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The Governor-General of Australia has forcibly dissolved Australia's parliament before back in 1975, causing a constitutional crisis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional...
But yes, the current monarch strongly adheres to conventions of not exercising her devolved(?) powers.
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The Governor-General of Australia has forcibly dissolved Australia's parliament before back in 1975, causing a constitutional crisis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional...
But yes, the current monarch strongly adheres to conventions of not exercising her devolved(?) powers.