The constitution still has s 74 which allows some court appeals to the Privy Council. This is despite efforts to block all links with UK.  The Judicial Committee of Privy Council of King Charles III consists of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and senior judges from the Commonwealth.
Recent/Current Judges (Feb 2026 hearings): Chairman - Lord Reed. Lord Hodge, Lord Briggs, Lord Burrows, Lady Rose, Lord Richards, Lady Simler, and Lord Doherty.
Function: The JCPC hears appeals and makes reports to His Majesty in Council.

Then Lord Reed as Chairman can in theory advise the monarch on royal decisions for Australia, which places Reed above the Gov General in hierarchy.  Reed has an undemocratic appointment and can't sit in the House of Lords, being a judge.  He is not royalty and not a president. Technically, king and judge own Australia, but someone has to.

chimera wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2026 at 7:57pm:

So, the Privy Council in Australia, bad, then.

It's easy to forget that institutions like the monarchy and the Privy Council are ancient, predating democracy by centuries.

The monarchy, and all the ancient institutions attached to it, have been gradually fudged to fit increasingly more democratic governance since the Glorious Revolution of 1688; from the end of monarchical divine right to rule to modern constitutional monarchy.

Some of the last vestiges of ancient monarchy are: the reserve powers (whatever they are) and the Privy Council.

chimera wrote Yesterday at 9:39am:

Charles III is the King of Australia by proclamation.

By convention, the king of Australia must accept the advice of his Australian vice-regal, who must, in his turn, accept the advice of the Australian prime minister.

Any chance an Australian G-G or PM would advise the king to make war on his subjects? The last king who did that was executed.

MeisterEckhart wrote Yesterday at 9:45am:

Trump can be Oz dictator by proclamation, or the mushroom lady can be. It's a dud. A referendum is needed.

It's not the GGen who is on the Privy Council and he don't bend Charles' ear. Lord Reed does. The British public and Commons gave us the constitution, thanks very much, and they're OK with the royal stuff. Oz convicts aren't decent chaps and poms won't mind sending in the lads to smarten up the colonials.

Could be. Maybe not. The thing is that as it stands now, Oz is solidly and legally much the same as in 1901.  There is a string reaching from the throne, at Spur Road London, to the High Court of Oz at 31 Parkes Place East, Canberra. Lord Reed holds this in his imperial grip like a dog handler. However its effect is limited and scarcely noticed. Monarchists tell themselves it's an Australian monarchy and if it works for them...

There are 11.5 million houses (apart from units) at average $1mill. or $11 trillion owned by C Windsor. There are some holes with stuff in them also. James Cook was on to something but undervalued it at the time, a smart investor. A pom.

Frank wrote Yesterday at 5:42pm:

President Hawke gave us the 1986 Constitution after he won the America's Cup in 1983 with Australia II.