QFES Honours and Awards 2016

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Introduction 3 QFES Honours and Awards Committee........................................... 3 Scope of this document................................................................. 3 OFFICAL AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS 4 Australian Bravery Decorations......................................................4 Order of Australia.......................................................................... 5 Australian Fire Service Medal.........................................................6 Emergency Services Medal............................................................ 7 Public Service Medal.....................................................................8 National Emergency Medal............................................................9 National Medal....................................................................... 10–11 Humanitarian Overseas Service medal......................................... 12 OTHER HONOURS AND AWARDS 14 Higgins and Langley Memorial Awards in Swiftwater Rescue........ 14 Royal Humane Society of Australasia Awards................................15 QFES HONOURS AND AWARDS 16 Commissioner’s Medal for Valour................................................. 16 Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery Award.......................17 Commissioner’s Commendation of Notable Action....................... 18 Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Medal.............................. 19 Commissioner’s Meritiorious Service Award.................................20 Commissioner’s Unit Citation....................................................... 21 QFES Medal........................................................................... 22–23 SES Meritiorious Service Medal. .................................................. 24 Diligent and Ethical Service Medal Clasps.................................... 25 Unit Commendation. ...................................................................26 Commendation............................................................................ 27 Certificate of Appreciation.....................................................28–29 Naming of New Fire Appliances....................................................30 Australia Day Achievement Awards...............................................31 Commissioner’s Awards for Excellence. ....................................... 32 Women in Fire and Emergency Services Award............................. 33 Close the Gap Awards.................................................................. 34 Peer Support Officer Awards........................................................ 35 SES WEEK AWARDS 37 SES Awards Committees and State Awards . ................................ 37 SES Week Regional Awards....................................................38–39 THE WEARING OF ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS 40 How to wear.............................................................................................40 Order of precedence for Offical Australian and QFES decorations. 40 Awards made to next-of-kin.........................................................40 Unofficial medals........................................................................40 State awards...............................................................................40 International awards....................................................................40 When to wear........................................................................................... 41 Day functions.............................................................................. 41 Evening functions........................................................................ 41 Everyday wear............................................................................. 41 Post-nominal entitlements........................................................... 41 Replacements.......................................................................................... 41

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