Governor-General Commission




4684 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 218

V. We do hereby direct—

(a) That you shall, as soon as convenient after this Our Commission takes effect, and before entering on any of the duties of the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief, cause this Our Commission to be publicly read in accordance with clause V of the said Letters Patent; and

(b) That you shall, immediately after this Our Commission has been so publicly read, take, as required by the said Letters Patent,—

(i) The Oath of Allegiance; and

(ii) The Oath for the due execution of the office of Governor-General.

VI. We do hereby direct and enjoin Our Ministers of the Crown and other Officers, and all other inhabitants of Our Realm of New Zealand, to take notice of this Our Commission and to comply accordingly.

Given at Our Court at Saint James’s and issued under the Seal of New Zealand, this 28th day of November 1990, in the thirty-ninth year of Our Reign.

[L.S.]

By Her Majesty’s Command,

JIM BOLGER, Prime Minister of New Zealand.



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🏛️ Commission for Dame Catherine Anne Tizard as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
28 November 1990
Governor-General, Commission, Oath of Allegiance, Public Reading
  • Catherine Anne Tizard (Dame), Appointed Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief

  • Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand