Australian constitutional law

United Kingdom legislation

former United Kingdom law disqualifying Catholic monarchs

constitutional system of government in Australia

the supreme law of Australia

highest court of jurisdiction in Australia

Act of the Parliament of Australia

The King-in-Council or the Queen-in-Council, depending on the gender of the reigning monarch, is a constitutional term in a number of states. In a general sense, it refers to the monarch exercising executive authority, usually in the form of approving orders, on the advice of the country's privy council or executive council.

type of voting procedure

thumb|Queen Victoria Opening Parliament, 1845, a painting by Alexander Blaikley depicting Queen Victoria "sitting on her Throne with the Lords of Parliament sitting before her and the Commons standing at the Bar." In the Westminster system used in many Commonwealth realms, the King-in-Parliament (Queen-in-Parliament during the reign of a queen) is a constitutional law concept that refers to the components of parliament – the sovereign (or vice-regal representative) and the legislative houses – acting together to enact legislation.

crisis over the eligibility of members of the Parliament of Australia over citizenship