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Nomination Received

Order of Australia Nomination Form
Thank you, your nomination for an award in the Order of Australia has been received.The nomination process usually takes between 18 to 24 months from receipt of nomination. Should there be any further information required you will be contacted by the Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat.

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Introduction

Order of Australia Nomination Form (October 2021)
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The Order of Australia
Thank you for taking this important step to nominate someone for recognition through the Order of Australia.The Order of Australia is the pre-eminent system to recognise people who have demonstrated outstanding service or exceptional achievement. Australians from all walks of life, of all ages, and who have done just about everything you can think of have been recognised through the Order of Australia.Most recipients don’t seek thanks or to be celebrated – they consider their contributions to be ‘ordinary’ or part of everyday life. Read more information about the Order of Australia.Using This Form
If you’re not familiar with the nomination form, you may wish to read this guidance before you begin.Nominations should include:
•Examples of the individual’s service or achievements•Details of referees who can talk about the person.
The nomination can be submitted at any time. It should be kept confidential (don’t tell the person you are nominating).Once you begin preparing the nomination form you must either submit within 14 days or use the ‘Save for Later’ option. This option allows you to save your progress but you must return to it within 14 days (even if it is to hit ‘Save for Later’ again) or your progress will be lost. Please note that leaving the form open on your screen doesn’t extend the 14 day window (nor does reopening the form but not submitting or hitting save again).Privacy Statement
Your privacy is important to us. We will only collect, use or disclose your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988. We want to ensure that personal information collected, used and stored is accurate and complete. We ask that you carefully check the information throughout the form for accuracy. The Australian Honours and Awards Privacy Statement can be found here.Please note:
If the person you are nominating is not an Australian citizen or Permanent Resident, information you have provided in this nomination, including your name and contact details, will be forwarded to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for consideration of an Honorary award in the Order of Australia.

Tell us about yourself

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Your details

Gender
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Cultural Background

The Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat collects the following information for the purpose of understanding access to the honours system by First Nations Australian and people who identify with a culturally and linguistically diverse background or ancestry. Providing this information is optional. (If both, you may select both)Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?
Do you identify with a culturally and linguistically diverse background or ancestry?

Tell us about the person you are nominating

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It is preferable that the nominee not be made aware of this nomination.

Who are you nominating?

To assist in processing your nomination, please complete as many fields as possible.

Personal details

Gender
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Contact details

Postal address

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Position

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Citizenship

Is this person an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident?

Cultural Background

The Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat collects the following information for the purpose of understanding the representation in the honours system of First Nations Australians and those who identify with a culturally and linguistically diverse background. Providing this information is optional. Responses regarding citizenship status and cultural background are not released. Is the person you are nominating of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?
Does the person you are nominating identify with a culturally and linguistically diverse background or ancestry?

Previous honours and awards

Why should they be recognised?

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Activities undertaken by the nominee

In this section please set out what the nominee has done and why you think they should be recognised. The response boxes are meant to help you do this, but every nomination is different so there is no single approach to take. Just tell us what you know and what you think is particularly noteworthy about your nominee’s service and achievements. You can include: •Examples of how they have demonstrated outstanding qualities •What they have done to make things better for others •The role(s) or area(s) in which they have excelled •The period of time, or dates of service (if known) •Evidence of other awards or recognition received by the nominee You can attach documents or other records to support your nominee’s service or achievements if you have them.
You can attach documents or other records to support your nominee’s service or achievements if you have them.
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You can attach documents or other records to support your nominee’s service or achievements if you have them.
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Who can comment on their service?

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•Please provide details of up to four suggested referees.•We may contact the referees to obtain comment.•To assist in processing your nomination, please complete as many fields as possible.Please note: The ideal referee is someone that has had close involvement with the nominee in the course of their service or is able to comment directly on the nature and impact of their achievements.

Referee

You can nominate an individual as a referee if you believe they have particular personal insight into the nominee’s achievements and their impact. You can also nominate someone who holds a particular role in an organisation, say the “Chief Executive” or the “State Manager”, without needing to know the person’s name, where you believe that organisation is best placed to comment on some or all of the things the nominee has achieved.

Referee

Is this an individual person or organisation?
To help us progress your nomination, please provide as much of this information as you can.
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Declaration

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Declaration

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