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→Command and role: categorising the governor general as "head of state" is false they are the viceroy of the head of state, the GGs website does not imply that they exercise the power of C-IN-C by virtue of being practically head of state, it is contained in a separate paragraph, there is also a distinction between being "practically Australia's head of state" and actually being the head of state. Tags: Reverted Visual edit |
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The ADF's legal standing draws on the [[Executive (government)|executive government]] sections of the [[Australian Constitution]]. [[Section 51(vi) of the Constitution of Australia|Section 51(vi)]] gives the [[Government of Australia|Commonwealth Government]] the power to make laws regarding Australia's defence and defence forces and Section 114 prevents the [[States and territories of Australia|States]] from raising armed forces without the permission of the Commonwealth. Under [[Section 119 of the Constitution of Australia|Section 119]] the Commonwealth is assigned responsibility for defending Australia from invasion. This section also sets out the conditions under which the government can deploy the defence force domestically.{{sfn|Khosa|2010|p=2}}
[[Section 68 of the Constitution of Australia|Section 68 of the Constitution]] sets out the ADF's command arrangements. The section states that "the command in chief of the naval and military forces of the Commonwealth is vested in the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] as the [[Monarchy of Australia|Queen's]] representative".<ref name="ACs68">{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|coaca430|Australian Constitution|68}}.</ref> The Governor-General serves as the commander-in-chief as part of their role as
In practice, the Governor-General does not play an active part in the ADF's command structure and the [[Australian Government|elected government]] controls the ADF through the [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]].{{sfn|Khosa|2011|p=2}} The Minister for Defence [[Civilian control of the military|exercises control]] of the ADF under section 8 of the ''[[Defence Act 1903]]'' that states "the Minister has general control and administration of the Defence Force".<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|da190356|Defence Act 1903|8}}</ref>{{sfn|Khosa|2011|p=2}}
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