Table of precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia information

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The following is the order of precedence for Australia:

1. The King of Australia: Charles III^{[citation needed]}
2. The Governor-General of Australia: David Hurley
3. Governors of states in order of appointment:
   1. Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley (2 May 2019)
   2. Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker (16 June 2021)
   3. Governor of South Australia: Frances Adamson (7 October 2021)
   4. Governor of Queensland: Jeannette Young (1 November 2021)
   5. Governor of Western Australia: Chris Dawson (15 July 2022)
   6. Governor of Victoria: Margaret Gardner (9 August 2023)
4. The Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
5. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election:
   1. President of the Senate Senator: Sue Lines (26 July 2022)
   2. Speaker of the House of Representatives: Milton Dick (26 July 2022)
6. The Chief Justice of Australia: Stephen Gageler
7. Senior diplomatic posts:
   1. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
   2. Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
   3. Chargés d'affaires and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
8. Members of the Federal Executive Council:
   1. Ministry List
9. Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
   1. Administrator of Norfolk Island: Eric Hutchinson (1 April 2017)
   2. Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie (2 February 2023)
   3. Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories: Farzian Zainal (26 May 2023)
10. The Leader of the Opposition: Peter Dutton
11. Former holders of high offices:
    1. Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
       1. William Deane (1996–2001)
       2. Peter Hollingworth (2001–2003)
       3. Quentin Bryce (2008–2014)
       4. Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
    2. Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
       1. Paul Keating (1991–1996)
       2. John Howard (1996–2007)
       3. Kevin Rudd (2007–2010, 2013)
       4. Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
       5. Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
       6. Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018)
       7. Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
    3. Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
       1. Anthony Mason (1987–1995)
       2. Murray Gleeson (1998–2008)
       3. Robert French (2008–2017)
       4. Susan Kiefel (2017–2023)
12. Premiers of states in order of state populations, then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
    1. Premier of New South Wales: Chris Minns
    2. Premier of Victoria: Jacinta Allan
    3. Premier of Queensland: Annastacia Palaszczuk
    4. Premier of Western Australia: Roger Cook
    5. Premier of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
    6. Premier of Tasmania: Jeremy Rockliff
    7. Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory: Andrew Barr
    8. Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Natasha Fyles
13. Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
    1. Michelle Gordon AC (9 June 2015)
    2. James Edelman (30 January 2017)
    3. Simon Steward (1 December 2020)
    4. Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson (1 March 2021)
    5. Jayne Jagot (17 October 2022)
    6. Robert Beech-Jones (6 November 2023)
14. Senior judges:
    1. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: Debra Mortimer
    2. President of the Fair Work Commission: Adam Hatcher
15. Chief Justices of States in order of appointment:
    1. Chief Justice of South Australia (The Hon Chris Kourakis SC) (25 June 2012)
    2. Chief Justice of Tasmania (The Hon Alan Blow AO) (8 April 2013)
    3. Chief Justice of Victoria (Anne Ferguson) (2 October 2017)
    4. Chief Justice of Western Australia (Peter Quinlan SC) (13 August 2018)
    5. Chief Justice of New South Wales: (The Hon Andrew Bell SC) (7 March 2022)
    6. Chief Justice of Queensland (The Hon Helen Bowskill KC) (19 March 2022)

1. Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
   1. Ian Sinclair (17 January 1977)
   2. The Rt Hon Sir William Heseltine (26 March 1986)
2. The Chief of the Defence Force (General Angus Campbell)
3. Chief Judges of Federal and Territory Courts in order of appointment
   1. Chief Justice of the Northern Territory (Michael Grant) (5 July 2016)
   2. Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia (Will Alstergren) (10 December 2018)
   3. Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory (Lucy McCallum) (8 March 2022)
4. Members of Parliament (see Members of the Australian Senate, 2022–2025 and Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2022–2025)
5. Judges of the Federal Court of Australia and Family Court of Australia, and Deputy presidents of the Fair Work Commission in order of appointment
6. Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
   1. Lord Mayor of Sydney: Clover Moore
   2. Lord Mayor of Melbourne: Sally Capp
   3. Lord Mayor of Brisbane: Adrian Schrinner
   4. Lord Mayor of Perth: Basil Zempilas
   5. Lord Mayor of Adelaide: Jane Lomax-Smith
   6. Lord Mayor of Hobart: Anna Reynolds
   7. Lord Mayor of Darwin: Kon Vatskalis
7. Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
8. Presiding officers of State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
   1. Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: Colin Brooks (7 March 2017)
   2. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Curtis Pitt (13 February 2018)
   3. President of the Victorian Legislative Council: Nazih Elasmar (18 June 2020)
   4. Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: Jonathan O'Dea (7 May 2019)
   5. President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council: Craig Farrell (21 May 2019)
   6. President of the South Australian Legislative Council: John Dawkins) (8 September 2020)
   7. Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly: Michelle Roberts) (29 April 2021)
   8. President of the New South Wales Legislative Council: Matthew Mason-Cox (4 May 2021)
   9. President of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Alanna Clohesy (25 May 2021)
   10. Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly: Mark Shelton (22 June 2021)
   11. Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly: Dan Cregan (12 October 2021)
   12. Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly: Joy Burch (31 October 2016)
   13. Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly: Ngaree Ah Kit (20 October 2020)
9. Members of State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
   1. Executive Council of New South Wales
   2. Executive Council of Victoria
   3. Executive Council of Queensland
   4. Executive Council of Western Australia
   5. Executive Council of South Australia
   6. Executive Council of Tasmania
   7. Executive Council of the Northern Territory
10. Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations, then Leaders of the Opposition in Territory Legislatures in order of territory populations:
    1. Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales: Mark Speakman
    2. Leader of the Opposition of Victoria: John Pesutto
    3. Leader of the Opposition of Queensland: David Crisafulli
    4. Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia: Shane Love
    5. Leader of the Opposition of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
    6. Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania: Rebecca White
    7. Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory: Elizabeth Lee
    8. Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory: Lia Finocchiaro
11. Judges of State and Territory Supreme Courts in order of appointment:
    1. Supreme Court of New South Wales
    2. Supreme Court of Victoria
    3. Supreme Court of Queensland
    4. Supreme Court of Western Australia
    5. Supreme Court of South Australia
    6. Supreme Court of Tasmania
    7. Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
12. Members of State and Territory Legislatures in order of population:
    1. New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    2. Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    3. Queensland Legislative Assembly
    4. Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    5. South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    6. Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    7. Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
    8. Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
13. 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^{[citation needed]} in order of first appointment to this group:
    1. Vice Chief of the Defence Force: Vice Admiral David Johnston (6 July 2018)
    2. Chief of Air Force: Air Marshal Robert Chipman (1 July 2022)
    3. Chief of Army: Lieutenant General Simon Stuart (2 July 2022)
    4. Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (6 July 2022)
14. Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
15. Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
16. Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign
17. Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia