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Australian honorifics

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Forms of address used in the Commonwealth of Australia are given below.

Forms of Address

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Position On envelopes Salutation in letter Oral address
King HM The King "Your Majesty" "Your Majesty", and thereafter as "Sir"
Queen HM The Queen "Your Majesty" "Your Majesty", and thereafter as "Ma'am"
Governor-General[1] His/Her Excellency the Honourable, Governor-General
e.g. His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
"Your Excellency" or "Dear Governor-General" "Your Excellency", and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am"
Wife of the Governor-General[1] Her Excellency
e.g. Her Excellency Mrs Hurley
"Your Excellency" or "Dear [Title][Surname]"
e.g. Dear Mrs Hurley
"Your Excellency", and thereafter as "Ma'am" or "[Title][Surname]"[2]
Australian Governors[3] His/Her Excellency "Your Excellency" "Your Excellency", and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am"
Administrators of Australian territories His/Her Honour "Your Honour" "Your Honour" and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am"
Australian dukes and duchesses His Grace the Duke of [peerage]
e.g. His Grace the Duke of Manchester
"Your Grace" "Your Grace" and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am" or "Duke/Duchess"
Members of the nobility and titled commoners His/Her Lordship/Ladyship
e.g. His Lordship the Earl of Stradbroke
e.g. Lady Elisa Dunmore in the case of a titled commoner
"My Lord/Lady" "My Lord/Lady", and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am"
Sons and daughters of Barons The Honourable [name]
e.g. Dr the Honourable Robert Bailieu
"Honourable" "Sir/Ma'am"
Ministers of the Crown, judges, magistrates The Honourable, [Ministerial title], His/Her Honour Judge [name] "Honourable" "Sir/Ma'am" in the case of a minister, "Your honour" in the case of a judge or magistrate

References

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  1. ^ a b "Contact". Governor-General of Australia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Protocol". Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ "State Governors and Territory Administrators". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.