Australian Honours Order of Precedence

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Order of Precedence

Order of precedence for the wearing of decorations and awards within the Australian Honours System.[1]
Articles marked with * are awards of the United Kingdom and are now considered foreign.[2]

  1. Victoria Cross for Australia[3] VC
  2. George Cross* GC
  3. Cross of Valour CV
  4. Knight/Lady of the Garter KG/LG
  5. Knight/Lady of the Thistle KT/LT
  6. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath* GCB
  7. Order of Merit OM
  8. Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia[4] AK/AD
  9. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George* GCMG
  10. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO
  11. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire* GBE
  12. Companion of the Order of Australia AC
  13. Companion of Honour* CH
  14. Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath* KCB/DCB
  15. Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George* KCMG/DCMG
  16. Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO/DCVO
  17. Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire* KBE/DBE
  18. Knight Bachelor* (Confers the title of "Sir"/"Dame" with no postnominals.)
  19. Officer of the Order of Australia AO
  20. Companion of the Order of the Bath* CB
  21. Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George* CMG
  22. Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO
  23. Commander of the Order of the British Empire* CBE
  24. Star of Gallantry SG
  25. Star of Courage SC
  26. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order* DSO
  27. Distinguished Service Cross DSC (Replaced the Imperial equivalent in 1991.)
  28. Member of the Order of Australia AM
  29. Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVO
  30. Officer of the Order of the British Empire* OBE
  31. Companion of the Imperial Service Order* ISO
  32. Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO
  33. Member of the Order of the British Empire* MBE
  34. Conspicuous Service Cross CSC
  35. Nursing Service Cross NSC
  36. Royal Red Cross (1st Class - Member)* RRC
  37. Distinguished Service Cross* DSC (Imperial - replaced by the Australian DSC in 1991.)
  38. Military Cross* MC
  39. Distinguished Flying Cross* DFC
  40. Air Force Cross* AFC
  41. Royal Red Cross (2nd Class - Associate)* ARRC
  42. Medal for Gallantry MG
  43. Bravery Medal BM
  44. Distinguished Service Medal DSM (Replaced the Imperial equivalent.)
  45. Public Service Medal PSM
  46. Australian Police Medal APM
  47. Australian Fire Service Medal AFSM
  48. Ambulance Service Medal ASM
  49. Emergency Services Medal ESM
  50. Medal of the Order of Australia OAM
  51. Order of St John[5]
  52. Distinguished Conduct Medal* DCM
  53. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal* CGM
  54. George Medal* GM
  55. Conspicuous Service Medal CSM
  56. Australian Antarctic Medal AAM
  57. Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry* QPM
  58. Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry* QFSM
  59. Distinguished Service Medal* DSM (Imperial)
  60. Military Medal* MM
  61. Distinguished Flying Medal* DFM
  62. Air Force Medal* AFM
  63. Sea Gallantry Medal* SGM
  64. Queen's Gallantry Medal* QGM
  65. Royal Victorian Medal RVM
  66. British Empire Medal* BEM
  67. Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service* QPM
  68. Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service* QFSM
  69. Commendation for Gallantry
  70. Commendation for Brave Conduct
  71. Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct*
  72. Commendation for Distinguished Service

  73. War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals (See Australian campaign medals)

  74. Police Overseas Service Medal
  75. Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal
  76. Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945
  77. Polar Medal*
  78. Imperial Service Medal*

  79. Coronation, Jubilee, Remembrance and Commemorative medals (worn in order of date of receipt) (See list below)

  80. Defence Force Service Medal
  81. Reserve Force Decoration RFD
  82. Reserve Force Medal
  83. Defence Long Service Medal
  84. National Medal
  85. Australian Defence Medal
  86. Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal
  87. Champion Shots Medal

  88. Long Service Medals (Includes Imperial efficiency and long service awards.)

  89. The Service Medal of the Order of St John
  90. Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal

  91. Independence and Anniversary Medals* (in order of date of receipt)

  92. 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:

Coronation Medals, Jubilee Medals, Remembrance Medals and Commemorative Medals (1901 onwards)

  1. King Edward VII Coronation Medal
  2. King George V Coronation Medal
  3. King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
  4. King George VI Coronation Medal
  5. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
  6. Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
  7. 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal
  8. Australian Sports Medal
  9. Centenary Medal

See also

References

  1. ^ THE ORDER OF WEARING AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS. (Includes official post-nominals.)
  2. ^ "All Imperial awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly." Order of Wearing, Page 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
  3. ^ "Refers to both the Imperial Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for Australia." Order of Wearing, Page 5, Note 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
  4. ^ "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." Order of Wearing, Page 5, Note 2.
  5. ^ "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, Page 5, Note 3.
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Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Australia Australian Honours Order of Precedence
Gallantry Decorations (Military)
Order of Australia
(General Division and the Military Division)
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) • Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) • Member of the Order of Australia (AM) • Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Distinguished Service Decorations
Australian Bravery Decorations
Conspicuous Service Decorations
Meritorious Service Awards
Nursing Service Award
Operational Service/Campaign Medals
Skill-At-Arms
Long Service Medals
Unit Citations
Unit Citation for Gallantry • Meritorious Unit Citation
Commemorative Medals
Other Defence Medals