Australian order of precedence

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The following is the Australian order of precedence.

  1. The Queen of Australia (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)
  2. The Governor-General of Australia (His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery)
  3. The Governor of a State within his or her own State or the Administrator of a Territory within his or her own Territory
  4. Governors of states in order of appointment:
    1. Governor of New South Wales (Her Excellency Marie Bashir)
    2. Governor of South Australia (Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson)
    3. Governor of Queensland (Her Excellency Quentin Bryce)
    4. Governor of Tasmania (His Excellency William Cox)
    5. Governor of Western Australia (His Excellency Kenneth Comninos Michael)
    6. Governor of Victoria (His Excellency David de Kretser)
  5. The Prime Minister (The Right Honourable John Howard)
  6. The Premier within his own State or the Chief Minister within his or her own Territory
  7. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of appointment:
    1. President of the Senate (Paul Calvert)
    2. Speaker of the House of Representatives (David Hawker)
  8. The Chief Justice of Australia (Murray Gleeson)
  9. Ambassadors and High Commissioners
  10. Charges d'Affaires
  11. Members of the Federal Executive Council:
    1. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade (Mark Vaile)
    2. Treasurer (Peter Costello)
    3. Minister for Foreign Affairs (Alexander Downer)
    4. Minister for Defence (Brendan Nelson)
    5. Minister for Finance and Administration (Nick Minchin)
    6. Minister for Health and Ageing (Tony Abbott)
    7. Attorney-General (Philip Ruddock)
    8. Minister for the Environment and Heritage (Ian Campbell)
    9. Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Helen Coonan)
    10. Minister for Transport and Regional Services (Warren Truss)
    11. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Amanda Vanstone)
    12. Minister for Education, Science and Training (Julie Bishop)
    13. Minister for Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Mal Brough)
    14. Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources (Ian Macfarlane)
    15. Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Kevin Andrews)
    16. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Peter McGauran)
  12. Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
    1. Administrator of the Northern Territory (Ted Egan)
    2. Administrator of Norfolk Island (Grant Tambling)
    3. Administrator of Christmas Island (Neil Lucas)
  13. The Leader of the Opposition (Kevin Rudd)
  14. Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
    1. Sir Zelman Cowen (1977 - 1982)
    2. Sir Ninian Stephen (1982 - 1989)
    3. Bill Hayden (1989 - 1996)
    4. Sir William Deane (1996 - 2001)
    5. Dr Peter Hollingworth (2001 - 2003)
  15. Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
    1. Gough Whitlam (1972 - 1975)
    2. Malcolm Fraser (1975 - 1983)
    3. Bob Hawke (1983 - 1991)
    4. Paul Keating (1991 - 1996)
  16. Former Chief Justices of Australia in order of leaving office:
    1. Sir Anthony Mason (1987 - 1995)
    2. Sir Gerard Brennan (1995 - 1998)
  17. Premiers of states in order of state populations:
    1. Premier of New South Wales (Morris Iemma)
    2. Premier of Victoria (Steve Bracks)
    3. Premier of Queensland (Peter Beattie)
    4. Premier of Western Australia (Alan Carpenter)
    5. Premier of South Australia (Mike Rann)
    6. Premier of Tasmania (Paul Lennon)
  18. The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (Clare Martin)
  19. The Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (David Buffett)
  20. The Lord Mayor of a City within his or her own city
  21. Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
    1. William Gummow
    2. Michael Kirby
    3. Kenneth Hayne
    4. Ian Callinan
    5. Dyson Heydon
    6. Susan Crennan
  22. The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (Michael Black)
  23. The President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (Sir John Moore)
  24. The Chief Justice of a State within his own State
  25. Chief Justices of States in order of appointment:
    1. Chief Justice of South Australia (John Doyle)
    2. Chief Justice of Queensland (Paul de Jersey)
    3. Chief Justice of New South Wales (James Spigelman)
    4. Chief Justice of Victoria (Marilyn Warren)
    5. Chief Justice of Tasmania (Peter Underwood)
    6. Chief Justice of Western Australia (Wayne Martin)
  26. Privy Counsellors
  27. The Chief of the Defence Force (Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston)
  28. Chief Judges of Federal Courts in order of appointment
  29. Members of Parliament (see list of Australian Senators and list of members of the Australian House of Representatives)
  30. Judges of Federal Courts and Deputy Presidents of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission in order of appointment
  31. Lord Mayors of Cities in order of city populations:
    1. Lord Mayor of Sydney (Clover Moore)
    2. Lord Mayor of Melbourne (John So)
    3. Lord Mayor of Brisbane (Campbell Newman)
    4. Lord Mayor of Perth (Dr Peter Nattrass)
    5. Lord Mayor of Adelaide (Michael Harbison)
    6. Lord Mayor of Hobart (Rob Valentine)
  32. Presiding officers of State or Territory Legislatures within their own states or Territories in order of appointment
  33. Presiding officers of State Legislatures in order of appointment
  34. Presiding officer of the Northern Territory Legislature
  35. Presiding officer of the Norfolk Island Legislature
  36. Members of State or Northern Territory Executive Councils within their own state or Territory in order of appointment
  37. Members of State Executive Councils in order of appointment
  38. Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council in order of appointment
  39. The Leader of the Opposition of State or Territory Legislatures within his or her own state or Territory
  40. Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations
    1. New South Wales (Peter Debnam)
    2. Victoria (Ted Baillieu)
    3. Queensland (Jeff Seeney)
    4. Western Australia (Paul Omodei)
    5. South Australia (Iain Evans)
    6. Tasmania (Will Hodgman)
  41. Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory Legislature
  42. Judges of State Supreme Courts in order of appointment
  43. Members of State or Territory Legislatures within their own states or Territories
  44. Members of State Legislatures in order of state populations
  45. Members of the Northern Territory Legislature
  46. Members of the Norfolk Island Legislature
  47. Chiefs of the Naval, Air, and General Staffs in order of appointment
  48. Consuls-General
  49. Consuls
  50. Vice-Consuls
  51. Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign

[edit] 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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