A State Memorial Service for the Honourable Neil Andrew AO will be held at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia.
Mr Andrew served in the House of Representatives from 1983 to 2004, representing the electorate of Wakefield in South Australia for the Liberal Party. He became the 24th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004. Mr Andrew retired in 2004.
In 2008, Mr Andrew was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the Parliament of Australia through the advancement of parliamentary administration and reform, and to the community in the areas of agricultural research, development and education.
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 Tuesday 20 October 2026 in South Australia 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