Chapter 13 Accountability of the GG

Question 1

To end a session of parliament without dissolving it

Answer 1

prorogue

Question 2

The first Australian-born Governor General

Answer 2

Sir Isaac Isaacs

Question 3

Statute of 1931 which empowers the Prime Minister to advise he monarch of preferred appointee to GG and expect advice to be ratified

Answer 3

Statute of Westminster

Question 4

Typical commission tenure of GG in years

Answer 4

Five

Question 5

Last Governor General to resign was..

Answer 5

Peter Hollingworth

Question 6

Which section of the Constitution holds the GG to account?

Answer 6

2

Question 7

Whitlam’s refusal to take what action, according to Kerr, led to his Dismissal

Answer 7

Call a double dissolution election

Question 8

Under which section of the Constitution did Kerr sack Whitlam

Answer 8

s64

Question 9

Which convention was breached by Kerr in the Dismissal, which is set out in s63

Answer 9

Taking advice from the Federal Executive Council

Question 10

Following the Whitlam sacking, Gordon Scholes, the Speaker requested the Queen reappoint Whitlam in light of the breach of a key Westminster convention, being..

Answer 10

The Prime Minister holds power by virtue of the confidence of the House of Reps

Question 11

What was the key reason for Peter Hollingworth stepping down as Governor General

Answer 11

Failing to act adequately on reports of child abuse in the Anglican Church when he was Archbishop of Brisbane

Question 12

Since 1984, this position has been subject to the accountability standards set out for the public service, in order to ensure greater accountability of the Governor General

Answer 12

Official Secretary of the Governor General

Question 13

This High Court case of 2013 found that the Office of the Governor General was not required to submit to an FOI request to reveal information regarding the award of Order of Australia

Answer 13

Kline v Official Secretary of the Governor General