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Administered items
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Assets, liabilities, revenues or expenses that are controlled by the Commonwealth Government but managed by the Office on the Government's behalf

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Administrator, the
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person (conventionally, the longest-serving State Governor) appointed
by The Queen to administer the Government of the Commonwealth
of Australia when the Governor-General is overseas or ill, or if the
Governor-General temporarily absents himself from office, or if the
position of Governor-General is vacant

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Admiralty House, Sydney
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the Governor-General's official residence at Kirribilli in Sydney

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ANAO
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Australian National Audit Office

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APS
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Australian Protective Service

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capital use charge
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dividend requirement levied on Australian Government agencies
based on changes in the value of net assets

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CEIs
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chief executive instructions

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credentials ceremony
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ceremony in which a newly appointed foreign ambassador or high
commissioner to Australia formally presents his or her credentials

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departmental items
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assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses which are controlled by the
agency in the production of its outputs

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FOI Act
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Freedom of Information Act 1982

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gazettal regulations
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rules, officially approved and published in the Commonwealth special
gazette series, which set out service and actions that may qualify
citizens for various award types

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General Division of the Order of Australia
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that section of awards in the Order of Australia through which community members may be recognised

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Government House, Canberra
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the Governor-General's official residence at Yarralumla in Canberra

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heritage property
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a property with particular aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or other
values, listed on the Register of the National Estate

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investiture ceremony
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ceremony in which the Governor-General presents Australian
Honours and Awards System awards

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long service awards
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awards made in recognition of long, diligent or efficient service,
usually in uniformed service occupations

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meritorious awards
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awards where a recipient is assessed as having gone above and beyond
normal expectations

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OH&S
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occupational health and safety

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official activities
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functions hosted by the Governor-General or Administrator at
Government House and Admiralty House

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Their Excellencies
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the Governor-General and spouse

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WalterTurnbull
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the Office's internal audit contractors

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