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The Order of precedence in New Zealand is a guide to the relative seniority of constitutional office holders and certain others,to be followed,as appropriate at State and official functions. The previous order of precedence was revoked and Queen Elizabeth II approved the following Order of Precedence in New Zealand effective 20 September 2018:
- The Monarch of New Zealand.
- The Governor-General or,while acting in the place of the Governor-General,the officer administering the Government
- The Prime Minister
- The Speaker of the House of Representatives
- The Chief Justice
- The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
- The Deputy Prime Minister
- Ministers of the Crown
- Former Governors-General
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners in New Zealand and Chargés d’Affaires accredited to New Zealand.
- The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives
- Leaders,including co-leaders and joint leaders,of political parties represented in the House of Representatives,other than Ministers of the Crown.
- Members of the House of Representatives. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general,although each party has its internal ranking.
- Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand,the Court of Appeal and the High Court of New Zealand.
- Former Prime Ministers,former Speakers of the House of Representatives,former Chief Justices,and members of the Privy Council.
- Mayors of territorial authorities and chairpersons of regional councils,while in their own cities,districts and regions. In 1989,boroughs and counties were amalgamated into district councils. District mayors,and the Chatham Islands mayor could expect to be accorded this same precedence.
- The Public Service Commissioner,Chief of Defence Force,Commissioner of Police,and Officers of Parliament .
- The Solicitor-General,Clerk of the House of Representatives,and Clerk of the Executive Council when attending a function involving the exercise of the position’s specific responsibilities.
- Chief executives of public service and non-public service departments.
- The Vice Chief of Defence Force,and Chiefs of Navy,Army and Air Force,and other statutory office holders.
- Consuls-General and Consuls of countries without diplomatic representation in New Zealand.
- Members of New Zealand and British orders,and holders of decorations and medals in accordance with the Order of Wear in New Zealand.
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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 Victoria Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC,CVO
- 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
- 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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