Dormant Commission Appointing the Chief Justice of Western Australia or the Most Senior Available Judge to be the Administrator 2018 (WA)

Western Australia Western Australia Dormant Commission Appointing the Chief Justice of Western Australia or the Most Senior Available Judge to be the Administrator 2018 Western Australia Dormant Commission Appointing the Chief Justice of Western Australia or the Most Senior Available Judge to be the Administrator 2018 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Purpose of commission 2 5. Appointment of Chief Justice as Administrator 2 6. Appointment of most senior available Judge as Administrator 3 7. Powers and functions when administering government of the State 3 Notes Compilation table 4 Defined terms Western Australia Dormant Commission Appointing the Chief Justice of Western Australia or the Most Senior Available Judge to be the Administrator 2018 Issued by the Governor under clause XV of the Letters Patent Relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia, dated 14 February 1986, the Australia Act 1986 (Commonwealth) section 7(2) and the Australia Act 1986 (UK) section 7(2).

1. Citation This commission is the Dormant Commission Appointing the Chief Justice of Western Australia or the Most Senior Available Judge to be the Administrator 2018.

2. Commencement This commission comes into operation on the day after the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

3. Terms used In this commission — Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of Western Australia for the time being; Judge does not include the Chief Justice; Letters Patent means the Letters Patent Relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia, dated 14 February 1986; Lieutenant‑Governor means the Lieutenant‑Governor of the State; most senior available Judge means the most senior Judge present in the State and able to act; State means the State of Western Australia.