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The administrator is styled either Administrator of the Commonwealth or, less commonly, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth. By <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_convention_(political_custom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitutional convention (political custom)">convention</a>, the administrator is usually the longest serving <a href="/wiki/Governors_of_the_Australian_states" title="Governors of the Australian states">state governor</a>, who holds a <a href="/wiki/Dormant_commission" title="Dormant commission">dormant commission</a> from the sovereign (currently <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a>). </p><p>There have been four separate occasions during which a governor of one of the states has ascended to the office of Governor-General by dormant commission due to unforeseen circumstances: </p> <ul><li>17 July 1902 – 9 January 1903; <a href="/wiki/Hallam_Tennyson,_2nd_Baron_Tennyson" title="Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson">Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Australia" title="Governor of South Australia">Governor of South Australia</a> since April 1899, was appointed by <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a> to the office after the sudden resignation of the <a href="/wiki/John_Hope,_7th_Earl_of_Hopetoun" title="John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun">Earl of Hopetoun</a>. After several months acting in the position, Baron Tennyson was appointed to the office of Governor-General permanently, which is to date the only occasion on which this has occurred.</li> <li>2 October 1930 – 21 January 1931; <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Somers-Cocks,_6th_Baron_Somers" title="Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers">Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers</a>, who had been the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Governor of Victoria</a> since June 1926, became Governor-General by dormant commission after the term of <a href="/wiki/John_Baird,_1st_Viscount_Stonehaven" title="John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven">The Viscount Stonehaven</a> expired and he left Australia. <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Isaacs" title="Isaac Isaacs">Sir Isaac Isaacs</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Australia" title="Chief Justice of Australia">Chief Justice of Australia</a> since April 1930, was appointed to the position permanently. Lord Somers retired as Governor of Victoria later that year.</li> <li>3 February 1961 – 3 August 1961; <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Brooks" title="Dallas Brooks">General Sir Dallas Brooks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Governor of Victoria</a> since October 1949, ascended to the position by the power of a dormant commission after the death of <a href="/wiki/William_Morrison,_1st_Viscount_Dunrossil" title="William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil">The Viscount Dunrossil</a>. <a href="/wiki/William_Sidney,_1st_Viscount_De_L%27Isle" title="William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle">Lord De L'Isle</a> was appointed as Governor-General a few months later in August 1961. Brooks retired as Governor of Victoria in May 1963.</li> <li>28 May 2003 – 11 August 2003; After <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hollingworth" title="Peter Hollingworth">Peter Hollingworth</a> announced his resignation and his commission was withdrawn by <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guy_Green_(judge)" title="Guy Green (judge)">Sir Guy Green</a>, who had been <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Governor of Tasmania</a> since October 1995, assumed the position by dormant commission. Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/John_Howard" title="John Howard">John Howard</a> announced his replacement, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jeffery_(Australian_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)">Michael Jeffery</a>, in mid-2003, and he took office in August. Green retired as Governor of Tasmania later that year.</li></ul> <p>On 11 May 2003, the <a href="/wiki/Letters_patent" title="Letters patent">letters patent</a> commissioning the Governor-General were amended to enable <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hollingworth" title="Peter Hollingworth">Peter Hollingworth</a> to stand aside as Governor-General following a controversy about his past handling of child abuse allegations,<sup id="cite_ref-faq_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faq-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Tasmanian Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Guy_Green_(judge)" title="Guy Green (judge)">Sir Guy Green</a> was appointed Administrator<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until Hollingworth's permanent replacement (Major General <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jeffery_(Australian_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)">Michael Jeffery</a>) took office on 8 August 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The present longest serving state governor is <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Beazley" title="Margaret Beazley">Margaret Beazley</a> who has been <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_South_Wales" title="Governor of New South Wales">Governor of New South Wales</a> since 2 May 2019. </p><p>In 2023, former governor-general Sir <a href="/wiki/Peter_Cosgrove" title="Peter Cosgrove">Peter Cosgrove</a> was appointed as Administrator of the Government as Governor-General David Hurley and all state governors were overseas to attend the <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla" title="Coronation of Charles III and Camilla">coronation of Charles III</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrator_of_a_state">Administrator of a state</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_(Australia)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Administrator of a state"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" title="States and territories of Australia">Australian states</a>, when the governor dies, resigns or is absent, the lieutenant-governor (appointed by the governor on the advice of the state premier) performs the official duties of the governor as administrator until a new governor is appointed. In the absence of both a governor and lieutenant-governor, the chief of the state's supreme court or the next most senior <a href="/wiki/Puisne_judge" title="Puisne judge">puisne judge</a>, traditionally holding, ex officio, the position of lieutenant-governor, assumes his or her position as head of the executive until a governor is appointed.