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The title '''[[Administrator of the government]]''' ('''Administrator''') has several uses in Australia.

==Administrator of the Commonwealth==
Section 4 of the [[Constitution of Australia|Australian Constitution]] provides that:

((quote|''The provisions of this Constitution relating to the Governor-General extend and apply to the Governor-General for the time being, or such person as the Queen may appoint to administer the Government of the Commonwealth; but no such person shall be entitled to receive any salary from the Commonwealth in respect of any other office during his administration of the Government of the Commonwealth.''<ref>[http://australianpolitics.com/constitution/text/1-6.shtml Chapter 1, Part 1 – The Parliament – General] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211162714/http://australianpolitics.com/constitution/text/1-6.shtml |date=11 December 2007 )), Australian Constitution.</ref>))

Accordingly, an administrator is appointed when the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] dies, resigns or is absent from Australia. The administrator is styled either Administrator of the Commonwealth or, less commonly, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth. By [[Constitutional convention (political custom)|convention]], the administrator is usually the longest serving [[Governors of the Australian states|state governor]], who holds a [[dormant commission]] from the sovereign (currently [[Charles III]]).

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:
*17 July 1902 – 9 January 1903; [[Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson]], [[Governor of South Australia]] since April 1899, was appointed by [[Edward VII]] to the office after the sudden resignation of the [[John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun|Earl of Hopetoun]]. 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.
*2 October 1930 – 21 January 1931; [[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers]], who had been the [[Governor of Victoria]] since June 1926, became Governor-General by dormant commission after the term of [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|The Viscount Stonehaven]] expired and he left Australia. [[Isaac Isaacs|Sir Isaac Isaacs]], the [[Chief Justice of Australia]] since April 1930, was appointed to the position permanently. Lord Somers retired as Governor of Victoria later that year.
*3 February 1961 – 3 August 1961; [[Dallas Brooks|General Sir Dallas Brooks]], [[Governor of Victoria]] since October 1949, ascended to the position by the power of a dormant commission after the death of [[William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil|The Viscount Dunrossil]]. [[William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle|Lord De L'Isle]] was appointed as Governor-General a few months later in August 1961. Brooks retired as Governor of Victoria in May 1963.
*28 May 2003 – 11 August 2003; After [[Peter Hollingworth]] announced his resignation and his commission was withdrawn by [[Elizabeth II|Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]], [[Guy Green (judge)|Sir Guy Green]], who had been [[Governor of Tasmania]] since October 1995, assumed the position by dormant commission. Prime Minister [[John Howard]] announced his replacement, [[Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)|Michael Jeffery]], in mid-2003, and he took office in August. Green retired as Governor of Tasmania later that year.

On 11 May 2003, the [[letters patent]] commissioning the Governor-General were amended to enable [[Peter Hollingworth]] to stand aside as Governor-General following a controversy about his past handling of child abuse allegations,<ref name="faq">McKeown, Deidre: [http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/pubs/RN/2003-04/04rn10.htm Frequently Asked Questions About the Office of Governor-General] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713222713/http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/pubs/RN/2003-04/04rn10.htm |date=13 July 2007 )), [[Parliament of Australia]], 18 August 2003.</ref> and [[Governor of Tasmania|Tasmanian Governor]] [[Guy Green (judge)|Sir Guy Green]] was appointed Administrator<ref>Epstein, Rafael: [http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s855339.htm Sir Guy faces first day as Administrator], ''[[AM (ABC Radio)|AM]]'' [[Radio National|ABC Radio National]], 15 May 2003.</ref> until Hollingworth's permanent replacement (Major General [[Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)|Michael Jeffery]]) took office on 8 August 2003.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/08/07/919500.htm Sir Guy Green returns to Hobart], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], 7 August 2003.</ref>

The present longest serving state governor is [[Margaret Beazley]] who has been [[Governor of New South Wales]] since 2 May 2019.

