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Forms of address used in the Commonwealth of Australia are given below.
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Forms of address used in the Commonwealth of Australia are given below.
| Position | On envelopes | Salutation in letter | Oral address |
|---|---|---|---|
| King | HM The King | "Your Majesty" | "Your Majesty", and thereafter as "Sir" |
| Queen | HM The Queen | "Your Majesty" | "Your Majesty", and thereafter as "Ma'am" |
| Governor-General [1] | His/Her Excellency the Honourable, Governor-General e.g. His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia | "Your Excellency" or "Dear Governor-General" | "Your Excellency", and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am" |
| Wife of the Governor-General [1] | Her Excellency e.g. Her Excellency Mrs Hurley | "Your Excellency" or "Dear [Title][Surname]" e.g. Dear Mrs Hurley | "Your Excellency", and thereafter as "Ma'am" or "[Title][Surname]" [2] |
| Australian Governors [3] | His/Her Excellency | "Your Excellency" | "Your Excellency", and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am" |
| Administrators of Australian territories | His/Her Honour | "Your Honour" | "Your Honour" and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am" |
| Australian dukes and duchesses | His Grace the Duke of [peerage] e.g. His Grace the Duke of Manchester | "Your Grace" | "Your Grace" and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am" or "Duke/Duchess" |
| Members of the nobility and titled commoners | His/Her Lordship/Ladyship e.g. His Lordship the Earl of Stradbroke e.g. Lady Elisa Dunmore in the case of a titled commoner | "My Lord/Lady" | "My Lord/Lady", and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am" |
| Sons and daughters of Barons | The Honourable [name] e.g. Dr the Honourable Robert Bailieu | "Honourable" | "Sir/Ma'am" |
| Ministers of the Crown, judges, magistrates | The Honourable, [Ministerial title], His/Her Honour Judge [name] | "Honourable" | "Sir/Ma'am" in the case of a minister, "Your honour" in the case of a judge or magistrate |
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