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386:, will fulfil the role of administrator of the government (acting governor-general). These times may be when the governor-general is outside New Zealand, or is incapacitated or otherwise unable to carry out their duties, or more prominently when the position is vacant . If the chief justice is unable to become administrator of the government for similar reasons as above then the title follows the 36: 398:
As a former external territory of Australia, the head of the territory's administration was called the administrator of Papua-New Guinea before independence in 1975. The appointment was by the governor-general of Australia on the advice of the Australian minister of external territories. The minister
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Consequently, legislation passed after UDI was "enacted by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, as the representative of the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Rhodesia". Dupont would continue to use the title until 1970. When
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if its holder is incapable of rendering their duties. The federal government typically appoints the chief justice of each province as the provincial administrator of government. Unlike the federal administrator, provincial administrators cannot act if the office of lieutenant governor is vacant.
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if the governor general is incapable of rendering their constitutional duties, or if the position of Governor General is vacant following a resignation or death. The provisions to select the administrator of the government in Canada is outlined in Article VIII of the
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Usually the office of administrator is a temporary appointment, for periods during which the governor is incapacitated, outside the territory, or otherwise unable to perform his or her duties. The process for selecting administrators varies from country to country.
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was deputized by an administrator in case of high commissarial vacancy, and a deputy to the high commissioner when the high commissioner remained in office but temporarily could not fulfill his duties. Both posts were held
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was to be appointed. In deference to the Royal Family, however, on 16 December, Smith amended his original plan to appoint a Regent and Dupont was appointed as "officer administering the government".
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is also used for a permanent officer representing the head of state where the appointment of a governor would be inappropriate; it is also used for the representative of a governor.
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is a permanent appointment, and since the territory was granted self-government in 1978, the office of administrator has become a largely ceremonial appointment, like that of the
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An "administrator of the government" in Canada is a constitutional practice where an individual is empowered to perform the functions of the office of the
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Under the 1965 draft constitution, if the Queen did not appoint a governor-general within fourteen days of advice being tendered by the prime minister, a
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is the most recent in Canada designated as the "administrator of the government," having been sworn in to the position on 23 January 2021 after
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The president may also appoint the governor of a neighbouring state to be the administrator of a union territory. Since 1985 the
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for external territories consulted with the territory's chief minister as part of the appointment process.
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assumes the role as administrator should the need arise. In the absence of the chief justice, the senior
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since 1949, when it was attached to New Zealand (previously it was part of the British colony of the
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On 2 December, Smith wrote a personal letter to the Queen, asking her to accept Dupont as the new
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by the chief secretary. The rules for deputizing the analogous office in modern-day Israel, the
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The constitutional practice of an "administrator of the government" is also found within the
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later that year. In 1980, it achieved internationally recognised independence as
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in that they are a representative of the president and not a head of state.
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Rhodesia and the United Nations: UN Imposition of Mandatory Sanctions 1966
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Rhodesia adopted a republican constitution that year, he became the first
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In Ceylon, the officer administering the government in the absence of the
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Chuck Tobin, the Whitehorse Star, 1 December 2010. Accessed 1 March 2011.
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Instead, on 17 November, it appointed the former deputy prime minister,
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is traditionally the military commander of British forces in the areas.
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as governor general on 26 July 2021, on the advice of Prime Minister
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Role of the Administrator at the Governor-General of Australia site
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The term "administrator" is also used in the Canadian territory of
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is designated as the administrator of the government. Prior to the
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is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a governor or a
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in 1979, before it returned to colonial status following the
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appoints an administrator. Administrators differ from the
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in each state. Unlike the governors, who are appointed by
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the longest-serving state governor becomes administrator.
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as a League of Nations and United Nations mandate (see
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