Australian order of precedence
The following is the Australian order of precedence. - The Queen of Australia Queen Elizabeth II
- The Governor-General of Australia (Michael Jeffery)
- The Governor of a State within his own State or the Administrator of a Territory within his own Territory
- Governors of states in order of appointment:
- #Governor of Western Australia (John Sanderson)
- #Governor of Victoria (John Landy)
- #Governor of New South Wales (Marie Bashir)
- #Governor of South Australia (Marjorie Jackson-Nelson)
- #Governor of Queensland (Quentin Bryce)
- #Governor of Tasmania (William Cox)
- The Prime Minister (John Howard)
- The Premier within his own State or The Chief Minister within his own Territory
- The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of appointment:
- #President of the Senate (Paul Calvert)
- #Speaker of the House of Representatives (David Hawker)
- The Chief Justice of Australia (Murray Gleeson)
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners
- Charges d'Affaires
- Members of the Federal Executive Council:
- #Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Transport and Regional Services (John Anderson)
- #Treasurer (Peter Costello)
- #Minister for Trade (Mark Vaile)
- #Minister for Foreign Affairs (Alexander Downer)
- #Minister for Defence (Robert Hill)
- #Minister for Finance and Administration (Nick Minchin)
- #Minister for Health and Ageing (Anthony Abbott)
- #Attorney-General (Phillip Ruddock)
- #Minister for the Environment and Heritage (David Kemp)
- #Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Daryl Williams)
- #Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Warren Truss)
- #Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (Amanda Vanstone)
- #Minister for Education, Science and Training (Brendan Nelson)
- #Minister for Family and Community Services (Kay Patterson)
- #Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources (Ian Macfarlane)
- #Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Kevin Andrews)
- Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
- #Administrator of Norfolk Island (Anthony J. Messner)
- #Administrator of Christmas Island (William Leonard Taylor)
- #Administrator of the Northern Territory (John Anicromatis)
- The Leader of the Opposition (Kim Beazley)
- Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
- #Sir Zelman Cowen (1977 - 1982)
- #Sir Ninian Stephen (1982 - 1989)
- #Bill Hayden (1989 - 1996)
- #Sir William Deane (1996 - 2001)
- #Dr Peter Hollingworth (2001 - 2003)
- Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
- #Gough Whitlam (1972 - 1975)
- #Malcolm Fraser (1975 - 1983)
- #Bob Hawke (1983 - 1991)
- #Paul Keating (1991 - 1996)
- Former Chief Justices of Australia in order of leaving office:
- #Sir Harry Gibbs (1981 - 1987)
- #Sir Anthony Mason (1987 - 1995)
- #Sir Gerard Brennan (1995 - 1998)
- Premiers of states in order of state populations:
- #Premier of New South Wales (Bob Carr)
- #Premier of Victoria (Steve Bracks)
- #Premier of Queensland (Peter Beattie)
- #Premier of Western Australia (Dr Geoff Gallop)
- #Premier of South Australia (Mike Rann)
- #Premier of Tasmania (Paul Lennon)
- The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (Clare Martin)
- The Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (Geoffrey Gardner)
- The Lord Mayor of a City within his own city
- Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
- #Michael McHugh
- #William Gummow
- #Michael Kirby
- #Kenneth Hayne
- #Ian Callinan
- #Dyson Heydon
- The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (Michael Black)
- The President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (Sir John Moore)
- The Chief Justice of a State within his own State
- Chief Justices of States in order of appointment:
- #Chief Justice of Western Australia (David Kingsley)
- #Chief Justice of Tasmania (Peter Underwood)
- #Chief Justice of South Australia (John Doyle)
- #Chief Justice of Queensland (M. A. McMurdo)
- #Chief Justice of New South Wales (James Spigelman)
- #(Acting) Chief Justice of Victoria (Marilyn Warren)
- Privy Counsellors
- The Chief of the Defence Force (General Peter Cosgrove)
- Chief Judges of Federal Courts in order of appointment
- Members of Parliament (see list of Australian Senators and list of members of the Australian House of Representatives)
- Judges of Federal Courts and Deputy Presidents of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission in order of appointment
- Lord Mayors of Cities in order of city populations:
- #Lord Mayor of Sydney (Clover Moore)
- #Lord Mayor of Melbourne (John So)
- #Lord Mayor of Brisbane (Campbell Newman)
- #Lord Mayor of Perth (Dr Peter Nattrass)
- #Lord Mayor of Adelaide (Michael Harbison)
- #Lord Mayor of Hobart (Rob Valentine)
- Presiding officers of State or Territory Legislatures within their own states or Territories in order of appointment
- Presiding officers of State Legislatures in order of appointment
- Presiding officer of the Northern Territory Legislature
- Presiding officer of the Norfolk Island Legislature
- Members of State or Northern Territory Executive Councils within their own state or Territory in order of appointment
- Members of State Executive Councils in order of appointment
- Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council in order of appointment
- The Leader of the Opposition of State or Territory Legislatures within his own state or Territory
- Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations
- Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory Legislature
- Judges of State Supreme Courts in order of appointment
- Members of State or Territory Legislatures within their own states or Territories
- Members of State Legislatures in order of state populations
- Members of the Northern Territory Legislature
- Members of the Norfolk Island Legislature
- Chiefs of the Naval, Air, and General Staffs in order of appointment
- Consuls-General
- Consuls
- Vice-Consuls
- Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign
Notes
- The Location of Officials matters for precedence; an official enjoys different precedence within and without of his or her state.
- The recipients of Decorations or Honours gain precedence in the order of Seniority or Superiority of the Orders themselves; the Orders of Knighthood in Australia have the same seniority as in the United Kingdom, with a few insertions or promotions of entirely Australian, non-British honours.
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