A State Funeral Service for the Honourable Peter Morris OAM will take place at 11.00 am on Friday, 12 June 2026 at Pettigrew Family Funerals Chapel, 7 Murray Dwyer Circuit, Mayfield West, NSW.
In 1972, Mr Morris was elected to the House of Representatives for Shortland, New South Wales. From 1983 to 1990, Mr Morris served in the Hawke Government, holding several ministerial appointments.
In 2012, Mr Morris was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the Parliament of Australia through a range of ministerial portfolios, and to the maritime industry and ship safety.
Details regarding the service and online condolences are available on the Department's website.
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Friday, 12 June 2026 in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory only from all buildings and establishments occupied by Australian Government departments and affiliated agencies. Other organisations are welcome to participate.
- When flying the Australian National Flag with other flags, all flags in the set should be flown at half-mast.
- If a set of flags includes the flags of other nations, it would be appropriate to seek permission from the diplomatic representatives of that nation to half-mast their flag.
- An acceptable half-mast position would be when the top of the flag is a third of the distance down from the top of the flagpole.
- Information on flag protocol is available on the Department's website.
Your assistance is appreciated.
Commonwealth Flag Officer