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Incumbents
- Monarch – King George VI
- Governor-General – (Sir)
William McKell
- Prime Minister – Robert
Menzies
- Chief Justice – Sir John Latham
State
Premiers
- Premier of New South Wales – James
McGirr
- Premier of Queensland – Ned
Hanlon
- Premier of South Australia – Thomas
Playford IV
- Premier of Tasmania – Robert
Cosgrove
- Premier of Victoria – John
McDonald
- Premier of Western Australia – Ross
McLarty
State
Governors
- Governor of New South Wales – Sir John
Northcott
- Governor of Queensland – Sir John
Lavarack
- Governor of South Australia – Sir Charles Norrie
- Governor of Tasmania – Sir Hugh
Binney (until 8 May),
then Sir
Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet (from
22 August)
- Governor of Victoria – Sir
Dallas Brooks
- Governor of Western Australia – Sir James
Mitchell (until 1
July), then Sir
Charles Gairdner (from
6 November)
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