COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Passed under the Royal Sign Manual and the
Great Seal of Australia, appointing
GENERAL THE HONOURABLE SIR PETER COSGROVE AK CVO MC (RETD)
CHARLES THE THIRD, by the Grace of God King of Australia and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth: To General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, Knight of the Order of Australia, Commander of The Royal Victorian Order, Military Cross (Retired), Greeting:
WE DO, by this Commission under Our Sign Manual and the Great Seal of Australia, appoint you, Sir Peter Cosgrove, in the event of the absence out of Australia, or the death, incapacity or removal, of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia for the time being, or in the event of the Governor-General having absented himself or herself temporarily from office for any reason, to administer the Government of the Commonwealth, upon a request in that behalf being made to you in accordance with the Letters Patent issued by Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth The Second, on 21 August 2008 as amended relating to the office of Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
AND WE DO declare that the Commission remains in force during Our pleasure.
Given at Our Court
At Birkhall
On 19 April 2023
By His Majesty’s Command,
Prime Minister