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The following is the Australian Table of Precedence.
- The King of Australia: His Majesty King Charles III
- The Governor-General of Australia: His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC,DSC,FTSE
- Governors of states in order of appointment:
- Governor of New South Wales Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC,KC
- Governor of Tasmania Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC
- Governor of South Australia Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC
- Governor of Queensland Her Excellency the Honourable Jeannette Young AC,PSM
- Governor of Western Australia His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC,APM
- Governor of Victoria Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC
- The Prime Minister: The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP
- The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election:
- President of the Senate Senator The Honourable Sue Lines
- Speaker of the House of Representatives The Honourable Milton Dick MP
- The Chief Justice of Australia: The Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC
- 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 and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
- Members of the Federal Executive Council:
- Ministry List
- Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
- Administrator of Norfolk Island
- Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories
- Administrator of the Northern Territory
- The Leader of the Opposition: The Honourable Peter Dutton MP
- Former holders of high offices:
- Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
- The Hon Bill Hayden AC (1989–1996)
- The Hon Sir William Deane AC KBE KC (1996–2001)
- The Rt. Rev and Hon Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE (2001–2003)
- The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO (2008–2014)
- General the Hon Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC (2014–2019)
- Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
- The Hon Paul Keating (1991–1996)
- The Hon John Howard OM AC SSI (1996–2007)
- The Hon Kevin Rudd AC
- The Hon Julia Gillard AC (2010–2013)
- The Hon Tony Abbott AC (2013–2015)
- The Hon Malcolm Turnbull AC (2015–2018)
- The Hon Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
- Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
- The Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE GBM KC (1987–1995)
- The Hon Murray Gleeson AC GBS KC (1998–2008)
- The Hon Robert French AC (2008–2017)
- Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
- Premiers of states in order of state populations,then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
- Premier of New South Wales
- Premier of Victoria
- Premier of Queensland
- Premier of Western Australia
- Premier of South Australia
- Premier of Tasmania
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
- Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
- The Hon Stephen Gageler AC
- The Hon Michelle Gordon AC
- The Hon James Edelman
- The Hon Simon Steward
- The Hon Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson
- The Hon Jayne Jagot
- Senior judges:
- Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
- President of the Fair Work Commission
- Chief Justices of States in order of appointment:
- Chief Justice of New South Wales
- Chief Justice of South Australia
- Chief Justice of Tasmania
- Chief Justice of Victoria
- Chief Justice of Western Australia
- Chief Justice of Queensland
- Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
- The Rt Hon Ian Sinclair
- The Rt Hon Sir William Heseltine
- The Chief of the Defence Force
- Chief Judges of Federal and Territory Courts in order of appointment
- Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory
- Chief Justice of the Northern Territory
- Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
- Members of Parliament
- Judges of the Federal Court of Australia and Family Court of Australia,and Deputy presidents of the Fair Work Commission in order of appointment
- Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
- Lord Mayor of Sydney
- Lord Mayor of Melbourne
- Lord Mayor of Brisbane
- Lord Mayor of Perth
- Lord Mayor of Adelaide
- Lord Mayor of Hobart
- Lord Mayor of Darwin
- Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
- Presiding officers of State Legislatures in order of appointment,then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
- Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
- President of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
- President of the South Australian Legislative Council
- Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- President of the Western Australian Legislative Council
- Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
- Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
- Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
- Members of State Executive Councils in order of state populations,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
- Executive Council of the Northern Territory
- 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
- Leader of the Opposition of Victoria
- Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
- Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia
- Leader of the Opposition of South Australia
- Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania
- Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory
- Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory
- Judges of State and Territory Supreme Courts in order of appointment:
- Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Supreme Court of Victoria
- Supreme Court of Queensland
- Supreme Court of Western Australia
- Supreme Court of South Australia
- Supreme Court of Tasmania
- Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
- 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 and Vice Chief of the Defence Force in order of first appointment to this group:
- Vice Chief of the Defence Force
- Chief of Army
- Chief of Air Force
- Chief of Navy
- Consuls-General,Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
- Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
- Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign
- Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
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- 1 2 3 4 Back, Alexandra (30 July 2019). "Bench shuffle as chief magistrate moves into new drug court role". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- 1 2 3 "New chief magistrate". The Canberra Times. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 Cummins, Jamie (1 February 2012). "Canberra Conversations: Lorraine Walker". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Corbell, Simon (28 November 2011). "On the occasion of the appointment of Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker" (PDF). Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Walker named 1st female chief magistrate". ABC News. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "ACT Law Society Welcomes Appointment of Magistrate Lorraine Walker". ACT Law Society. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Magistrates Court (Magistrate) Appointment 2010". ACT Government Legislation Database. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ "Magistrates Court Appointment 2011". ACT Government Legislation Database. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ Coroners Act 1997 (ACT) (PDF).