NRS-19795 | Commission, Oath and Swearing In Ceremony [Office of the Governor]

Certificates of the commissions to the office of Governor, Deputy Governor and Lieutenant-General.The Governor-General is appointed by the Crown, in practice on the advice of Australian Ministers of the Crown. The Governor-General holds office during the Crown's pleasure, appointments normally being for five years, but some Governors-General have had extended terms of office, and others have resigned or have been recalled.The Governor-General is appointed pursuant to Letters Patent issued by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth as Queen of Australia, which deal with the appointment of a person to the office of Governor-General, the appointment of a person as Administrator of the Commonwealth, and the appointment of a person as a Deputy of the Governor-General.The Letters Patent provide that the appointment of a person as Governor-General shall be by Commission which must be published in the official gazette of the Commonwealth. They also provide that a person appointed to be Governor-General shall take the oath or affirmation of allegiance and the oath or affirmation of office. These acts are to be performed by the Chief Justice or another justice of the High Court. The ceremonial swearing-in of a new Governor-General has traditionally taken place in the Senate Chamber. Certificate of commission for appointments. The office of Lieutenant-Governor was created in October 1786, to act as a deputy to the first Governor of New South Wales, Captain Arthur Phillip. Until the mid-nineteenth century, Lieutenant-Governors also had responsibility for the administration of other parts of the continent that were initially subordinate to the colony of New South Wales.The Lieutenant-Governor subsequently took on a legislative role, with a seat on the first Legislative Council of New South Wales in 1824, but this practice ceased as the powers of the Governor of the state evolved.Initially, the office was filled by military officers but since 1872 the role has been filled by the Chief Justice.The powers and functions of Lieutenant-Governor are set out in the New South Wales Constitution Act 1902.