(a) on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, appoint one of the members appointed under subparagraph (1) (e) (i) to be Chairman of the Council and (2) A member of the Council referred to in paragraph (1) (e) shall hold office for a period of two years from the date of appointment and is eligible for re-appointment. (ix) one shall be nominated by the Australian Capital Territory.
(viii) one shall be nominated by the Northern Territory of Australia and (vii) one shall be nominated by the State of Tasmania and
(vi) one shall be nominated by the State of South Australia and (v) one shall be nominated by the State of Western Australia and (iv) one shall be nominated by the State of Queensland and (iii) one shall be nominated by the State of Victoria and (ii) one shall be nominated by the State of New South Wales and (i) 8 shall be nominated by the Prime Minister and (e) 16 persons appointed by the Governor-General, of whom: (d) the person for the time being occupying the office of Chief of the Defence Force or, if another office is prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph, the person occupying the office so prescribed and (c) the person for the time being occupying, or performing the duties of, the office prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph by the Minister responsible for the administration of the Australian honours system or any Minister or member of the Executive Council acting for or on behalf of that Minister and (b) the Vice-President of the Federal Executive Council (3) His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, shall have precedence in the Order immediately after His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.ģ The Chancellor is charged with the administration of the Order.Ĥ (1) There shall be a Council for the Order, hereinafter called "the Council" which shall consist of. (2) His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, shall have precedence in the Order immediately after the Governor-General. (2) Where a person ceases to hold office as Governor-General, he or she shall continue to be a member of the Order in the General Division in the class of membership that he or she held immediately before ceasing to hold that office.ĢA (1) The Governor-General shall have precedence, after the Sovereign, of all other members of the Order. (1b) If the Governor-General is not a Knight or a Dame in the General Division, the Governor-General shall be the Principal Companion in that Division. (1a) If the Governor-General is a Knight or a Dame in the General Division, the Governor-General shall be the Principal Knight or Dame in that Division. OFFICERS OF AND COUNCIL FOR THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIAĢ (1) The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia shall be the Chancellor of the Order.
(5) Every Australian citizen appointed to the Order or awarded the Medal of the Order is a member of the Order, and every other person appointed to the Order or awarded the Medal of the Order is an honorary member of the Order. (4) There shall be a Medal of the Order called the 'Medal of the Order of Australia'. (3) Appointments to the Order shall be as a Companion, Officer, or Member. (2) A person appointed to the Order shall be appointed in the General Division or in the Military Division. This compilation was prepared in May 2018 taking into account amendments approved by Letters Patent dated 16 April 2018.ġ (1) The Order of Australia (hereinafter called 'the Order') shall consist of a General Division and a Military Division.
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