The Privy Council is the highest advisory council in the Empire of Australia. There are 21 members of the Privy Council.
The makeup of the council is as follows, in order of importance:
- Factotum of the Realm
- Envoy for the Royal Word
- Administrator of 1151
- Two members of the Foreign Council
- Two members of the Economic Council
- Two members of the Justice Council
- Two members of the Defense Council
- Two members of the Education Council
- Two members of the Environment Council
- Two members of the Arts Council
- Four members of the Governor’s Council
The current members of the Privy Council as of October 1st, 2021 are:
- Factotum of the Realm: Anahera Waru (Indigenous Australian and Māori descent, female)
- Envoy for the Royal Word: Sofia Santos-Hansson (Portuguese and Icelandic descent, female)
- Administrator of 1151: Dr. Kwesi Mensah (Ghanaian descent, male)
- Chief Councilor of Foreign Affairs: Amina al-Fasi (Middle Eastern descent, female)
- Chief Councilor of Economics: Matilde Silva-Ngata (Spanish and Māori descent, female)
- Chief Councilor of Justice: Aroha Wiremu (Indigenous Australian and Māori descent, female)
- Chief Councilor of Defense: Adwoa Osei-Boateng (Ghanaian descent, female)
- Chief Councilor of Education: Dr. Fatima Coelho (Portuguese descent, female)
- Chief Councilor of the Environs: Eydís Finnsdóttir (Icelandic descent, female)
- Chief Councilor of Art: Isabella Andrade-Tjirimuje (Spanish and Indigenous Namibian descent, female)
- Second Councilor of Foreign Affairs: Yuki Tanaka-Smith (Japanese and Australian descent, female)
- Second Councilor of Economics: Zara Mālietoa (Samoan descent, female)
- Second Councilor of Justice: Layla ibn Rashid al-Maktoum (Middle Eastern descent, female)
- Second Councilor of Defense: Magnús Guðmundsson (Icelandic descent, male)
- Second Councilor of Education: Ahmed Rakotomalala (Malagasy descent, male)
- Second Councilor of the Environs: Bunjil Tjungurrayi (Indigenous Australian descent, male)
- Second Councilor of Art: Safiya Nkrumah (Ghanaian descent, female)
- Governor’s Council Representatives: Inés Oliveira (Portuguese descent, female), Rangi Te Whata (Māori descent, female), Zahra Abdi (Middle Eastern descent, female), Jóhann Sigurðsson (Icelandic descent, male)