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For those who keep changing the articles I have amended, the following information can all be found in Who’s Who In Australia or at the websites I have listed:

The correct Order of Precedence for listing post-nominals can be found here: http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/pdf/OrderOfWearing.pdf

All Australian/British honours received by Australian citizens since 1901 can be found here: http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/

Privy Counsellors

A Privy Counsellor, unless also a Lord, is correctly styled:

The Rt Hon John Smith

NOT

The Rt Hon John Smith PC

OR

John Smith PC.

Only a Lord uses the post-nominals “PC”

e.g. The Rt Hon the Lord Smith PC

All current Federal and State/Territory Ministers, all former Federal Ministers, and some former State/Territory Ministers according to the rules in their respective states/territories, are entitled to the title of The Honourable (usually shortened to “The Hon”)

Senators who are also Ministers are styled: Senator the Hon John Smith

Those of us who are interested in such things find it instructive to have a person’s entire title, including pre & post-nominals, listed at the beginning of the article. It is not unusual for this to be done in other encyclopaedias and official books. I don’t believe it detracts from the article in any way.