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Australia –

(a)      We authorise the Governor‑General for the time being, by instrument in writing, to appoint any person, or any persons jointly or severally, to be his or her deputy or deputies within any part of the Commonwealth, to exercise in that capacity, during the Governor‑General's pleasure, such powers and functions of the Governor‑General as he or she thinks fit to assign to that person or those persons or them by the instrument, but subject to the limitations expressed in this clause;  and

(b)      We declare that a person who is so appointed to be deputy of the Governor‑General shall not exercise a power or function of the Governor‑General assigned to him or her on any occasion –

            (i) except in accordance with the instrument of appointment;

            (ii) except at the request of the Governor‑General or the person for the time being administering the Government of the Commonwealth that he or she exercise that power or function on that occasion;  and

            (iii) unless he or she has taken on that occasion or has previously taken the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance in the presence of the Governor‑General, the Chief Justice or another Justice of the High Court of Australia or the Chief Judge or another Judge of the Federal Court of Australia or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth.

      V.           For the purposes of these Letters Patent  –

(a)      a reference to the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance is a reference to the Oath or Affirmation in accordance with the form set out in the Schedule to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia;  and

(b)      a reference to the Oath or Affirmation of Office is a reference to an Oath or Affirmation swearing or affirming well and truly to serve Us, Our heirs and successors according to law in the particular office and to do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of the Commonwealth of Australia, without fear or favour, affection or illwill.

      VI.         We direct that these Letters Patent, each Commission appointing a Governor‑General or person to administer the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and each instrument of appointment of a deputy of the Governor‑General shall be published in the official gazette of the Commonwealth of Australia.

      VII.      We further direct that these Letters Patent shall take effect without affecting the efficacy of any Commission or appointment given or made before the date hereof or of anything done in pursuance of any such Commission or appointment, or of any oath or affirmation taken before that date for the purpose of any such Commission or appointment.

      VIII.   We reserve full power from time to time to