King of Australia

Queen of Australia
Federal
Coat of arms of Australia
Incumbent
Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952
Details
Style	Her Majesty
Heir apparent	Charles, Prince of Wales
First monarch	Victoria
Formation	1 January 1901

The Royal Family
The Queen The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince of Wales The Duchess of Cornwall The Duke of Cambridge The Duchess of Cambridge Prince George of Cambridge Princess Charlotte of Cambridge Prince Henry (Harry) of Wales The Duke of York Princess Beatrice of York Princess Eugenie of York The Earl of Wessex The Countess of Wessex Viscount Severn The Lady Louise Windsor The Princess Royal Sir Tim Laurence Mr Peter Phillips Mrs Peter Phillips Miss Savannah Phillips Miss Isla Phillips Mrs Michael Tindall Mr Michael Tindall The Earl of Snowdon The Countess of Snowdon Viscount Linley The Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones The Lady Sarah Chatto Mr Daniel Chatto Mr Samuel Chatto Mr Arthur Chatto The Duke of Gloucester The Duchess of Gloucester The Duke of Kent The Duchess of Kent Prince Michael of Kent Princess Michael of Kent Princess Alexandra

The monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary king or queen serves as the nation's sovereign. Australia is governed under a form of constitutional monarchy, largely modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary government, while incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.

The present monarch is Elizabeth II, styled Queen of Australia, who has reigned since 6 February 1952. She is represented in Australia by the Governor-General, in accordance with the Australian Constitution and letters patent from the Queen. In each of the states, the monarch is represented by a governor, appointed directly by the Queen on the advice of each of her respective state governments.

The Australian monarch, besides reigning in Australia, separately serves as monarch for each of 15 other Commonwealth realms. This developed from the former colonial relationship between these countries and the United Kingdom, but they are now independent of each other and are legally distinct.

The monarch of Australia is the same person as the monarch of the 15 other Commonwealth realms within the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations; however, each country is sovereign and independent of the others. On all matters of the Australian Commonwealth, the monarch is advised by Australian federal Ministers of the Crown, and, effective with the Australia Act 1986, no British government can advise the monarch on any matters pertinent to Australia. Likewise, on all matters relating to any Australian state, the monarch is advised by the ministers of the Crown of that state. in 1999 the High Court held in Sue v Hill, that the Britain was a foreign power in regard to Australia's domestic and foreign affairs and it followed that a British citizen was a citizen of a foreign power and incapable of being a member of the Australian Parliament pursuant to Section 44 of the Constitution. In 2001 the High Court held that until the United Kingdom became a foreign power, all British subjects were subjects of the Queen in right of the United Kingdom and thus could not be classified as aliens within the meaning of Section 51(xix) of the constitution.

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