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Prime minister of Australia is the head of the Australian Government. In the Commonwealth of Australia the Prime Minister holds the most powerful political position. Under the Governor-General, the Prime Minister of Australia holds the office on commission. The Prime minister is the leader of the political party and gains the majority of support from the House of Representatives.
John Haward is presently the Prime Minister of Australia. He was sworn in as the Prime Minister in the year 1996, on March 11th. He is the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia . John Haward is the 25th Prime minister of Australia.
Under the section 64, Governor-General appoints the Prime Minister of the country. Prime Minister is the leader of the Cabinet and conventionally he or she is always a member of the House of Representatives. A Prime Minister is presented with the commission of the office after he is sworn in by the Governor-General. “Hand in the Commission” is the term used for a Prime Minister when he is defeated in the election or is resigning from the post of Prime Minister of the country. The Commission is handed over to the Governor-General. The Governor-General can terminate the Commission if the prime minister dies while serving the period or is found incapable of handling the allotted responsibilities. A Prime Minister can also be dismissed by the Governor-General by notifying him in writing about the termination of the Commission.
The power of Prime Minister is derived from his position as the Cabinet Head.
A Prime Minister of Australia has certain limitation while practicing power over the country. A Prime Minister can be easily dismissed from his post by the Governor-General on certain criteria. If a Prime minister in power loses his designation as the Leader of his Party, he is dismissed from the post. In the House of Representatives, if the Prime Minister loses a “vote of no-confidence” he can be again dismissed or he has to resign from his post.
As per the power of the office he can pass any legislation only he is supported by both the Houses of the Parliament.
To know more about the Prime Minister of Australia and his power one can always log into the official website of the Australian Prime Minister.
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