Yes, he represents the Queen.
The Queen.
The Governor-General is the Queen's representative on a Commonwealth level.In 2011, this is Quentin Bryce.Each of the state Governors also represent the Queen in their respective states and are not subordinate to the Governor-General.
As the Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy, the Governor-General represents the head of State, Her Majesty the Queen of Australia. By the constitutional conventions of responsible government, however, the Governor-General only exercises the Queen's functions on the advice of the Executive Council, responsible to the elected House of Representatives.However by convention the queen appoints the governor general on the prime minister's recommendation, and the governor general will always follow the advice of the government of the day.
In 2012, the governor-general of Australia is Quentin Bryce.
Haiti, which was formerly a colony of France, was never a part of the British Empire or of the British Commonwealth, therefore it does not need a Governor General to represent the Queen of England.
Sir John Kerr was the Governor General of Australia from 1974 to 1977
In 2014, Australia's Governor General is Peter Cosgrove.His Excellency was appointed by Her Majesty the Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Honourable Tony Abbott, the Prime Minister, and sworn in on 28 March 2014.Recent information about the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is found in the links below.
The Governor-general of Australia is recommended by the Prime Minister, and officially appointed by the Queen.
Quentin Bryce, Australia's governor general represents the monarchy, meaning she does not represent the forms of government such as local, state and federal, she represents the queen.
Which governor-general? The governor-general of Canada is in a different position than the governor-general of Australia.
The Governor-General has this position throughout Australia. Currently (2009), Australia's Governor-General is Quentin Bryce. However, the current Governor of New South Wales (not Governor-General) is Professor Marie Bashir AC, CVO.
The Governor General of Canada is the representative of the current Monarch.