The Governor General's name is Ms Quentin Bryce and her roles are to:
• dissolves the Parliament and issues writs for new elections;
• commissions the Prime Minister and appoints other Ministers after elections;
• gives assent to laws when they have been passed by the two Houses of Parliament -- the Senate and the House of Representatives**;
• acts on the advice of Ministers through the Executive Council to issue regulations and proclamations under existing laws; to appoint Federal Judges; to appoint Ambassadors and High Commissioners to overseas countries, to appoint other senior Government officials; to issue Royal Commissions of Inquiry; and other matters, as required by particular legislation;
• authorises many other executive decisions by Ministers such as approving treaties with foreign governments.
The Governor General represents the Queen. It is a ceremonial office.
How is the governor general
Which governor-general? The governor-general of Canada is in a different position than the governor-general of Australia.
The Governor General is David Lloyd Johnston.
The Governor General of Jamaica is addressed directly as 'Your Excellency' and indirectly as 'His Excellency the Governor General'
As per the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada, Canada does not use a hyphen for "Governor General".
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Elliot Belgrave is the Governor General for Barbados.
Arthur Foulkes is the Governor General for the Bahamas.
A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India.
Trinidad and Tobago has no present governor general
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.
David Johnston is the Governor General for 2011.