Australian Honours Order of Precedence

= Order of Precedence =

Order of precedence for the wearing of decorations and awards within the Australian Honours System. [ [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf "THE ORDER OF WEARING AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS".] (Includes official post-nominals.)]
Articles marked with * are awards of the United Kingdom and are now considered foreign. ["All Imperial awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly." [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf "Order of Wearing"] , Page 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn "after" Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)]

#." [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf "Order of Wearing"] , Page 5, Note 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn "after" Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)] VC
#* GC
# CV
# KG/LG
# KT/LT
#* GCB
# OM
# ["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." [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf "Order of Wearing"] , Page 5, Note 2.] AK/AD
#* GCMG
# GCVO
#* GBE
# AC
#* CH
#* KCB/DCB
#* KCMG/DCMG
# KCVO/DCVO
#* KBE/DBE
#* (Confers the title of "Sir"/"Dame" with no postnominals.)
# AO
#* CB
#* CMG
# CVO
#* CBE
# SG
# SC
#* DSO
# in 1991.)
# AM
# LVO
#* OBE
#* ISO
# MVO
#* MBE
# CSC
# NSC
# (1st Class - Member)* RRC
# in 1991.)
#* MC
#* DFC
#* AFC
# (2nd Class - Associate)* ARRC
# MG
# BM
# DSM (Replaced the Imperial equivalent.)
# PSM
# APM
# AFSM
# ASM
# ESM
# OAM
# ["Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised." (As notified in the Governor-General’s media release of 14 August 1982.)" [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf "Order of Wearing"] , Page 5, Note 3.]
#* DCM
#* CGM
#* GM
# CSM
# AAM
#* QPM
#* QFSM
#* DSM (Imperial)
#* MM
#* DFM
#* AFM
#* SGM
#* QGM
# RVM
#* BEM
#* QPM
#* QFSM
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#
#*
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#War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals (See Australian campaign medals)
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#
#
#*
#*
#Coronation, Jubilee, Remembrance and Commemorative medals (worn in order of date of receipt) (See list below)
#
# RFD
#
#
#
#
#
#
#Long Service Medals (Includes Imperial efficiency and long service awards.)
#
#
#Independence and Anniversary Medals* (in order of date of receipt)
#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:
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Coronation Medals, Jubilee Medals, Remembrance Medals and Commemorative Medals (1901 onwards)

# King Edward VII Coronation Medal
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See also

* Post-nominal letters
* List of post-nominal letters#Australia

References

* [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au It's an Honour] - Australian government website
* [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/wearing.cfm#Order "Wearing Awards"] - Australian government website
* [http://www.defence.gov.au/medals/Content/+050%20Honours%20Policy/+010%20Order%20of%20wear/default.htm Defence Honours & Awards] - Australian Defence Force website