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Iain Jameson wrote:
 
:> My question, badly posed in hindsight, was can the G-G throw
:> the bill out if people lobby him to - a sort of last defence.
:> Not on his own initiative.
:> 
:> Apologies for that.
:> 
:> I guess the answer will still be no.

From our constitution:
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Royal assent to Bills. 
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58. When a proposed law passed by both Houses of the Parliament is 
presented to the Governor-General for the Queen's
assent, he shall declare, according to his discretion, but subject to 
this Constitution, that he assents in the Queen's name, or that
he withholds assent, or that he reserves the law for the Queen's 
pleasure. 

Recommendations by Governor-General.
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The Governor-General may return to the house in which it originated any 
proposed law so presented to him, and may transmit
therewith any amendments which he may recommend, and the Houses may deal 
with the recommendation. 

Disallowance by the Queen. 
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59. The Queen may disallow any law within one year from the
Governor-General's assent, and such disallowance on being
made known by the Governor-General by speech or message to each of the 
Houses of the Parliament, or by Proclamation,
shall annul the law from the day when the disallowance is so made known. 

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So basically, if the GG doesn't like it, he can return it with 
recommendations.  The constituion makes no mention (as far as I can see) 
as to how wide ranging these recommendations can be. 

And then the Queen, if she so desires, can (within a year) remove the law 
, even if the GG passed it.

Old Wolf