COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

18 August 2017

It is notified for general information that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the establishment of the Australian Corrections Medal as detailed in the following Letters Patent and Regulations.

The Medal is to be worn immediately after the Emergency Services Medal.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth:

TO ALL to whom these Presents shall come, GREETING:

WHEREAS it is desirable that there be instituted an Australian medal for the purpose of according recognition to members of Australian correctional services for distinguished service:

KNOW YOU that We do, by these Presents, institute a medal to be called the Australian Corrections Medal:

AND WE DO ordain that the award of the Australian Corrections Medal is to be governed by the Regulations set out in the Schedule.

IN WITNESS whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

L.S...

GIVEN under the Great Seal of Australia at Our Court at St James's on 19 June 2017

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Schedule

Australian Corrections Medal Regulations 2017

1 Name

These are the Australian Corrections Medal Regulations 2017.

2 Definitions

In these Regulations:

correctional service means a State or Territory civilian correctional service for adults.

correctional service member means a person who is employed or engaged by a correctional service, or by an entity that is authorised to perform functions for a correctional service, to perform primarily operational duties in relation to:

(a) the control and management of offenders in custody or in the community; or

(b) the provision of custody-based, or community-based, programs and services that support behavioural change, or address criminogenic needs, of offenders.

Medal means the Australian Corrections Medal.

Registrar means the Registrar of Awards appointed under subregulation 8(1).

responsible Minister means:

(a) for a State—the Premier of the State or a Minister of the State acting for the Premier; or

(b) for the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory—the Chief Minister of the Territory or a Minister of the Territory acting for the Chief Minister.

3 Award of Medal

(1) The Medal may be awarded to a person who:

(a) has given distinguished service as a correctional service member; and

(b) was a correctional service member at the time the person was nominated for award of the Medal.

(2) The Medal may be awarded regardless of whether the person is eligible for any other award because of the service.

(3) However, a person who is already a holder of the Medal is not eligible for another award of the Medal.

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(4) The number of awards of the Medal for each State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory in a calendar year must not exceed:

(a) one award for each 1,000, or part of 1,000, full-time equivalent correctional service members of the State or Territory; and

(b) one additional award for each State or Territory that has more than 1,000 full-time equivalent correctional service members.

(5) The number of full-time equivalent correctional service members of a State or Territory is the number of such members performing duties on 30 June before the calendar year in which an award of the Medal is made.

4 Making of awards

An award of the Medal must be:

(a) made by the Governor-General, on the nomination of a responsible Minister; and

(b) notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.

5 Design of Medal

The design of the Medal is as determined by the Governor-General.

6 Wearing of Medal

The manner of wearing the Medal is as determined by the Governor-General.

7 Designation of holders of Medal

A person to whom the Medal has been awarded is entitled to have the letters “ACM” placed after his or her name on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary.

8 Registrar of Awards

(1) The Governor-General must appoint a Registrar of Awards.

(2) The Registrar must:

(a) maintain a Register of the names of persons to whom the Medal has been awarded; and

(b) keep such other records relating to the award of the Medal as the Governor-General directs.

9 Cancellation of award

(1) On the recommendation of a responsible Minister, the Governor-General may cancel an award of the Medal.

(2) If an award of the Medal is cancelled:

(a) the Registrar must remove from the Register the entry relating to the award; and

(b) the person holding the Medal must return the Medal to the Registrar.

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10 Reinstatement of award

(1) On the recommendation of a responsible Minister, the Governor-General may reinstate an award of the Medal that has been cancelled.

(2) If an award is reinstated, the Registrar must:

(a) restore the entry that was removed from the Register; and

(b) return the Medal to the person to whom it was awarded.

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