Australian order of precedence

The following is the Australian order of precedence.

1. The Queen of Australia Queen Elizabeth II
2. The Governor-General of Australia (Michael Jeffery)
3. The Governor of a State within his own State or the Administrator of a Territory within his own Territory
4. Governors of states in order of appointment:
   1. Governor of Western Australia (John Sanderson)
   2. Governor of Victoria (John Landy)
   3. Governor of New South Wales (Marie Bashir)
   4. Governor of South Australia (Marjorie Jackson-Nelson)
   5. Governor of Queensland (Quentin Bryce)
   6. Governor of Tasmania (William Cox)
5. The Prime Minister (John Howard)
6. The Premier within his own State or The Chief Minister within his 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 Transport and Regional Services (John Anderson)
    2. Treasurer (Peter Costello)
    3. Minister for Trade (Mark Vaile)
    4. Minister for Foreign Affairs (Alexander Downer)
    5. Minister for Defence (Robert Hill)
    6. Minister for Finance and Administration (Nick Minchin)
    7. Minister for Health and Ageing (Anthony Abbott)
    8. Attorney-General (Phillip Ruddock)
    9. Minister for the Environment and Heritage (David Kemp)
    10. Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Daryl Williams)
    11. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Warren Truss)
    12. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (Amanda Vanstone)
    13. Minister for Education, Science and Training (Brendan Nelson)
    14. Minister for Family and Community Services (Kay Patterson)
    15. Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources (Ian Macfarlane)
    16. Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Kevin Andrews)
12. Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
    1. Administrator of Norfolk Island (Anthony J. Messner )
    2. Administrator of Christmas Island (William Leonard Taylor )
    3. Administrator of the Northern Territory (John Anicromatis )
13. The Leader of the Opposition (Kim Beazley)
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 Harry Gibbs (1981 - 1987)
    2. Sir Anthony Mason (1987 - 1995)
    3. Sir Gerard Brennan (1995 - 1998)
17. Premiers of states in order of state populations:
    1. Premier of New South Wales (Bob Carr)
    2. Premier of Victoria (Steve Bracks)
    3. Premier of Queensland (Peter Beattie)
    4. Premier of Western Australia (Dr Geoff Gallop)
    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 (Geoffrey Gardner )
20. The Lord Mayor of a City within his own city
21. Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
    1. Michael McHugh
    2. William Gummow
    3. Michael Kirby
    4. Kenneth Hayne
    5. Ian Callinan
    6. Dyson Heydon
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 Western Australia (David Kingsley )
    2. Chief Justice of Tasmania (Peter Underwood )
    3. Chief Justice of South Australia (John Doyle)
    4. Chief Justice of Queensland (M. A. McMurdo )
    5. Chief Justice of New South Wales (James Spigelman )
    6. (Acting) Chief Justice of Victoria (Marilyn Warren )
26. Privy Counsellors
27. The Chief of the Defence Force (General Peter Cosgrove)
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 own state or Territory
40. Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations
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

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.