Designations and Insignia Ordinance (Cth)

Designations and Insignia Ordinance

as amended

made under section 30 of the

Constitution of the Order of Australia

This compilation was prepared on 21 May 2009 taking into account amendments up to Changes to the Designations and Insignia Ordinance (dated 17 August 1993)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Short title (see Note 1)

1 This Ordinance may be cited as the Designations and Insignia Ordinance.

Interpretation

2 (1) In this Ordinance, "Constitution" means the Constitution of the Order of Australia.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in the Constitution and in this Ordinance has the same meaning in this Ordinance as in the Constitution.

Designations of members of the Order of Australia and of holders of the Medal of the Order of Australia

3 A member of the Order of Australia or a person awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia is entitled — (a) in the case of a Knight or Dame — to use the title "Sir" or "Dame", as the case may be, before his or her name; (b) in the case of a Knight or Dame, or honorary Knight or Dame — (i) to have the letters "AK" or "AD", as the case may be, placed after his or her name on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary; and (ii) to wear as a decoration the prescribed insignia for Knights of the Order or Dames of the Order, as the case may be; (c) in the case of a Companion, or honorary Companion — (i) to have the letters "AC" placed after his or her name on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary; and (ii) to wear as a decoration the prescribed insignia for Companions of the Order; (d) in the case of an Officer, or honorary Officer — (i) to have the letters "AO" placed after his or her name on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary; and (ii) to wear as a decoration the prescribed insignia for Officers of the Order; (e) in the case of a Member, or honorary Member — (i) to have the letters "AM" placed after his or her name on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary; and (ii) to wear as a decoration the prescribed insignia for Members of the Order; (f) in the case of the holder of the Medal of the Order — (i) to have the letters "OAM" placed after his or her name on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary; and (ii) to wear as a decoration the prescribed insignia for holders of the Medal of the Order.