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Constitution of the Order of Australia

made under the

Letters Patent

Compilation No. 16

Compilation date:   16 April 2018

Includes amendments up to: C2018G00297

Registered:    9 May 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Constitution of the Order of Australia that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 16 April 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

The Order of Australia
1 (1) The Order of Australia (hereinafter called 'the Order') shall consist of a General Division and a Military Division.
 (2) A person appointed to the Order shall be appointed in the General Division or in the Military Division.
 (3) Appointments to the Order shall be as Companion, Officer, or Member.
 (4) There shall be a Medal of the Order called the 'Medal of the Order of Australia'.
 (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.

Officers of and Council for the Order of Australia
2 (1) The Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia shall be the Chancellor of the Order.
 (1A) If the Governor‑General is a Knight or a