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Guide to titles, forms of address


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To assist people in how to formally address our head of state, members of government and the Judiciary in writing or at functions, the department provides advice on honorific styling.

Guide to Titles and Forms of Address (PDF, 516.3 KB)


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16 Jan 2021 5:49 pm

The Department of the Premier and Cabinet acknowledges and respects Aboriginal people as the state’s first people and nations, and recognises Aboriginal people as traditional owners and occupants of South Australian land and waters.

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