Badge of a Knight and a Dame of the Order of Australia
Governors-General become Chancellor of the Order on assuming the office of Governor-General.[1] The formal title of this position reflects the rank of the incumbent within the Order of Australia, which has changed over time along with the statutes of the order (see 'Brief history' below). The office is referred to as Chancellor and Principal Knight if the incumbent is a 'Knight of the Order of Australia' (AK), as Chancellor and Principal Dame if the incumbent is a 'Dame of the Order of Australia' (AD), or as Chancellor and Principal Companion if the incumbent is a 'Companion of the Order of Australia' (AC).
The Order of Australia is the only Australian order of chivalry (although certain dynastic British orders of chivalry, such as the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle and the Royal Victorian Order, may still be awarded to Australians by the Monarch). It was established on 14 February 1975 by the Monarch to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement, meritorious service, or for both. At its establishment, the Order of Australia included three grades: Companion, Officer and Member, and two Divisions: Civil and Military.
On 24 May 1976, the grades of Knight (AK) and Dame (AD), and the Medal of the Order of Australia, were established by the Monarch on the advice of Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser, and the Civil Division was renamed the General Division. Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia superseded Companion of the Order as the highest grade, however Knight/Dame is only awarded in the General Division of the Order.
Recipients who are not Australian citizens may be appointed Honorary Knights or Dames,[1] although no such appointments have yet been made. Although Heir to the Australian throne, Charles, Prince of Wales, is not an Australian citizen; to avoid his appointment being as an Honorary Knight, the Constitution of the Order of Australia was amended by Letters Patent to enable him to be a substantive Knight.[needs update]
Following the 1983 election, Prime Minister Bob Hawke advised the abolition of the Knight and Dame grades. On 3 March 1986, the Monarch co-signed Letters Patent revoking the categories of Knight and Dame – existing Knights and Dames were not affected by this change. Following his election in 2013, Prime Minister Tony Abbott advised the Queen to reinstate the categories of Dame and Knight. In March 2014, the Queen co-signed Letters Patent to bring this into effect.
^ ab(PDF). Ninth Edition, 2009. Issued by the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Government House, Canberra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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chancellor, order, australia, this, list, chancellors, order, australia, position, held, person, occupies, office, governor, general, australia, badge, knight, dame, order, australiagovernors, general, become, chancellor, order, assuming, office, governor, gen. This is a list of chancellors of the Order of Australia The position is held by the person who occupies the office of Governor General of Australia Badge of a Knight and a Dame of the Order of AustraliaGovernors General become Chancellor of the Order on assuming the office of Governor General 1 The formal title of this position reflects the rank of the incumbent within the Order of Australia which has changed over time along with the statutes of the order see Brief history below The office is referred to as Chancellor and Principal Knight if the incumbent is a Knight of the Order of Australia AK as Chancellor and Principal Dame if the incumbent is a Dame of the Order of Australia AD or as Chancellor and Principal Companion if the incumbent is a Companion of the Order of Australia AC Contents 1 List of chancellors 2 Brief history 3 See also 4 ReferencesList of chancellors editName Title Time Cumulative timeThe Right Honourable Sir John Kerr AK GCMG GCVO QC Chancellor and Principal Companion 1 year 99 days 1 year 99 daysChancellor and Principal Knight 1 year 198 days 9 years 283 daysThe Right Honourable Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC 4 years 233 daysThe Right Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE QC 3 years 217 daysChancellor and Principal Companion 2 years 349 days 28 years 21 daysThe Honourable William Hayden AC 7 years 0 daysThe Honourable Sir William Deane AC KBE QC 5 years 133 daysThe Right Reverend and Honourable Peter Hollingworth AC OBE 2 years 43 daysMajor General The Honourable Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC 5 years 25 daysThe Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO 5 years 201 daysChancellor and Principal Dame 3 days 3 daysGeneral The Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC Chancellor and Principal Knight 5 years 95 days 5 years 95 daysGeneral The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC Chancellor and Principal Companion 4 years 279 days 4 years 279 daysBrief history editThe Order of Australia is the only Australian order of chivalry although certain dynastic British orders of chivalry such as the Order of the Garter the Order of the Thistle and the Royal Victorian Order may still be awarded to Australians by the Monarch It was established on 14 February 1975 by the Monarch to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement meritorious service or for both At its establishment the Order of Australia included three grades Companion Officer and Member and two Divisions Civil and Military On 24 May 1976 the grades of Knight AK and Dame AD and the Medal of the Order of Australia were established by the Monarch on the advice of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and the Civil Division was renamed the General Division Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia superseded Companion of the Order as the highest grade however Knight Dame is only awarded in the General Division of the Order Recipients who are not Australian citizens may be appointed Honorary Knights or Dames 1 although no such appointments have yet been made Although Heir to the Australian throne Charles Prince of Wales is not an Australian citizen to avoid his appointment being as an Honorary Knight the Constitution of the Order of Australia was amended by Letters Patent to enable him to be a substantive Knight needs update Following the 1983 election Prime Minister Bob Hawke advised the abolition of the Knight and Dame grades On 3 March 1986 the Monarch co signed Letters Patent revoking the categories of Knight and Dame existing Knights and Dames were not affected by this change Following his election in 2013 Prime Minister Tony Abbott advised the Queen to reinstate the categories of Dame and Knight In March 2014 the Queen co signed Letters Patent to bring this into effect See also editAustralian knights and dames Living Australian knights and dames List of knights and dames of the Order of Australia List of companions of the Order of AustraliaReferences edit a b Order of Australia PDF Ninth Edition 2009 Issued by the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor General Government House Canberra Archived from the original PDF on 2014 03 06 Retrieved 2014 06 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chancellor of the Order of Australia amp oldid 1203504214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
