Australian honorifics

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

Forms of Address

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 His/Her Excellency the Honourable the Governor-General (His Excellency the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, the Governor-General of Australia) Your Excellency "Your Excellency", and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am"
Wife of the Governor-General Her Excellency (Her Excellency Lady Cosgrove) Your Excellency "Your Excellency", and thereafter as "Ma'am" or Lady Cosgrove
Australian Governors 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 Your Grace His Grace the Duke of Manchester "Your Grace" and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am" or "Duke/Duchess"
Members of the nobility and titled commoners His/Her Lordship/Ladyship (His Lordship the Earl of Stradbroke or Lady Elisa Dunmore in the case of a titled commoner My Lord/Lady "My Lord/Lady", and thereafter as "Sir/Ma'am"
Ministers of the Crown, judges, magistrates and sons and daughters of Barons Honourable The Honourable, the Minister for the Environment, His Honour Judge xxxx or Dr the Honourabale Robert Bailieu "Sir/Ma'am" in the case of a minister or the son or daughter of a Baron. "Your honour" in the case of a judge or magistrate
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