Table of Precedence for NSW
The NSW Table of Precedence presents an order of the formal and ceremonial status for members of parliament, government and the judiciary.
Table of Precedence for NSW
1 | The Governor-General |
2 | The Governor or Lieutenant-Governor administering the Government |
3 | The Premier |
4 | The Prime Minister |
5 | The Lieutenant-Governor if not administering the Government |
6 | The Chief Justice |
7 | (a) Foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners (b) Foreign Ministers and Envoys |
8 | State Executive Councillors |
9 | The Anglican and Roman Catholic Archbishops of Sydney (according to date of appointment) |
10 | The President of the Legislative Council |
11 | The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly |
12 | (a) Former Governors-General according to the date of leaving office (b) Former Governors of NSW according to the date of leaving office (c) Former Premiers of NSW according to the date of leaving office (d) Former Prime Ministers according to the date of leaving office |
13 | The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia according to the date of appointment |
14 | The Chief Justice of Australia |
15 | Leader of the State Opposition |
16 | Federal Executive Councillors |
17 | Justices of the High Court of Australia |
18 | Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges with Supreme Court status in order of appointment |
19 | The Chief Judges of Federal Courts of Australia and the President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission according to date of seniority |
20 | Privy Councillors |
21 | The Lord Mayor of Sydney |
22 | The Secretary of the Premier's Department |
23 | Members of the Legislative Council |
24 | Members of the Legislative Assembly |
25 | Members of the Parliament of the Commonwealth |
26 | Other Judges of Federal Courts and Deputy Presidents of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission according to the respective dates of first appointment to one of those offices |
27 | Senior Officers in NSW of the Naval, Military and Air Forces according to seniority |
28 | Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in NSW |
29 | Chief Executive Officers of NSW Government Departments and Authorities |
30 | (a) Heads of Consular Missions according to their seniority in the Consular Corps in NSW (b) Trade Commissioners |
31 | Recipients of Australian and British decorations and honours taking precedence over Officers of the Order of Australia, all according to the precedence of those awards |
32 | Judges of the District Court and Judges with District Court status |
33 | Ex-Ministers of the State and persons authorised to retain the prefix "Honourable" |