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The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election (if they are elected at the same time, the President of the Senate takes precedence):
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 ad interim and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
Members of the Federal Executive Council under summons (in practice, this is all current Ministers and Assistant Ministers of the Commonwealth of Australia):
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the (Australian) jurisdiction
The other Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories in order of appointment (where the Lieutenant-Governor of the states is not also Chief Justice, they take precedence immediately after that State's Chief Justice) :
Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
The Presiding Officer(s) of the State Legislature when in their own jurisdiction.
Presiding officers of the other (or all) State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
The members of the particular State Executive Council under summons (in practice, the ministers and assistant ministers of the government of the State), then the Members of the other State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then the Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory and then Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
The Leader of the Opposition of the particular State, and then 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:
The Location of Officials matters for precedence; an official enjoys different precedence within and without his or her state.
Each State and Territory also has its own Table of Precedence.
Anyone who is acting on behalf of one of the above takes the precedence of whoever they are acting for, however where they fall within a class of people with equal precedence, they take the lowest precedence within that class.
A couple takes the highest precedence of their spouse/partner. For example, Simeon Beckett (spouse of Governor-General Sam Mostyn) has equal precedence to the Governor-General.
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; see Australian Honours Order of Wearing.
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