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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 Dame in the General Division, the Governor‑General shall be the Principal Knight or Dame in that Division.
 (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.
 (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.
2A (1) The Governor‑General shall have precedence, after the Sovereign, of all other members of the Order.
 (2) His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, shall have precedence in the Order immediately after the Governor‑General.
 (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.