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The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which the Queen or the Governor-General completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament.
When a bill is presented to the sovereign or her representative, they may grant assent to the bill or they may withhold assent. The Governor-General may also reserve the bill to be assented to by the Queen.
In modern constitutional practice, Royal Assent may not be withheld.