The Order of Australia 澳大利亚勋章
Big Honour for the Perth Chinese Community
珀斯华人社区的荣耀 文／译◎Elvie Yap 叶俐廷
The Australia Day Awards in January this year once again recognised the contributions of respected members of the Chung Wah Association. This year, Dr. Bob Chin Huat Tan became a member of the Order of Australia for his meritorious contributions and voluntary service to the Perth Chinese community. Dr. Tan is the chairperson of the Chung Wah Council of Elders and he is the third member of Chung Wah Association to be awarded this honour.
201 8 年的 澳 大 利亚日，中华 会 馆 的元 老 会主 席，陈 振 发 医 生获 颁 澳 大 利 亚 勋 位 勋 章 Medal of the Order (OAM)，成为中华会馆贡献者第三位获此勋章。
The Order of Australia
In the Australian honours system, appointments to the Order of Australia confer the highest recognition for outstanding achievement and service.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II established this system of honours and awards on 14 February 1975. Prior to 1975, Australians were recognised under the British honours system, also known as the Imperial Awards. There are two divisions of the Order of Australia: the Civil or General Division and the Military Division. The General Division of the Order of Australia has five levels originally: Knights / Dames of the Order; Companion of the Order (AC); Officer of the Order (AO); Member of the Order (AM) and Medal of the Order (OAM). The rank of knighthood from the Order of Australia was scrapped in 1986. It was reinstated by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in 2014, but was removed from the list by current Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in November 2015.
澳大利亚勋章
每一年的澳大利亚国庆日和女王生日，澳大利亚政府都会为国 家或人民作出卓越贡献或突出服务的澳大利亚公民进行表彰，并颁 发”澳大利亚勋章” (Order of Australia)。此澳大利亚勋章制度， 是由英国女王伊丽莎白二世在1975年2月14日创立的。而在此之 前，澳大利亚则是沿用英国帝国体系来表彰本国公民的。
澳大利亚勋章分为两大类：通用类和军事类，原本分为五个级 别，排名由高至低为：澳大利亚爵级勋章和女爵级勋章 Knights / Dames of the Order，澳大利亚同伴勋章 Companion of the Order （AC）, 澳大利亚官佐勋章 Officer of the Order (AO)， 澳大利亚 员佐勋章 Member of the Order(AM), 澳大利亚勋位勋章 Medal of the Order (OAM)。其中的澳大利亚爵级和女爵级勋章只限于通用 类别，在1986年曾撤销，在2014年由时任总理艾伯特宣布恢复这一 勋位，但于2015年11月又被继任的总理特恩布尔宣布取消。
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Nomination and Appointment of OAM
Nominations for awards in the General Division of the Order of Australia come directly from the community. Nominations are considered by the Council for the Order of Australia, which makes recommendations direct to the Governor-General. The Council meets twice a year. There are 19 members, including representatives of every state and territory, public office holders (ex-officio) and community representatives. The Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister appoints the community representatives on the Council. Appointments in the Order of Australia are not made posthumously. However, a nomination will be considered if the person is alive when the nomination form is received by the Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat at Government House in Canberra.
The awards are generally announced on Australia Day (26 January) and on the Queen’s Birthday public holiday (June).
澳洲勋章如何选定？
如今，爵级和女爵级勋章已被删除，其余通用类的勋章的提 名来自社区。 “澳大利亚勋章委员会”Council for the Order of Australia将所有递交申请的提名人选进行筛选，之后直接推荐给联 邦总督。 “澳大利亚勋章委员会”一共有19名成员，他们是来自各州 和领地地区的人民以及公务员代表。人民代表由联邦总督根据总理 的提名来任命。 澳大利亚勋章只授予给尚在人世的候选人。只要联邦总督府在 收到提名时，候选人仍尚在人世，那么委员会就会考虑他的申请。 澳大利亚勋章的公布时间为一年两次，分别在1月26日澳大利 亚国庆日和女王生日。
