Table of precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia


The following is the Australian Table of Precedence.
  1. The Queen of Australia: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
  2. The Governor-General of Australia: His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley
  3. Governors of states in order of appointment:
  4. #Governor of Queensland His Excellency The Honourable Paul de Jersey
  5. #Governor of South Australia His Excellency The Honourable Hieu Van Le
  6. #Governor of Tasmania Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Kate Warner
  7. #Governor of Victoria Her Excellency The Honourable Linda Dessau
  8. #Governor of Western Australia His Excellency The Honourable Kim Beazley
  9. #Governor of New South Wales Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley
  10. The Prime Minister The Honourable Scott Morrison MP
  11. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election:
  12. #Speaker of the House of Representatives The Honourable Tony Smith
  13. #President of the Senate Senator The Honourable Scott Ryan
  14. The Chief Justice of Australia The Honourable Susan Kiefel
  15. Senior diplomatic posts:
  16. #Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
  17. #Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
  18. #Chargés d'affaires and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
  19. Members of the Federal Executive Council:
  20. #Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
  21. #Treasurer
  22. #Minister for Finance and the Public Sector and Vice President of the Executive Council
  23. #Minister for Foreign Affairs
  24. #Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
  25. #Attorney-General
  26. #Minister for Home Affairs
  27. #Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education
  28. #Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
  29. #Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
  30. #Minister for Education
  31. #Minister for Health
  32. #Minister for Families and Social Services
  33. #Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
  34. #Minister for the Environment
  35. #Minister for Energy
  36. #Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population
  37. #Assistant Treasurer
  38. #Special Minister of State
  39. #Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC
  40. #Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
  41. #Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health
  42. #Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation
  43. #Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
  44. #Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories
  45. #Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister
  46. #Assistant Minister for Roads and Transport
  47. #Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance
  48. #Assistant Minister for Defence
  49. #Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific
  50. #Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
  51. #Assistant Minister for Home Affairs
  52. #Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services
  53. #Assistant Minister for Children and Families
  54. #Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
  55. Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
  56. #Administrator of Norfolk Island
  57. # Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories
  58. # Administrator of the Northern Territory
  59. The Leader of the Opposition The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP
  60. Former holders of high offices:
  61. #Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
  62. ##Bill Hayden
  63. ##Sir William Deane
  64. ##Dr Peter Hollingworth
  65. ##Major General Michael Jeffery
  66. ##Dame Quentin Bryce
  67. ##General Sir Peter Cosgrove
  68. #Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
  69. ##Paul Keating
  70. ##John Howard
  71. ##Kevin Rudd
  72. ##Julia Gillard
  73. ##Tony Abbott
  74. ##Malcolm Turnbull
  75. #Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
  76. ##Sir Anthony Mason
  77. ##Sir Gerard Brennan
  78. ##Murray Gleeson
  79. ##Robert French
  80. Premiers of states in order of state populations, then the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory:
  81. #Premier of New South Wales
  82. #Premier of Victoria
  83. #Premier of Queensland
  84. #Premier of Western Australia
  85. #Premier of South Australia
  86. #Premier of Tasmania
  87. #Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
  88. Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
  89. #Virginia Bell
  90. #Stephen Gageler
  91. #Patrick Keane
  92. #Geoffrey Nettle
  93. #Michelle Gordon
  94. #James Edelman
  95. Senior judges:
  96. #Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
  97. #President of the Fair Work Commission
  98. Chief Justices of States in order of appointment:
  99. #Chief Justice of New South Wales
  100. #Chief Justice of South Australia
  101. #Chief Justice of Tasmania
  102. #Chief Justice of Queensland
  103. #Chief Justice of Victoria
  104. #Chief Justice of Western Australia
  105. Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
  106. #Doug Anthony
  107. #Ian Sinclair
  108. #Sir William Heseltine
  109. The Chief of the Defence Force
  110. Chief Judges of Federal and Territory Courts in order of appointment
  111. #Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory
  112. #Chief Justice of the Northern Territory
  113. #Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
  114. Members of Parliament
  115. Judges of the Federal Court of Australia and Family Court of Australia, and Deputy presidents of the Fair Work Commission in order of appointment
  116. Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
  117. #Lord Mayor of Sydney
  118. #Lord Mayor of Melbourne
  119. #Lord Mayor of Brisbane
  120. #Lord Mayor of Perth
  121. #Lord Mayor of Adelaide
  122. #Lord Mayor of Hobart
  123. #Lord Mayor of Darwin
  124. Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
  125. Presiding officers of State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of the Northern Territory legislature:
  126. #President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
  127. #Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  128. #Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
  129. #President of the Western Australian Legislative Council
  130. #Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
  131. #Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
  132. #Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
  133. #President of the Victorian Legislative Council
  134. #Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  135. #President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
  136. #President of the South Australian Legislative Council
  137. #Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  138. Members of State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
  139. #Executive Council of New South Wales
  140. #Executive Council of Victoria
  141. #Executive Council of Queensland
  142. #Executive Council of Western Australia
  143. #Executive Council of South Australia
  144. #Executive Council of Tasmania
  145. #Executive Council of the Northern Territory
  146. Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations, then in the Northern Territory:
  147. #Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales
  148. #Leader of the Opposition of Victoria
  149. #Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
  150. #Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia
  151. #Leader of the Opposition of South Australia
  152. #Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania
  153. #Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory
  154. Judges of State and Territory Supreme Courts in order of appointment:
  155. #Supreme Court of New South Wales
  156. #Supreme Court of Victoria
  157. #Supreme Court of Queensland
  158. #Supreme Court of Western Australia
  159. #Supreme Court of South Australia
  160. #Supreme Court of Tasmania
  161. #Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
  162. Members of State Legislatures in order of state populations:
  163. #New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
  164. #Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
  165. #Queensland Legislative Assembly
  166. #Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
  167. #South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
  168. #Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
  169. #Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  170. The Secretaries of Departments of the Australian Public Service and their peers and the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, and Navy and Vice Chief of the Defence Force in order of first appointment to this group:
  171. #Vice Chief of the Defence Force
  172. #Chief of Navy
  173. #Chief of Army
  174. #Chief of Air Force
  175. Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
  176. Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
  177. Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign
  178. Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia