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1982


Incumbents

  • Monarch  Elizabeth II
  • Governor General  Sir Zelman Cowen, then Sir Ninian Stephen.
  • Prime Minister  Malcolm Fraser
  • Chief Justice  Harry Gibbs

State Premiers

  • Premier of New South Wales  Neville Wran
  • Premier of South Australia  David Tonkin, then John Bannon
  • Premier of Queensland  Joh Bjelke-Petersen
  • Premier of Tasmania  Harry Holgate, then Robin Gray
  • Premier of Western Australia  Sir Charles Court, then Ray O'Connor
  • Premier of Victoria  Lindsay Thompson, then John Cain II
  • Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Post did not exist in 1982.
  • Chief Minister of the Northern Territory  Paul Everingham

State Governors

  • Governor of New South Wales  Sir James Rowland
  • Governor of Queensland – Sir James Ramsay
  • Governor of South Australia – Sir Keith Seaman (until 28 March) then Sir Donald Dunstan
  • Governor of Tasmania – Sir Stanley Burbury (until 16 March) then Sir James Plimsoll
  • Governor of Victoria – Sir Henry Winneke (until 28 February) then Sir Brian Murray
  • Governor of Western Australia – Sir Richard Trowbridge