Document produced in 2012 titled ‘Amendment of Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (Iraq) Declaration 2004 to extend to specified commercial contractors’.
The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC CVO DSC (Retd), today announced the appointment of Mr Gerard Martin PSM as Official Secretary to the Governor‑General.
Mr Martin will act in the role of Official…
Correspondence for the period 11 April 2012 to 5 December 2012 regarding the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal.
Section 47C redactions in PMC’s 19 April 2004 brief to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister regarding the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for Iraq
I seek the Department’s assessments justifying the award of The Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal to Australians from the following commercial contractors General Electric Infrastructure, Water and Process Technologies; and…
Documents recording the ‘final input from stakeholders’ that are referred to as the justification to reject the proposal to extend Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (Iraq clasp) to specified commercial contractors.
The April 2019 "Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Guide to Eligible Groups" cites "Palladium Group Pty Ltd" as an eligible organisation for the medal. For the public interest, please provide a copy of the Department's…
Document on Amendment of Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (Iraq) Declaration 2004 to extend to specified commercial contractors
Documents relating to the assessment of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal, for humanitarian service given in Afghanistan.
Documents related to the award of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal to commercial contractors.
1. PM&C's Honours and Symbols Section duties, obligations and responsibilities regarding the administration of the Australian honours system.
2. Regarding the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal(HOSM), I request the…
Ref: B09/1640 titled "Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal: Assessment of Australian contingent to GE Infrastructure for ‘Indian Ocean’ operation”.
We respectfully request the release of the following documents:
“…I seek a copy of the NAA reference number for each of the five hard copy files retrieved by PM&C relating to the consultation for the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal.
I seek a copy of any index, list or similar…
1. We seek a document listing [the FOI reference number, title and date of] all Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal related FOI requests made to PM&C from 1 Jan 2020 to today's date. If related FOI requests have been…
Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (HOSM) regulations promulgated 09 Jun 1999 state the secretary may delegate, in writing, to a senior executive public service officer in the department, the power under sub…
Documents that details the assessment and/or assessments made by the Commonwealth or on behalf of the Commonwealth of how the humanitarian operation “Operation Padang Assist” in 2009 compared to all other operations that have been recognised…
The National Medal recognises long and diligent service, by members of recognised government and voluntary organisations, that risk their lives or safety to protect or assist the community in enforcement of the law or in times of emergency or natural disaster.
This includes service organisations such as ambulance, correctional, emergency, fire and police forces, and voluntary organisations such as lifesaving or search and rescue groups. Many, but not all, eligible groups are uniformed.
On 7 November 2019, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel sent email subject: 'FOI Consultation - Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Declaration [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]' to FOI@PMC.
Please provide a copy of all documents…
Australian Floral Emblem
When in flower, the golden wattle displays the national colours, green and gold.
The golden wattle is an evergreen, tall shrub or small tree. It can grow to 8 metres tall and lives up to 12-15 years. It grows in South Australia,…
Australian National symbols
On the first day of September each year, Australians wear sprays of wattle to celebrate National Wattle Day. National Wattle Day was officially proclaimed on 23 June 1992 by the then Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency the…
Congratulations to The King's Birthday 2023 Honours List recipients who were announced today by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).
The achievements of 1,192 Australians…
Australian Honours System
To find out more information about recipients of Australian honours, search the Australian honours database. There are options to perform a simple search based on name, announcement, medal/award type, or an advanced search which searches all the…
The Champion Shots Medal encourages skill in arms shooting in the Australian Defence Force.