Australian honorifics
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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