▁any ▁government ▁business . ▁Parliament ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁scr ut in ise ▁government ▁business ▁is ▁assist ed ▁by ▁independent ▁ar bit ers ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁aud itor - general ▁and ▁om bud s man . ▁Parliament ▁has ▁specifically ▁legisl ated ▁for ▁these ▁positions , ▁known ▁as ▁" O ffic ers ▁of ▁Parliament " ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁represent atives ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁interest . ▁The ▁powers ▁of ▁these ▁officers ▁are ▁designed ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁operate ▁independent ▁of ▁inter ference . ▁The ▁Aud itor - General , ▁for ▁example , ▁is ▁legisl ated ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁Aud it ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁over se es ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁public ▁assets ▁and ▁budget ary ▁aud its . ▁ ▁Governor ▁The ▁Mon arch ▁( Que en ▁Elizabeth ▁II ) ▁is ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁monarch ' s ▁powers ▁are ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁turn ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Queen ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁Premier . ▁Among ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁vice - reg al ▁duties ▁are ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Parliament ▁and ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁acts ▁that ▁are ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁governor ▁retain s ▁executive ▁powers ▁over ▁the ▁parliament , ▁such ▁as ▁swe aring ▁in ▁minister s , ▁issu ing ▁writ s ▁for ▁election ▁and ▁dissol ving ▁the ▁parliament . ▁The ▁governor ▁generally ▁acts ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁premier ▁and ▁the ▁minister s ▁of ▁government ▁when ▁performing ▁these ▁functions . ▁This ▁following ▁of ▁advice ▁reflect s ▁how ▁the ▁governor ' s