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Position |
Prime Minister |
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| Envelope | The Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP Prime Minister of Australia |
| Salutation | Dear Prime Minister |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Prime Minister or Mr Rudd |
Position |
President of the Senate (when writing
formally) |
| Envelope | Senator the Hon. Alan Ferguson President of the Senate |
| Salutation | Dear Mr President |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Mr President or Mr Ferguson |
Position |
President of the Senate (when writing
to the President in their electoral capacity) |
| Envelope | Senator the Hon. Alan Ferguson |
| Salutation | Dear Senator or Senator Ferguson |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Senator |
Position |
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(when writing formally) |
| Envelope | Mr Harry Jenkins, MP Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| Salutation | Dear Mr Speaker |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Mr Speaker or Sir or Mr Jenkins |
Position |
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(when writing to the Speaker in their electoral capacity) |
| Envelope | Mr Harry Jenkins, MP Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| Salutation | Dear Mr Jenkins |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Mr Speaker or Sir or Mr Jenkins |
Position |
Minister (Senate) |
| Envelope | Senator the Hon. Chris Evans Minister for Immigration and Citizenship |
| Salutation | Dear Minister |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Senator or Minister |
Position |
Minister (House of Representatives) |
| Envelope | The Hon. Stephen Smith, MP Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Salutation | Dear Minister |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Minister or Mr Smith |
Position |
Assistant Treasurer (House of Representatives) |
| Envelope | The Hon. Chris Bowen, MP Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs |
| Salutation | Dear Assistant Treasurer |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Minister or Mr Bowen |
Position |
Parliamentary Secretary |
| Envelope | The Hon. Maxine McKew, MP Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Childcare |
| Salutation | Dear Ms McKew |
| Conculsion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Ms McKew |
Position |
Senator |
| Envelope | Senator Mark Bishop Senator for Western Australia |
| Salutation | Dear Senator |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Senator |
Position |
Member (House of Representatives) |
| Envelope | Mr Michael Danby, MP |
| Salutation | Dear Sir |
| Conclusion | Yours faithfully |
| How to address orally | Mr Danby |
A Member or Senator who becomes a Minister is appointed to the Executive
Council and thus has the title ‘Honourable’ while they remain
Executive Councillors. It rests with the Governor-General to continue
or terminate membership of the Executive Council and consequently the
right to the title. With one exception, Ministers appointed to the Executive
Council have not in the past had their appointment to the Council terminated
upon termination of their commission and hence have retained the title
‘Honourable’ for life.
Parliamentary Secretaries also have the title ‘Honourable’
when, as has been the recent practice, they have been appointed to the
Executive Council.
It is established custom for a Member who is elected Speaker to use the
title ‘Honourable’ during his or her period of office and
to be granted the privilege of retaining the title for life if he or she
serves in the office for three or more years.
Source:
House of Representatives Practice (5th edition)
