Administrator until such time as the Crown appoints a new Governor. In the absence of both a Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of that State or the next most senior Puisne Judge, traditionally holding, ex officio, the position of Lieutenant-Governor, assumes his position as head of the executive until a Governor is appointed.
Administrator of a Territory
Unlike the Australian states, each of which is a possession of the Crown
in its own right and which therefore possesses a
Governor directly representing the
Queen, all Australian territories are possessions of the Crown
in right of the Commonwealth of Australia and the sole
direct representative of the Crown therefore remains the
Commonwealth Governor-General. Unlike the states, the territories fall within the exclusive legislative and administrative competence of the
Commonwealth. In respect of several territories the Governor-General is represented in the territory by an Administrator appointed to administer the territory on his behalf. In those territories with an Administrator, the Administrator can be considered the
indirect representative of the
Queen in the territory.
Northern Territory
In the
Northern Territory, which isn't a state and doesn't have a Governor, but which is self-governing with its own legislature and executive, the role of the Crown is filled by an
Administrator of the Northern Territory appointed by the Governor-General-in-Council – that is, the
Governor-General acting on the formal
advice of the
Federal Executive Council – on the
recommendation of the
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, in accordance with the provisions of the
Northern Territory (Self Government) Act 1978 (Cth).
Administrators of the Northern Territory since Self-Government
Australian Capital Territory
Unlike Australia's other internal self-governing territory the
Northern Territory, the
Australian Capital Territory doesn't have an Administrator. As in all other Australian territories, the
Governor-General of the Commonwealth remains the
direct constitutional representative of the
Queen in the Territory; however, pursuant to the provisions of the
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth) there's a Territory
Executive consisting of the
Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory and any other Ministers admitted by him to the Executive. The Crown is therefore represented by the Governor-General of Australia in the Government of the ACT.
Other Australian Territories
As well as the internal and largely self-governing territories of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia also possesses (or lays claim to – since Australia's Antarctic claims are not universally recognised) seven external territories, each of which falls within the sphere of influence of the
Commonwealth and is administered by the Commonwealth Government. Three of these,
Norfolk Island (which enjoys a large degree of autonomy), the Territory of
Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of
Christmas Island have permanent populations and also have an Administrator appointed by the Governor-General-in-Council to administer the territory on his behalf. The remaining four external territories, the
Australian Antarctic Territory, the
Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of
Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island, and the Territory of
Heard and McDonald Islands have no permanent population and don't have an Administrator as such but are administered directly by the
Commonwealth Government, currently under the auspices of the Attorney-General's Department.
In addition to the two self-governing internal territories and Australia's seven external territories, there's also the internal territory of
Jervis Bay. Prior to
ACT Self-Government in 1989 what is now the Jervis Bay Territory constituted part of the
Australian Capital Territory. Upon ACT Self-Government it became a separate territory located on the Australian mainland; for the most part it's populated with
Defence Force personnel. The territory doesn't have an Administrator and is administered directly by the
Commonwealth Government.
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