2Exercise of statutory powers by the Sovereign#
(1)At any time when the Sovereign is personally present in Australia, any power under an Act exercisable by the Governor-General may be exercised by the Sovereign.
(2)The Governor-General has the same powers with respect to an act done, or an instrument made, granted or issued, by the Sovereign by virtue of this section as the Governor-General has with respect to an act done, or an instrument made, granted or issued, by the Governor-General himself or herself.
(3)Nothing in this section affects or prevents the exercise of any power under an Act by the Governor-General.
(4)In this section, references to the Governor-General or to the Sovereign shall be read as references to the Governor-General, or to the Sovereign, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council.
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