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001, the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Queensland" title="Constitution of Queensland">Constitution of Queensland</a> was amended to restore the office of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-governor">lieutenant-governor</a> in that state. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Queensland#List_of_Administrators_and_Lieutenant-Governors_of_Queensland" title="Governor of Queensland">Governor of Queensland § List of Administrators and Lieutenant-Governors of Queensland</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrator_of_a_territory">Administrator of a territory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_(Australia)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Administrator of a territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike the Australian states, each of which is a possession of the Crown <i>in its own right</i> and which therefore possesses a <a href="/wiki/Governors_of_the_Australian_states" title="Governors of the Australian states">governor</a> directly representing the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia" title="Monarchy of Australia">King</a>, all Australian territories are possessions of the Crown <i>in right of the Commonwealth of Australia</i> and the sole <i>direct</i> representative of the Crown therefore remains the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Commonwealth Governor-General</a>. Unlike the states, the territories fall within the exclusive legislative and administrative competence of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Australia">Commonwealth</a>. In respect of several territories the Governor-General is represented in the territory by an Administrator appointed to administer the territory on his or her behalf. In those territories with an Administrator, the Administrator can be considered the <i>indirect</i> representative of the King in the territory. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Territory">Northern Territory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_(Australia)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Northern Territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Northern_Territory" title="Administrator of the Northern Territory">Administrator of the Northern Territory</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Territory" title="Northern Territory">Northern Territory</a>, which is not a state and does not have a Governor, but which is self-governing with its own legislature and executive, the role of the Crown is filled by an <b><a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Northern_Territory" title="Administrator of the Northern Territory">Administrator of the Northern Territory</a></b> appointed by the Governor-General-in-Council—that is, the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor-General</a> acting on the formal <i>advice</i> of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Executive_Council_(Australia)" title="Federal Executive Council (Australia)">Federal Executive Council</a>—on the <i>recommendation</i> of the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_the_Northern_Territory" title="Chief Minister of the Northern Territory">Chief Minister of the Northern Territory</a>, in accordance with the provisions of the <i><a href="/wiki/Northern_Territory_(Self-Government)_Act_1978" title="Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978">Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978</a> (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Parliament">Cth</a>)</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_Capital_Territory">Australian Capital Territory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_(Australia)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Australian Capital Territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Australian Capital Territory">Australian Capital Territory</a> (ACT) does not have an Administrator. As in all other Australian territories, the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor-General of the Commonwealth</a> remains the <i>direct</i> constitutional representative of the Queen in the Territory; however, pursuant to the provisions of the <i>Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (<a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Australia" title="Parliament of Australia">Cwth</a>)</i> there is a Territory <i>Executive</i> consisting of the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory">Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory</a> and any other Ministers admitted by them to the Executive. The Crown is therefore represented by the Governor-General of Australia in the Government of the ACT. However, reserve powers analogous to those vested in a State Governor are vested by the Act in the Federal <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Territories" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Territories">Minister for Territories</a>, who may, for example, dissolve the ACT Assembly in cases of corruption or deadlock. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_Australian_territories">Other Australian territories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_(Australia)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other Australian territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As well as the internal and largely self-governing territories of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia also possesses (or lays claim to—since Australia's Antarctic claims are not universally recognised) seven external territories, each of which falls within the sphere of influence of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Australia">Commonwealth</a> and is administered by the Commonwealth Government. Three of these, <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Island" title="Norfolk Island">Norfolk Island</a> (which enjoys a large degree of autonomy), the Territory of <a href="/wiki/Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands" title="Cocos (Keeling) Islands">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a> and the Territory of <a href="/wiki/Christmas_Island" title="Christmas Island">Christmas Island</a> have permanent populations and also have an Administrator appointed by the Governor-General-in-Council to administer the territory on their behalf. The remaining four external territories, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Antarctic_Territory" title="Australian