Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2010Q00049:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2010Q00049
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 2065–5070

7  Recipients who are awarded the Medal after 2 June 1987 are entitled to have the letters 'AAM' placed after their names on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary.

Register of Awards

8 (1) There shall be a Registrar of awards who shall be appointed by the Governor-General and shall maintain a Register of the names of persons to whom the Medal has been awarded.

 (2) The Registrar shall keep such other records relating to the award of the Medal as the Governor-General directs.

9 (1) The Governor-General may cancel the award of the Medal to a person and may restore an award so cancelled.

 (2) Where an award of the Medal is cancelled, the name of the person to whom the award was made shall be erased from the Register kept for the purpose of regulation 8 and that person shall return the Medal to the Registrar.

 (3) Where an award that has been cancelled is restored, the Registrar shall restore the entry in the Register that had been erased under subregulation (2).

Notes to the Regulations Governing the Award of the Australian Antarctic Medal

Note 1

The Regulations Governing the Award of the Australian Antarctic Medal (in force under Letters Patent) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments
Title                                                                       Date of                       Date of       Application, saving or
                                                                            notification                  commencement  transitional provisions
                                                                            in Gazette
 Regulations Governing the Award of the Antarctic Medal                     24 June 1987                  2 June 1987
                                                                            (see Gazette 1987, No. GN8)
 Amendments of the Regulations Governing the Award of the Antarctic Medal   11 Aug 1998                   18 Dec 1997   —
                                                                            (see Gazette 1998, No. S395)

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected                                                                                   How affected
Title.................                                                                               am. 1997
R. 1.................                                                                                rs. 1997
R. 2.................                                                                                am. 1997
R. 7.................                                                                                rs. 1997
R. 8.................                                                                                rs. 1997
R. 9.................                                                                                ad. 1997