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Victoria Cross Regulations (Cth)

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ELIZABETH R

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth:

TO ALL to whom these Presents shall come,

GREETING:

KNOW YOU that it is Our will and pleasure that the Victoria Cross for Australia be the highest decoration for according recognition to persons who, in the presence of the enemy, perform acts of the most conspicuous gallantry, or daring or pre-eminent acts of valour or self-sacrifice or display extreme devotion to duty:

AND WE DO ordain that the award of the Victoria Cross shall be governed by the Regulations set out in the Schedule.

IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

GIVEN under the Great Seal of Australia at Our Court at St James's on 15 January 1991

By Her Majesty's Command, BOB HAWKE Prime Minister

SCHEDULE

VICTORIA CROSS REGULATIONS

Short title

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Victoria Cross Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations — "decoration" means — (a) the Victoria Cross; or (b) a bar to the Victoria Cross; "Defence Force" has the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903; "Minister" means the Minister of State for Defence.

Conditions for award of the decoration

3. The decoration shall only be awarded for the most conspicuous gallantry, or a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.

4. Each decoration may be awarded posthumously.

5. The persons to whom the decoration may be awarded are — (a) members of the Defence Force; and (b) other persons determined by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation.

6. Any subsequent award of the Victoria Cross to the same person shall be made in the form of a bar to the Cross.

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ELIZABETH R

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth:

TO ALL to whom these Presents shall come,

GREETING:

AND WE DO ordain that the award of the Victoria Cross shall be governed by the Regulations set out in the Schedule.

IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

GIVEN under the Great Seal of Australia at Our Court at St James's on 15 January 1991

By Her Majesty's Command, BOB HAWKE Prime Minister

SCHEDULE

VICTORIA CROSS REGULATIONS

Short title

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Victoria Cross Regulations.

Interpretation

Conditions for award of the decoration

3. The decoration shall only be awarded for the most conspicuous gallantry, or a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.

4. Each decoration may be awarded posthumously.

5. The persons to whom the decoration may be awarded are — (a) members of the Defence Force; and (b) other persons determined by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation.

6. Any subsequent award of the Victoria Cross to the same person shall be made in the form of a bar to the Cross.

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