History
Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor-General
Queen Victoria’s Letters Patent, signed on 29 October 1900, established the first Commonwealth office, that of her representative, the Governor-General. The Letters Patent declare the powers of the Governor-General to constitute and appoint Judges and Ministers of State, and grant the use of a private seal. With the Constitution Act, the Royal Assent and the Royal Instructions to the Governor-General, this is one of the four documents which created the new Commonwealth. Queen Victoria appointed Read more…