On Monday 28 September 2009 at the National Gallery of Victoria, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce a...

On Monday 28 September 2009 at the National Gallery of Victoria, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended a reception, at which the Governor-General, as Patron-In-Chief of The Constitution Education Fund Australia, presented the 2009 Governor-General's Undergraduate Essay Competition prize.

Later, at the Koori Heritage Trust, Melbourne, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended a reception at which the Governor-General officially launched the National Indigenous Eye Health Survey data. In the afternoon, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General administered the oath of office to the Administrator of the Territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, His Honour Mr Brian Lacy. Earlier, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the transit through Australia by the Governor-General of New Zealand, His Excellency the Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand PCNZM QSO, by Colonel Dennis Scanlan CSM RFD ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.