Order of Australia

The Order of Australia was created by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975. It was created to show the very best people of Australia. The award is given to notable Australian citizens who make big changes to Australia or internationally with their work. Sometimes the award is given to people who are not citizens of Australia.

Order of Australia
Insignia of a Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia
Awarded by the Monarch of Australia
Type	National Order
Day	Australia Day and Queen's Birthday
Eligibility	All living Australian citizens
Awarded for	Achievement and merit in service to Australia or humanity
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Queen Elizabeth II
Chancellor	General Sir Peter Cosgrove
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Knight/Dame (AK/AD) Companion (AC) Officer (AO) Member (AM) Medal (OAM) Awarded in:   General Division   Military Division   As an Honorary award
Statistics
Established	14 February 1975
First induction	14 April 1975
Last induction	7 September 2017
Total inductees	AK – 15 AD – 4 AC – 512 AO – 2,815 AM – 9,799 OAM – 22,611

The Order has many groups. The awarded person will join one of these groups:

• Knight or Dame (AK or AD)
• Companion (AC)
• Officer (AO)
• Member (AM)
• Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)