The Governor-General is the Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand's armed forces. You know the Governor-General has special powers because of this role. These powers relate to the armed forces raised and maintained under section 5. The Governor-General already has some powers that are not part of this Act. This section does not change those powers. You can find more information about this by looking at related laws.
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The Governor-General, by virtue of being Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand, shall have such powers and may exercise and discharge such duties and obligations relating to any armed forces raised and maintained under section 5 as pertain to the office of Commander-in-Chief.
Nothing in this section or in section 5 shall affect any power vested in the Governor-General apart from this Act.
