COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
It is notified for general information that Her Majesty The Queen has approved amendments to the Constitution of the Order of Australia, as detailed in the following Letters Patent and Schedule of amendments.
Original signed “Elizabeth R”
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, by Letters Patent dated 14 February 1975, We established a society
of honour known as the "Order of Australia" and made provision with respect to
the membership and the Constitution of the Order;
AND WHEREAS it is desirable that certain amendments be made to the
Constitution of the Order;
KNOW YOU that We do, by these Presents, declare Our pleasure that the Letters
Patent dated 14 February 1975, as subsequently amended by Our Letters Patent,
be further amended, but without prejudice to anything lawfully done under them,
as set out in the Schedule;
IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
GIVEN under the Great Seal of
Australia at Our Court at
St James's on 10 September 2016
Original signed “James McGrath”
By Her Majesty's Command
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
Amendments Schedule
Schedule—Amendments
Constitution of the Order of Australia
1 Paragraph 5(a)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(a) consider the following nominations:
(i) nominations of Australian citizens for membership of the Order
through appointment to the Order in the General Division or award of
the Medal of the Order in the General Division;
(ii) nominations of permanent residents for honorary membership of the
Order through appointment to the Order in the General Division or
award of the Medal of the Order in the General Division; and
2 Section 14
Omit “30”, substitute “35”.
3 Section 16
Omit “125”, substitute “140”.
4 Section 18
Omit “300”, substitute “340”.
5 Section 19
Repeal the section, substitute:
Nominations
19 (1) Any person or organisation may submit a nomination mentioned in
paragraph 5(a) to the Secretary of the Order for consideration by the Council.
(2) Upon the recommendation of the Prime Minister, the Governor-General may
make persons (other than Australian citizens or permanent residents) honorary
members of the Order through appointment to the Order in the General Division
or award of the Medal of the Order in the General Division.
6 At the end of the Constitution
Add:
Definitions
31 In this Constitution:
Australian citizen has the meaning given by the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
permanent resident has the meaning given by the Australian Citizenship Act
2007.
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