In 2023, former governor-general Sir [[Peter Cosgrove]] was appointed as Administrator of the Government as Governor-General David Hurley and all state governors were overseas to attend the coronation of King Charles III.<ref>[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]</ref>

==Administrator of a state==
In the [[States and territories of Australia|Australian states]], 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 [[puisne judge]], traditionally holding, ex officio, the position of lieutenant-governor, assumes his or her position as head of the executive until a governor is appointed.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.governor.sa.gov.au/html/governor.html |title=The Role of the Lieutenant Governor |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009122355/http://www.governor.sa.gov.au/html/governor.html |archivedate=9 October 2007 |publisher=[[Governor of South Australia]]))</ref> In 2001, the [[Constitution of Queensland]] was amended to restore the office of [[lieutenant-governor]] in that state.

((See also|Governor of Queensland#List of Administrators and Lieutenant-Governors of Queensland))

==Administrator of a territory==
Unlike the Australian states, each of which is a possession of the Crown ''in its own right'' and which therefore possesses a [[Governors of the Australian states|governor]] directly representing the [[Monarchy of Australia|King]], all Australian territories are possessions of the Crown ''in right of the Commonwealth of Australia'' and the sole ''direct'' representative of the Crown therefore remains the [[Governor-General of Australia|Commonwealth Governor-General]]. Unlike the states, the territories fall within the exclusive legislative and administrative competence of the [[Commonwealth of Australia|Commonwealth]]. 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 ''indirect'' representative of the King in the territory.

===Northern Territory===
((Main|Administrator of the Northern Territory))

In the [[Northern Territory]], 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 '''[[Administrator of the Northern Territory]]''' appointed by the Governor-General-in-Council—that is, the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] acting on the formal ''advice'' of the [[Federal Executive Council (Australia)|Federal Executive Council]]—on the ''recommendation'' of the [[Chief Minister of the Northern Territory]], in accordance with the provisions of the ''[[Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978]] ([[Australian Parliament|Cth]])''.<ref>[http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/parliament/nt.shtml The Administrator as Head of State Appointment] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302084114/http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/parliament/nt.shtml |date=2 March 2008 )), [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly]].</ref>

===Australian Capital Territory===
The [[Australian Capital Territory]] (ACT) does not have an Administrator. As in all other Australian territories, the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General of the Commonwealth]] remains the ''direct'' constitutional representative of the Queen in the Territory; however, pursuant to the provisions of the ''Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 ([[Parliament of Australia|Cwth]])'' there is a Territory ''Executive'' consisting of the [[Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory]] 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 [[Minister for Territories]], who may, for example, dissolve the ACT Assembly in cases of corruption or deadlock.

===Other Australian territories===
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 [[Commonwealth of Australia|Commonwealth]] and is administered by the Commonwealth Government. Three of these, [[Norfolk Island]] (which enjoys a large degree of autonomy), the Territory of [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] and the Territory of [[Christmas Island]] 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 [[Australian Antarctic Territory]], the [[Coral Sea Islands Territory]], the Territory of [[Ashmore and Cartier Islands|Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island]], and the Territory of [[Heard and McDonald Islands]] have no permanent population and do not have an Administrator as such but are administered directly by the [[Federal Executive Council (Australia)|Commonwealth Government]], currently under the auspices of the [[Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment]] (Australian Antarctic Territory) and the [[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications]] (other territories).

In addition to the two self-governing internal territories and Australia's seven external territories, there is also the internal territory of [[Jervis Bay Territory|Jervis Bay]]. Prior to [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] 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 [[Australian Defence Force|Defence Force]] personnel. The territory does not have an Administrator and is administered directly by the [[Federal Executive Council (Australia)|Commonwealth Government]].

==Administrator of a local government area==
In Australia, [[Local government in Australia|local government areas]] 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 [https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030#ch.9-pt.2-div.6 Local Government Act 1993]. Prominent recent examples of NSW councils being operated by administrators include: [[Port Macquarie-Hastings Council]] (2008–2012), [[City of Wollongong]] (2008–2012), [[Tweed Shire]] (2005–2008), [[Warringah Council]] (1965–1967, 1985–1987, 2003–2008), 
[[Wingecarribee Shire Council (New South Wales)|Wingecarribee Shire Council]] (2021-present) and 
[[Central Coast Council (New South Wales)|Central Coast Council]] (2020–present).

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220901/http://www.gg.gov.au/governorgeneral/content.php?id=4 Letters Patent Relating to the Office of Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040404010528/http://www.nt.gov.au/administrator/ Office of the Administrator of the Northern Territory]

[[Category:Viceroys in Australia]]

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