Australian honours order of wearing

The Governor-General of Australia publishes the order of wearing of Australian orders, decorations and medals in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards was last published in 2007.[1]

Order of wearing

The order of wearing decorations and awards within the Australian honours system is prescribed as follows.[2]

Honours and awards listed are:

  • those within the Australian system of honours and awards;
  • those conferred by the Sovereign in exercise of the royal prerogative;
  • those within the Order of St John; and
  • foreign awards the acceptance and wearing of which have been authorised by the Governor-General.

Awards of the British Empire/United Kingdom have been classified as foreign since 5 October 1992 and are worn accordingly.[3]

See also: Order of Wearing of honours awarded prior to 6 October 1992
  1. Victoria Cross/Victoria Cross for Australia[4] VC
  2. Cross of Valour CV
  3. Knight/Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter[note 1] KG/LG
  4. Knight/Lady of the Order of the Thistle[note 1] KT/LT
  5. Member of the Order of Merit[note 1] OM (Civil Division and Military Division)
  6. Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia[note 2] AK/AD
  7. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] GCVO
  8. Companion of the Order of Australia (General Division) AC (Military Division)
  9. Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] KCVO/DCVO
  10. Officer of the Order of Australia (General Division) AO (Military Division)
  11. Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] CVO
  12. Star of Gallantry SG
  13. Star of Courage SC
  14. Distinguished Service Cross DSC
  15. Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) AM (Military Division)
  16. Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] LVO
  17. Member of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] MVO
  18. Conspicuous Service Cross CSC
  19. Nursing Service Cross NSC
  20. Medal for Gallantry MG
  21. Bravery Medal BM
  22. Distinguished Service Medal DSM
  23. Public Service Medal PSM
  24. Australian Police Medal APM
  25. Australian Fire Service Medal AFSM
  26. Ambulance Service Medal ASM
  27. Emergency Services Medal ESM
  28. Australian Corrections Medal[note 3] ACM
  29. Australian Intelligence Medal [note 4] AIM
  30. Medal of the Order of Australia (General Division) OAM (Military Division)
  31. Order of St John[note 1][5]
  32. Conspicuous Service Medal CSM
  33. Australian Antarctic Medal AAM
  34. Royal Victorian Medal RVM
  35. Commendation for Gallantry
  36. Commendation for Brave Conduct
  37. Commendation for Distinguished Service
  38. Australia Service Medal 1939-45
  39. Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975[note 5]
  40. Vietnam Medal
  41. Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal[note 6]
  42. Australian Active Service Medal[note 5]
  43. International Force East Timor Medal (INTERFET)
  44. Afghanistan Medal
  45. Iraq Medal
  46. Australian Service Medal 1945–1975[note 5]
  47. Australian General Service Medal for Korea
  48. Australian Service Medal[note 5]
  49. Australian Operational Service Medal – Border Protection[6]
  50. Australian Operational Service Medal – Greater Middle East Operation
  51. Australian Operational Service Medal – Special Operations
  52. Australian Operational Service Medal - Counter Terrorism/Special Recovery
  53. Australian Operational Service Medal - Africa
  54. Australian Operational Service Medal – Civilian
  55. Rhodesia Medal
  56. Police Overseas Service Medal
  57. Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal
  58. National Emergency Medal[note 7]
  59. Civilian Service Medal 1939–1945
  60. National Police Service Medal[note 8]
  61. King Edward VII Coronation Medal
  62. King George V Coronation Medal
  63. King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
  64. King George VI Coronation Medal
  65. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
  66. Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
  67. Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[note 1][note 9]
  68. Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[note 1][note 9]
  69. Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[note 1][note 9]
  70. King Charles III Coronation Medal[note 1][note 9][9]
  71. 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal
  72. Australian Sports Medal
  73. Centenary Medal
  74. Defence Force Service Medal
  75. Reserve Force Decoration RFD
  76. Reserve Force Medal
  77. Defence Long Service Medal
  78. National Medal
  79. Australian Defence Medal
  80. Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal
  81. Champion Shots Medal
  82. Long Service Medals[note 10] (see United Kingdom honours order of wearing)
  83. Service Medal of the Order of St John[11]
  84. Anniversary of National Service 1951–1972 Medal
  85. Foreign Awards (in order of date of authorisation of their acceptance and wearing).

Citations

The following citations are not positioned according to the list above. For members of the uniformed services, they are worn according to respective Service dress rules. For civilians, they are worn centrally above any other honours or awards:

Foreign awards

Approved foreign awards are published by the Governor-General in the Schedule of Approved Countries and Awards.[12]

The following are the only foreign honours authorised to be accepted by Australians.

Authorised as of 8 May 2024
Country Award Ribbon
 Afghanistan Medal of Honour National Police of Afghanistan
Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan Medal
 Argentina Order of May
Order of the Liberator General San Martín
 Austria Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
Austrian Olympic Medal 1976
Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Decoration of Honour for Services to the State of Vienna
Decoration of Merit in Gold or Silver of the Republic of Austria
Distinguished Service Order in Gold of the Republic of Austria
Ehrenzeichen des Landes Kärnten
Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
Merit Badge of the Republic of Austria
 Bangladesh Gallantry medals ('Bir' awards)
 Belgium Civic Decoration
Commemorative Medal of the 1940–1945 War
Labour Decoration
Military Decoration
Order of Leopold
Order of Leopold II
Order of the Crown
Queen Elisabeth Medal
Medal of the Armed Resistance 1940–1945
Royal Order of the Lion
War Cross
(First World War)
War Cross
(Second World War)
War Cross
(1954–present)
 Brazil Order of the Southern Cross
Order of Rio Branco
 Brunei Coronation Medal
Campaign Medal
The Most Blessed Order of Loyalty to the State of Brunei
The Most Distinguished Order of Merit of Brunei
The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei
Excellent Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
 Bulgaria Order of the Madara Konnik
 Cambodia Medal of Labour
National Construction Medal
Royal Order of Cambodia
Royal Order of Sahametrei
Royal Order of Sowathara
 Canada General Campaign Star
(With ISAF clasp)
Meritorious Service Cross
Meritorious Service Medal
Star of Courage
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
 Chile Order of Bernardo O'Higgins
Order of Merit
Victory Cross
 Republic of China Order of Brilliant Star

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Conferred by The Sovereign in exercise of the Royal Prerogative
  2. ^ "Provision for further awards at this level within the Order of Australia was removed by Her Majesty The Queen on 3 March 1986 on the advice of the Prime Minister. The grade was reinstated on 25 March 2014 on the advice of the Prime Minister." Order of Wearing, Page 5, Note 2.
  3. ^ Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Notice C2017G00904 of 18 August 2017 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Emergency Services Medal.
  4. ^ Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Notice C2020G00621 of 31 July 2020 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Australian Corrections Medal.
  5. ^ a b c d Clasps to these medals should be worn on the ribbon in order of date of receipt.
  6. ^ A person who has been awarded the Vietnam Medal, or who is eligible for the award of the Vietnam Medal, is not eligible for the award of the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal. These medals are of equal status.
  7. ^ Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S169 of Friday, 28 October 2011 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal.
  8. ^ Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S31 of Thursday, 3 March 2011 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Civilian Service Medal 1939-45.
  9. ^ a b c d The Jubilee Medals have been awarded by The Sovereign in exercise of the Royal Prerogative to those awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia and Cross of Valour[7][8]
  10. ^ Includes Imperial efficiency and long service awards[10]

References

  1. ^ Commonwealth of Australia Gazette no. S192 of Friday, 28 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Awards Order of Wearing" (PDF). www.pmc.gov.au.
  3. ^ "- all Imperial awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly." Order of Wearing Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, updated 25 September 2007. page 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
  4. ^ "Refers to both the Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for Australia." Order of Wearing Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Page 5, Note 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
  5. ^ a) Listed to indicate where any awards within the Order of St John should be worn; however, the Service Medal of the Order of St John should be worn as a Long Service Medal after all other Imperial Long Service awards.
    b) "Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised." (As notified in the Governor-General's media release of 14 August 1982.) Order of Wearing Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Page 5, Note 3.
  6. ^ "What is the order of wear for the OSM?". Australian Operational Service Medal. Royal Australian Navy.
  7. ^ "Congratulations to Allan and Mark". Facebook.
  8. ^ "Embattled Digger awarded Queen's Jubilee Medal".
  9. ^ "7 November 2024 - Australia's Federation Guard welcomed Her Excellency Victoria Treadell". Facebook. Department of Defence. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ^ "THE ORDER OF WEARING AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS" (PDF). It's An Honour - The Australian Honours System. 4 April 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2006.
  11. ^ "Medals" (PDF). www.defence.gov.au.
  12. ^ "Accepting and wearing of foreign awards by Australians". gg.gov.au. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  • It's an Honour – Australian government website
  • Wearing Awards – Australian government It's an Honour website
  • Defence Honours & Awards– Australian Defence Force website
  • The Defence Honours and Awards Manual (DHAM)
    • Chapter 4 of the manual includes a link to the "current" (2007) Order of Wearing, but more usefully:
    • Annex A contains: A modified order of wearing that is designed to make the order of wearing Defence awards more easily understood ... The modified version provides a complete list of all awards by incorporating those campaign and other medals that are included separately in annexes to the original schedule.