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1
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To end a session of parliament without dissolving it

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prorogue

2
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The first Australian-born Governor General

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Sir Isaac Isaacs

3
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Statute of 1931 which empowers the Prime Minister to advise he monarch of preferred appointee to GG and expect advice to be ratified

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Statute of Westminster

4
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Typical commission tenure of GG in years

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Five

5
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Last Governor General to resign was..

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Peter Hollingworth

6
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Which section of the Constitution holds the GG to account?

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2

7
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Whitlam’s refusal to take what action, according to Kerr, led to his Dismissal

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Call a double dissolution election

8
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Under which section of the Constitution did Kerr sack Whitlam

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s64

9
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Which convention was breached by Kerr in the Dismissal, which is set out in s63

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Taking advice from the Federal Executive Council

10
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Following the Whitlam sacking, Gordon Scholes, the Speaker requested the Queen reappoint Whitlam in light of the breach of a key Westminster convention, being..

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

11
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What was the key reason for Peter Hollingworth stepping down as Governor General

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

12
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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

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Official Secretary of the Governor General

13
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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

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Kline v Official Secretary of the Governor General