The Order of Wearing of
Australian honours includes Imperial honours (those of the British Empire/United Kingdom) if they were awarded prior to 6 October 1992. Imperial honours awarded after 5 October 1992 are considered foreign.[1]
those within the Australian System of Honours and Awards;
those conferred by The Sovereign in exercise of the
Royal Prerogative;
those within the Order of St John; and
foreign awards, the acceptance and wearing of which have been authorised by the Governor-General.
Honours and Awards listed in unbolded print and marked with * are Imperial awards and are considered Australian if conferred prior to 6 October 1992. If conferred after 5 October 1992, Imperial awards are foreign and should be worn accordingly.[2]
^"- all Imperial awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly."Order of WearingArchived 11 February 2014 at the
Wayback Machine, updated 25 September 2007. page 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
^"Provision for further awards at this level within the Order of Australia was removed by Her Majesty The Queen on 3 March 1986 on the advice of the Prime Minister."Order of WearingArchived 11 February 2014 at the
Wayback Machine, Page 5, Note 2.
^Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Notice C2017G00904 of 18 August 2017 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Emergency Services Medal
^a) Listed to indicate where any awards within the Order of St John should be worn; however, the Service Medal of the Order of St John should be worn as a Long Service Medal after all other Imperial Long Service awards.
b) "Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised." (As notified in the Governor-General's media release of 14 August 1982.)
Order of WearingArchived 11 February 2014 at the
Wayback Machine, Page 5, Note 3.
^Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S169 of Friday, 28 October 2011 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal
^Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S31 of Thursday, 3 March 2011 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Civilian Service Medal 1939-45