The following is the Australian order of precedence.
- The Governor-General of Australia (Michael Jeffery)
- The Governor of a State within his own State or the Administrator of a Territory within his own Territory
- Governors of states in order of appointment:
- Governor of Tasmania (Sir Guy Green)
- Governor of Western Australia (John Sanderson)
- Governor of Victoria (John Landy)
- Governor of New South Wales (Marie Bashir)
- Governor of South Australia (Marjorie Jackson-Nelson)
- Governor of Queensland (Quentin Bryce)
- The Prime Minister (John Howard)
- The Premier within his own State or The Chief Minister within his own Territory
- The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of appointment:
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (Neil Andrew)
- President of the Senate (Paul Calvert)
- The Chief Justice of Australia (Anthony Gleeson)
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners
- Charges d'Affaires
- Members of the Federal Executive:
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Transport and Regional Services (John Anderson)
- Treasurer (Peter Costello)
- Minister for Trade (Mark Vaile)
- Minister for Foreign Affairs (Alexander Downer)
- Minister for Defence (Robert Hill)
- Minister for Finance and Administration (Nick Minchin)
- Minister for Health and Ageing (Anthony Abbot)
- Attorney-General (Phillip Ruddock)
- Minister for the Environment and Heritage (David Kemp)
- Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Daryl Williams)
- Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Warren Truss)
- Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (Amanda Vanstone)
- Minister for Education, Science and Training (Brendan Nelson)
- Minister for Family and Community Services (Kay Patterson)
- Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources (Ian Macfarlane)
- Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Kevin Andrews)
- Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
- Administrator of Norfolk Island (Anthony J. Messner)
- Administrator of Christmas Island (William Leonard Taylor)
- Administrator of the Northern Territory (John Anicromatis)
- The Leader of the Opposition (Mark Latham)
- Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
- Sir Zelman Cowen (1977 - 1982)
- Sir Ninian Stephen (1982 - 1989)
- Bill Hayden (1989 - 1996)
- Sir William Deane (1996 - 2001)
- Dr Peter Hollingworth (2001 - 2003)
- Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
- Gough Whitlam (1972 - 1975)
- Malcolm Fraser (1975 - 1983)
- Bob Hawke (1983 - 1991)
- Paul Keating (1991 - 1996)
- Former Chief Justices of Australia in order of leaving office:
- Sir Harry Gibbs (1981 - 1987)
- Sir Anthony Mason (1987 - 1995)
- Sir Gerard Brennan (1995 - 1998)
- Premiers of states in order of state populations:
- Premier of New South Wales (Bob Carr)
- Premier of Victoria (Steve Bracks)
- Premier of Queensland (Peter Battie)
- Premier of Western Australia (Dr Geoff Gallop)
- Premier of South Australia (Mike Rann)
- Premier of Tasmania (Jim Bacon)
- The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (Clare Martin)
- The Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (Geoffrey Gardner)
- The Lord Mayor of a City within his own city
- Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
- Michael McHugh
- William Gummow
- Michael Kirby
- Kenneth Hayne
- Ian Cullinan
- John Heydon
- The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (Michael Black)
- The President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (Sir John Moore)
- The Chief Justice of a State within his own State
- Chief Justices of States in order of appointment:
- Chief Justice of Western Australia (David Kingsley)
- Chief Justice of Tasmania (William Cox)
- Chief Justice of South Australia (John Doyle)
- Chief Justice of Queensland (M. A. McMurdo)
- Chief Justice of New South Wales (James Spigelman)
- (Acting) Chief Justice of Victoria (John Winneke)
- Privy Counsellors
- The Chief of the Defence Force (General Peter Cosgrove)
- Chief Judges of Federal Courts in order of appointment
- Members of Parliament
- Judges of Federal Courts and Deputy Presidents of the Australian Concilation and Arbitration Commission in order of appointment
- Lord Mayors of Cities in order of city populations:
- Lord Mayor of Sydney (Lucy Turnbull)
- Lord Mayor of Melbourne (John So)
- Lord Mayor of Brisbane (Tim Quinn)
- Lord Mayor of Perth (Dr Peter Natrtrass)
- Lord Mayor of Adelaide (Michael Harbison)
- Lord Mayor of Hobart (Rob Valentine)
- Presiding officers of State or Territory Legislatures within their own states or Territories in order of appointment
- Presiding officers of State Legislatures in order of appointment
- Presiding officer of the Northern Territory Legislature
- Presiding officer of the Norfolk Island Legislature
- Members of State or Northern Territory Executive Councils within their own state or Territory in order of appointment
- Members of State Executive Councils in order of appointment
- Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council in order of appointment
- The Leader of the Opposition of State or Territory Legislatures within his own state or Territory
- Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations
- Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory Legislature
- Judges of State Supreme Courts in order of appointment
- Members of State or Territory Legislatures within their own states or Territories
- Members of State Legislatures in order of state populations
- Members of the Northern Territory Legislature
- Members of the Norfolk Island Legislature
- Chiefs of the Naval, Air, and General Staffs in order of appointment
- Consuls-General
- Consuls
- Vice-Consuls
- Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign
- The Location of Officials matters for precedence; an official enjoys different precedence within and without his state.
- The recipients of Decorations or Honours gain precedence in the order of Seniority or Superiority of the Orders themselves; the Orders of Knighthood in Australia have the same seniority as in the United Kingdom, with a few insertions or promotions of entirely Australian, non-British honours.