Antarctic Territory">Australian Antarctic Territory</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Coral_Sea_Islands_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Coral Sea Islands Territory">Coral Sea Islands Territory</a>, the Territory of <a href="/wiki/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands" title="Ashmore and Cartier Islands">Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island</a>, and the Territory of <a href="/wiki/Heard_and_McDonald_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Heard and McDonald Islands">Heard and McDonald Islands</a> have no permanent population and do not have an Administrator as such but are administered directly by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Executive_Council_(Australia)" title="Federal Executive Council (Australia)">Commonwealth Government</a>, currently under the auspices of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Agriculture,_Water_and_the_Environment" title="Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment">Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment</a> (Australian Antarctic Territory) and the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Infrastructure,_Transport,_Regional_Development,_Communications_and_the_Arts" title="Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts">Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts</a> (other territories). </p><p>In addition to the two self-governing internal territories and Australia's seven external territories, there is also the internal territory of <a href="/wiki/Jervis_Bay_Territory" title="Jervis Bay Territory">Jervis Bay</a>. Prior to <a href="/wiki/Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Australian Capital Territory">ACT</a> Self-Government in 1989, what is now the Jervis Bay Territory constituted part of the Australian Capital Territory. Upon ACT Self-Government it became a separate territory located on the Australian mainland; for the most part it is populated with <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force" title="Australian Defence Force">Defence Force</a> personnel. The territory does not have an Administrator and is administered directly by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Executive_Council_(Australia)" title="Federal Executive Council (Australia)">Commonwealth Government</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrator_of_a_local_government_area">Administrator of a local government area</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_(Australia)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Administrator of a local government area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Australia, <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Australia" title="Local government in Australia">local government areas</a> are the third tier of government in Australia administered by the states and territories, and in cases where the state government has been obliged to dismiss or suspend the operations of local government in an area, an Administrator is appointed to take the place of the elected mayor and councillors. In New South Wales, with 132 local government authorities in 2016, the powers of an Administrator are set out in Chapter 9, Part 2, Division 6 (Appointment of administrator), Sections 255-259, of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030#ch.9-pt.2-div.6">Local Government Act 1993</a>. Prominent recent examples of NSW councils being operated by administrators include: <a href="/wiki/Port_Macquarie-Hastings_Council" title="Port Macquarie-Hastings Council">Port Macquarie-Hastings Council</a> (2008–2012), <a href="/wiki/City_of_Wollongong" title="City of Wollongong">City of Wollongong</a> (2008–2012), <a href="/wiki/Tweed_Shire" title="Tweed Shire">Tweed Shire</a> (2005–2008), <a href="/wiki/Warringah_Council" title="Warringah Council">Warringah Council</a> (1965–1967, 1985–1987, 2003–2008), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wingecarribee_Shire_Council_(New_South_Wales)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wingecarribee Shire Council (New South Wales) (page does not exist)">Wingecarribee Shire Council</a> (2021-present) and <a href="/wiki/Central_Coast_Council_(New_South_Wales)" title="Central Coast Council (New South Wales)">Central Coast Council</a> (2020–2024). Tasmanian <a href="/wiki/Huon_Valley_Council" title="Huon Valley Council">Huon Valley Council</a> was placed in administration from 2016 until 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Administrator_(Australia)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://australianpolitics.com/constitution/text/1-6.shtml">Chapter 1, Part 1 – The Parliament – General</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211162714/http://australianpolitics.com/constitution/text/1-6.shtml">Archived</a> 11 December 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Australian Constitution.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-faq-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-faq_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McKeown, Deidre: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/pubs/RN/2003-04/04rn10.htm">Frequently Asked Questions About the Office of Governor-General</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070713222713/http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/pubs/RN/2003-04/04rn10.htm">Archived</a> 13 July 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Australia" title="Parliament of Australia">Parliament of Australia</a>, 18 August 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Epstein, Rafael: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s855339.htm">Sir Guy faces first day as Administrator</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/AM_(ABC_Radio)" class="mw-redirect" title="AM (ABC Radio)">AM</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Radio_National" title="Radio National">ABC Radio National</a>, 15 May 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/08/07/919500.htm">Sir Guy Green returns to Hobart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a>, 7 August 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gg.gov.au/about-governor-general/media/governor-general-attend-coronation-and-undertake-state-visit-greece">Governor-General to attend Coronation and undertake State Visit to Greece</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071009122355/http://www.governor.sa.gov.au/html/governor.html">"The Role of the Lieutenant Governor"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Australia" title="Governor of South 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