# Table of precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia

The following is the order of precedence for Australia:
* King of Australia: King Charles III
* Governor-General of Australia: Sam Mostyn
* Governor of the State when within their own State.
* Governors of the other (or all) States in order of appointment:
** Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley (2 May 2019)
** Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker (16 June 2021)
** Governor of South Australia: Frances Adamson (7 October 2021)
** Governor of Queensland: Jeannette Young (1 November 2021)
** Governor of Western Australia: Chris Dawson (15 July 2022)
** Governor of Victoria: Margaret Gardner (9 August 2023)
* When within the Northern Territory, the Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie (2 February 2023)
* Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
* When within their own State or Territory, the Premier of the State or the Chief Minister of the Territory
* The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election (if they are elected at the same time, the President of the Senate takes precedence):
** President of the Senate: Senator Sue Lines (26 July 2022)
** Speaker of the House of Representatives: Milton Dick (26 July 2022)
* Chief Justice of Australia: Stephen Gageler
* Senior diplomatic posts:
** Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
** Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
** Chargés d'affaires ad interim and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
* Members of the Federal Executive Council under summons (in practice, this is all current Ministers and Assistant Ministers of the Commonwealth of Australia):
** Ministry List
* The Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
* The Leader of the Opposition: Peter Dutton
* Former holders of high offices:
** Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
*** William Deane (1996–2001)
*** Peter Hollingworth (2001–2003)
*** Quentin Bryce (2008–2014)
*** Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
*** David Hurley (2019-2024)
** Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
*** Paul Keating (1991–1996)
*** John Howard (1996–2007)
*** Kevin Rudd (2007–2010, 2013)
*** Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
*** Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
*** Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018)
*** Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
** Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
*** Anthony Mason (1987–1995)
*** Murray Gleeson (1998–2008)
*** Robert French (2008–2017)
*** Susan Kiefel (2017–2023)
* Premiers of states in order of state populations, then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
** Premier of New South Wales: Chris Minns
** Premier of Victoria: Jacinta Allan
** Premier of Queensland: David Crisafulli
** Premier of Western Australia: Roger Cook
** Premier of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
** Premier of Tasmania: Jeremy Rockliff
** Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory: Andrew Barr
** Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Natasha Fyles
* The Lord Mayor when within their jurisdiction
* Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
** Michelle Gordon (9 June 2015)
** James Edelman (30 January 2017)
** Simon Steward (1 December 2020)
** Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson (1 March 2021)
** Jayne Jagot (17 October 2022)
** Robert Beech-Jones (6 November 2023)
* Senior judges:
** Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: Debra Mortimer
** Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Division 1; the former Family Court of Australia): Will Alstergren
** Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2; the former Federal Circuit Court of Australia): Jointly held with the above by Will Alstergren
* The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the (Australian) jurisdiction
* The other Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories in order of appointment (where the Lieutenant-Governor of the states is not also Chief Justice, they take precedence immediately after that State's Chief Justice) :
** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia: Chris Kourakis (25 June 2012)
** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory: Michael Grant (5 July 2016)
** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria: Anne Ferguson (2 October 2017)
** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia: Peter Quinlan (13 August 2018)
** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales: Andrew Bell (7 March 2022)
** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory: Lucy McCallum (8 March 2022)
** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland: Helen Bowskill (19 March 2022)
** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania: Chris Shanahan (20 January 2025)
* Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
** Ian Sinclair (17 January 1977)
** Sir William Heseltine (26 March 1986)
* The Chief of the Defence Force (Admiral David Johnston)
* Chief Judges of State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
* Members of Parliament (see Members of the Australian Senate, 2022–2025 and Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2022–2025)
* Presidents of Federal Tribunals:
** President of the Fair Work Commission: Adam Hatcher SC
** President of the Administrative Review Tribunal: Emilios Kyrou
* Other Judges of Federal, State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
* Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
** Lord Mayor of Sydney: Councillor Clover Moore
** Lord Mayor of Melbourne: Councillor Nicholas Reece
** Lord Mayor of Brisbane: Councillor Adrian Schrinner
** Lord Mayor of Perth: Basil Zempilas
** Lord Mayor of Adelaide: Dr Jane Lomax-Smith
** Lord Mayor of Hobart: Councillor Anna Reynolds
** Lord Mayor of Darwin: Lord Mayor of Darwin, Kon Vatskalis
* Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
* The Presiding Officer(s) of the State Legislature when in their own jurisdiction.
* Presiding officers of the other (or all) State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
** President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council: Craig Farrell (21 May 2019)
** Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly: Michelle Roberts) (29 April 2021)
** President of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Alanna Clohesy (25 May 2021)
** President of the South Australian Legislative Council: Terry Stephens (8 September 2020)
** Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: Maree Edwards (2 August 2022)
** President of the Victorian Legislative Council: Shaun Leane (20 December 2022)
** President of the New South Wales Legislative Council: Ben Franklin (9 May 2023)
** Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: Greg Piper (9 May 2023)
** Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly: Leon Bignell (11 April 2024)
** Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly: Michelle O'Byrne (14 May 2024)
** Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly: Robyn Lambley (15 October 2024)
** Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly: Mark Parton (6 November 2024)
** Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Pat Weir (26 November 2024)
* The members of the particular State Executive Council under summons (in practice, the ministers and assistant ministers of the government of the State), then the Members of the other State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then the Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory and then Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
** Executive Council of New South Wales
** Executive Council of Victoria
** Executive Council of Queensland
** Executive Council of Western Australia
** Executive Council of South Australia
** Executive Council of Tasmania
** Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory
** Executive Council of the Northern Territory
* The Leader of the Opposition of the particular State, and then 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:
** Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales: Mark Speakman
** Leader of the Opposition of Victoria: Brad Battin
** Leader of the Opposition of Queensland: Steven Miles
** Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia: Shane Love
** Leader of the Opposition of South Australia: Vincent Tarzia
** Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania: Dean Winter
** Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory: Leanne Castley
** Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory: Selena Uibo
* Members of the Federal Executive Council not under summons (in practice, all past ministers and assistant ministers)
* Members of the particular State or Territory legislature, and then Members of State and Territory Legislatures in order of population:
** New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
** Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
** Queensland Legislative Assembly
** Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
** South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
** Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
** Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
** Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
* The Secretaries of Departments of the Australian Public Service and their peers and the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, and Navy in order of first appointment to this group:
** Chief of Army: Lieutenant General Simon Stuart (2 July 2022)
** Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (6 July 2022)
** Chief of Air Force: Air Marshal Stephen Chappell (3 July 2024)
* Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
* Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign, specifically Decorations or Honours which are at or above the Knight Bachelor or above, and precedence being established according to the Australian honours order of wearing, and, where two people hold the same decoration or honour, according to the date on which the award was announced
* Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia