Terminations and Cancellations Ordinance (Amendment) (Cth)

ORDINANCE

I, PHILLIP MICHAEL JEFFREY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, under section 30 of the Constitution of the Order of Australia, make the amendments to the Terminations and Cancellations Ordinance set out in the Schedule.

Dated 11 September 2007

P. M. JEFFREY

Governor-General

M. HAZELL Malcolm Hazell Official Secretary to the Governor-General

Schedule

[1] Sections 3 and 4

substitute

3 Termination and cancellation of appointments and awards

(1) The Governor-General may, in writing: (a) terminate an appointment of a person as a member of the Order of Australia for a reason mentioned in section 4; or (b) terminate an appointment of a person as an honorary member of the Order of Australia for a reason mentioned in section 4; or (c) cancel an award to a person of the Medal of the Order of Australia for a reason mentioned in section 4.

(2) The Governor-General may terminate an appointment, or cancel an award, with the advice of: (a) in the case of an appointment or award in the General Division of the Order — the Council; and (b) in the case of an appointment or award in the Military Division of the Order — the Minister of State for Defence.

(3) The Governor-General may terminate an appointment, or cancel an award, without the advice of the Council or the Minister of State for Defence if the Governor-General considers it appropriate to do so.

4 Reasons for termination or cancellation (1) The Governor-General may terminate an appointment, or cancel an award, if a conviction for a crime or offence under: (a) a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or (b) a law of a foreign country;