In Australia's political system, the Federal Executive Council is a body established by to advise the Governor-General, and comprises, at least notionally, all current and former Commonwealth Ministers and Assistant Ministers. As the Governor-General is bound by convention to follow the advice of the Executive Council on almost all occasions, the Executive Council has "de jure" executive power. This power is used to legally enact the decisions of the Cabinet (the "de facto" body of executive power), which under conventions of the Westminster system has no "de jure" authority. In practice, the Federal Executive Council meets solely to endorse and give legal force to decisions already made by the Cabinet.