▁role ▁has ▁changed ▁over ▁time ▁from ▁a ▁powerful ▁executive ▁with ▁v eto ▁authority ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁advis ory ▁role ▁limited ▁by ▁convention ▁and ▁preced ent . ▁However , ▁the ▁parliament ▁is ▁obliged ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁three ▁rights ▁in ▁over see ing ▁it : ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁consult ed , ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁warn , ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁encou rage . ▁The ▁governor ▁may ▁ins ist ▁on ▁being ▁consult ed ▁on ▁matters ▁before ▁the ▁parliament ▁at ▁any ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Governor ' s ▁role ▁includes ▁formally ▁opening ▁sessions ▁of ▁parliament ▁with ▁a ▁speech ▁out lin ing ▁the ▁government ' s ▁legisl ative ▁ag enda . ▁Victoria ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁to ▁ful fil ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁when ▁the ▁Governor ▁is ▁otherwise ▁un available . ▁ ▁The ▁Governor ▁is ▁not ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁Australia ' s ▁Governor - General . ▁All ▁Australian ▁state ▁govern ors ▁have ▁juris diction ▁over ▁their ▁respective ▁states ▁with ▁their ▁comm issions ▁coming ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁monarch . ▁ ▁Premier ▁and ▁Ministry ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁party ▁or ▁coal ition ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁is ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Victoria ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁government . ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁that ▁party ▁ ▁is ▁appointed ▁Premier ▁of ▁Victoria ▁and ▁other ▁senior ▁members ▁are ▁appointed ▁minister s ▁with ▁various ▁port folio ▁respons ib ilities . ▁The ▁Premier ▁and ▁the ▁Minister s ▁are ▁generally ▁responsible ▁for ▁tab ling ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁the ▁parliament .