New Zealand order of precedence
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The Order of precedence in New Zealand is a guide to the relative seniority of constitutional office holders and certain others, to be followed, as appropriate at State and official functions. The previous order of precedence (approved[1] and amended[2]) was revoked and Queen Elizabeth II approved the following Order of Precedence in New Zealand effective 20 September 2018:
- The
- His Majesty King Charles III (8 September 2022)
- The officer administering the Government[5]
- Her Excellency The Rt Hon. Dame DStJ(21 October 2021)
- Her Excellency The Rt Hon. Dame
- The Prime Minister
- The Rt Hon. MP(27 November 2023)
- The Rt Hon.
- The Speaker of the House of Representatives
- The Rt Hon. MP(5 December 2023)
- The Rt Hon.
- The Chief Justice
- The Rt Hon. Dame GNZM(14 March 2019)
- The Rt Hon. Dame
- The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
- His Excellency Alfredo Rogerio Pérez Bravo of Mexico (1 December 2023)
- The Deputy Prime Minister
- The Rt. Hon. MP(27 November 2023)
- The Rt. Hon.
- Ministers of the Crown (ordered by party and then ministerial rank; list as of 27 November 2023)[6][7]
- National Party ministers
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- National Party ministers outside of Cabinet
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon.
- The Hon.
- ACT ministers
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- ACT ministers outside of Cabinet
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon.
- The Hon.
- New Zealand First ministers
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon. MP
- New Zealand First ministers outside of Cabinet
- The Hon. MP
- The Hon.
- The Hon.
- National Party ministers
- Former Governors-General
- The Hon. Dame DStJ(2001–2006)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KStJ(2006–2011)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KStJ(2011–2016)
- The Rt Hon. Dame DStJ(2016–2021)
- The Hon. Dame
- High Commissioners in New Zealand and Chargés d’Affaires accredited to New Zealand.[8]
- The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives
- The Rt Hon. MP(27 November 2023)
- The Rt Hon.
- Leaders, including co-leaders and joint leaders, of political parties represented in the House of Representatives, other than Ministers of the Crown.
- The Hon. MP – Co-leader, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand(8 April 2018)
- MP – Co-leader, Te Pāti Māori(15 April 2020)
- MP– Co-leader, Te Pāti Māori (28 October 2020)
- MP– Co-leader, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (10 March 2024)
- The Hon.
- Members of the House of Representatives. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking.
- Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand,[9] the Court of Appeal[10] and the High Court of New Zealand.[11][12]
- Former Prime Ministers, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, former Chief Justices, and members of the Privy Council.
- Until 1999 it was traditional for the Prime Minister, senior and long-serving Ministers of the Crown, the Chief Justice and Judges of the Court of Appeal to be appointed to the Privy Council. No appointments were made from 2000, and in 2010 steps were taken to discontinue such appointments.[13]
- Former Prime Ministers
- The Rt Hon. Sir AC KC(8 August 1989 – 4 September 1990)
- The Rt Hon. ONZ(2 November 1990 – 8 December 1997)
- The Rt Hon. Dame DNZM(8 December 1997 – 10 December 1999)
- The Rt Hon. ONZ SSI(10 December 1999 – 19 November 2008)
- The Rt Hon. Sir AC(19 November 2008 – 12 December 2016)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM(12 December 2016 – 26 October 2017)
- The Rt Hon. Dame GNZM(26 October 2017 – 25 January 2023)
- The Rt Hon. MP(25 January 2023 – 27 November 2023) (Leader of the Opposition, see above)
- The Rt Hon. Sir
- Former Speakers of the House of Representatives
- The Hon. Sir Kerry Burke (16 September 1987 – 28 November 1990)
- The Hon. Sir KNZM(12 December 1996 – 20 December 1999)
- The Hon. DCNZM(3 March 2005 – 8 December 2008)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM(8 December 2008 – 31 January 2013)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM(31 January 2013 – 7 November 2017)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM(7 November 2017 – 24 August 2022)
- The Rt Hon. MP(24 August 2022 – 5 December 2023) (current Member of the House of Representatives, see above)
- Former Chief Justices
- The Rt Hon. Dame GNZM KC(17 May 1999 – 13 March 2019)
- The Rt Hon. Dame
- Members of the Privy Council
- The Rt Hon. Sir GCVO(8 April 1992)
- The Rt Hon. Sir GNZM(8 April 1992)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM KC(19 November 1996)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM KC(19 November 1996)
- The Rt Hon. MP(21 May 1998) (Deputy Prime Minister, see above)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM(21 May 1998)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KBE KC(21 May 1998)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM(21 May 1998)
- The Rt Hon. Sir KNZM(21 May 1998)
- The Rt Hon. CNZM(24 November 1999)
- The Rt Hon. Dame Sian Elias (24 November 1999) (Former Chief Justice, see above)
- The Rt Hon. Simon Upton (14 December 1999)
- The Rt Hon. Sir
- Mayors of territorial authorities and chairpersons of regional councils, while in their own cities, districts and regions. In 1989, boroughs and counties were amalgamated into district councils. District mayors, and the Chatham Islands mayor could expect to be accorded this same precedence.
- The Public Service Commissioner, Chief of Defence Force, Commissioner of Police, and Officers of Parliament (The Controller and Auditor-General, Chief Ombudsman, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment).
- The CNZM (4 July 2016)[14]
- Chief of Defence Force – Air Vice Marshal Kevin Short (1 July 2018)
- Commissioner of Police – Andrew Coster (3 April 2020)[15]
- Officers of Parliament
- Controller and Auditor-General – John Ryan (2 July 2018)[16]
- Chief Ombudsman – Peter Boshier (10 December 2015)[17]
- The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – Rt Hon. Simon Upton (16 October 2017) (Member of the Privy Council, see above)
- The
- The Solicitor-General, Clerk of the House of Representatives, and Clerk of the Executive Council when attending a function involving the exercise of the position’s specific responsibilities.
- The
- The Clerk of the Parliament of New Zealand – David Wilson (6 July 2015)[19]
- The Clerk of the Executive Council – Rachel Hayward (2 November 2022)[20]
- Chief executives of public service and non-public service departments.[21]
- The Vice Chief of Defence Force, and Chiefs of Navy, Army and Air Force, and other statutory office holders.
- Vice Chief of Defence Force Air Vice Marshal MNZM(10 September 2018)
- Chief of Navy – Rear Admiral David Proctor (29 November 2018)
- Chief of Army – Major General John Boswell DSD (1 September 2018)
- Chief of Air Force – Air Vice Marshal Andrew Clark (10 September 2018)
- Vice Chief of Defence Force Air Vice Marshal
- Consuls-General and Consuls of countries without diplomatic representation in New Zealand.
- Members of New Zealand and British orders, and holders of decorations and medals in accordance with the Order of Wear in New Zealand.[22]
References
- ^ "Order of Precedence in New Zealand Approved" (10 January 1974) 1 New Zealand Gazette 1 at 5.
- ^ "Order of Precedence in New Zealand" (17 September 1981) New Zealand Gazette 2575
- ^ The precedence of the Sovereign is absolute.
- ^ Members of the Royal Family are accorded precedence appropriate to the occasion.
- ^ In the absence of the Sovereign, the precedence of the Governor-General (or Administrator) is absolute.
- ^ Ministers of the Crown/Members of the Executive Council take precedence according to their relative seniority as may be prescribed by the Prime Minister from time to time.
- ^ "Ministerial list" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Order of Precedence". Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "The Judges of the Supreme Court". Courts of New Zealand. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "The Judges of the Court of Appeal". Courts of New Zealand. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "The Judges of the High Court". Courts of New Zealand. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ All Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal are Judges of the High Court of New Zealand. Apart from the Chief Justice, the seniority of the Judges of the High Court (including Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal) is determined by the seniority of the Court to which they are permanently appointed, and their seniority within that Court.
- ^ "Privy Council". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- ^ "State Services Commissioner appointed". State Services Commission. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "New Commissioner of Police appointed". New Zealand Government. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "John Ryan". Office of the Auditor-General. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Appointment of Chief Ombudsman" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette (135). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Profile: Una Jagose, Solicitor-General". ILANZ. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Appointment of Clerk of the House of Representatives". New Zealand Gazette (135). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Appointment of new Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Public service departments are those defined in Schedule 1 of the State Sector Act 1988. Non-public service departments are the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police, New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, Parliamentary Counsel Office, and Parliamentary Service.
- ^ Members of the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand Order of Merit and Queen’s Service Order, and the various British Orders, and holders of New Zealand and British decorations take precedence in accordance with the Order of Wear.