List of post-nominal letters (Australia)

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This is a list of post-nominal letters (letters after people's names) that have been nominated by orders from government, and letters from professional associations in Australia.

General conventions[edit]

In general, postnominals are arranged in the following sequence:[1][a]

  1. Honours promulgated by the Governor-General in the Commonwealth Government Gazette, e.g. Current National and former Imperial honours order of wearing,
  2. Honours and Appointments promulgated by a State Governor or Territory Administrator in the relevant State Government Gazette, e.g. Fellows of the Royal Society of NSW (FRSN), King's / Queen's Counsel (KC/QC), Senior Counsel (SC), and Justice of the Peace (JP),
  3. Degrees and diplomas, first grouped according to the corresponding Australian Qualifications Framework levels and ordered from lowest-to-highest, then in chronological order within those groups,[2]
  4. Fellowships then memberships of professional and academic bodies,
  5. Parliamentary and military designations.

Full-stops are not usually used in postnominals.[1][3]

Orders and decorations[edit]

See also: Australian Honours Order of Wearing
Orders and decorations Post-nominal
Awarded since 6 Oct 1992 Awarded before 6 Oct 1992
Recipient of the Victoria Cross and Recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia[b] VC VC[b]
Recipient of the George Cross[c] GC[d]
Recipient of the Cross of Valour[d] CV CV
Knight/Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter KG/LG KG/LG
Knight/Lady of the Order of the Thistle KT/LT KT/LT
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB[c]
Member of the Order of Merit OM OM
Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia[e] AK/AD AK/AD
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George[c] GCMG[c]
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO GCVO
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire[c] GBE
Companion of the Order of Australia AC AC
Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour CH[c]
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB[c]
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG/DCMG[c]
Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO/DCVO KCVO/DCVO
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE[c]
Knight Bachelor[c] (NB: Confers title of "Sir" - no postnominals)
Officer of the Order of Australia AO AO
Companion of the Order of the Bath CB[c]
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG[c]
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO CVO
Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE[c]
Recipient of the Star of Gallantry[d] SG SG
Recipient of the Star of Courage (Australia) SC SC
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO[c]
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)[d] DSC DSC
Member of the Order of Australia AM AM
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVO LVO
Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE[c]
Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO[c]
Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO MVO
Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE[c]
Recipient of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia) CSC CSC
Recipient of the Nursing Service Cross (Australia)[d] NSC NSC
Member of the Royal Red Cross (1st Class)[d] RRC[c]
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (UK)[d] DSC[c]
Recipient of the Military Cross MC[c]
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross (UK) DFC[c]
Recipient of the Air Force Cross (UK) AFC[c]
Associate of the Royal Red Cross (2nd Class)[d] ARRC[c]
Recipient of the Medal for Gallantry MG MG
Recipient of the Bravery Medal (Australia) BM BM
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal (Australia)[d] DSM DSM
Recipient of the Public Service Medal (Australia) PSM PSM
Recipient of the Australian Police Medal APM APM
Recipient of the Australian Fire Service Medal AFSM AFSM
Recipient of the Ambulance Service Medal (Australia) ASM ASM
Recipient of the Emergency Services Medal (Australia) ESM ESM
Recipient of the Australian Corrections Medal ACM
Recipient of the Australian Intelligence Medal AIM AIM
Medal of the Order of Australia OAM OAM
(Grade of the) Order of St John Varies[f]
Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal[d] DCM[c]
Recipient of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal[d] CGM[c]
Recipient of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)[d] CGM[c]
Recipient of the George Medal GM[c]
Recipient of the Conspicuous Service Medal CSM CSM
Recipient of the Australian Antarctic Medal AAM AAM
Recipient of the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry QPM[c]
Recipient of the Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry QFSM[c]
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal (UK)[d] DSM[c]
Recipient of the Military Medal MM[c]
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Medal DFM[c]
Recipient of the Air Force Medal AFM[c]
Recipient of the Sea Gallantry Medal SGM[c]
Recipient of the Queen's Gallantry Medal QGM[c]
Recipient of the Royal Victorian Medal RVM RVM
Recipient of the British Empire Medal BEM[c]
Recipient of the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service QPM[c]
Recipient of the Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service QFSM[c]
Recipient of the Reserve Force Decoration RFD RFD

Legal Offices[edit]

Position Post-nominal
King's Counsel KC
Senior Counsel SC
Bail Justice - Victoria BJ
Justice of the Peace JP
Justice of the Peace(Magistrates Court) JP(Mag.Crt) [4]
Justice of the Peace(Qualified) JP(Qual) [4]
Justice of the Peace(Commissioner of Declarations) JP(C.dec) [4]
Commissioner of Declarations C.Dec [4]
Special Justice (South Australia) SJ
Civil Marriage Celebrant CMC

Academic awards[edit]

Degree and diploma abbreviations are defined by the conferring university and vary from one to another. Consult the awarding university for the approved abbreviation.

Some loose general rules and examples include:

Degree Post-nominal
Bachelor of "Speciality/Faculty" B"Speciality" e.g. BA, BSc, BCom, BBiosc, BE or BEng, BEd, BPharm, etc.
Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery e.g. MBBS, BMed, BMBS, MBChB
Bachelor of Dental Surgery/Science BDS, BDSc, BDent
Bachelor of Laws LLB
Bachelor's degree with Honours B"Speciality"(Hons)
Master of "Speciality/Faculty" M"Specialty" e.g. MA, MSc, MEd, MCom, etc.
Master of Business Administration MBA
Master of Cyber Security MCyberSec
Master of Cyber Security, Strategy and Diplomacy MCSSD
Master of Laws LLM
Master of Philosophy MPhil [discipline][g]
Master of Public Health MPH
Master of Research MRes. Another research master's degree.
Graduate Certificate in "Speciality/Faculty" GCert or GradCert e.g. GCertMkting
Postgraduate Diploma of "Speciality/Faculty" PGDip"Speciality" or PostGradDip"Speciality"
Graduate Diploma of "Speciality/Faculty" GDip"Speciality" or GradDip"Speciality" e.g. GDipMngt
Juris Doctor JD
Doctor of Medicine MD
Doctor of Medicine and Surgery MChD
Doctor of Dental Medicine DMD
Doctor of Dental Surgery DDS
Doctor of Clinical Dentistry DClinDent
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine DPM
Doctor of Philosophy PhD
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM
Doctor of Psychology DPsych
Doctor of Business Administration DBA
Professional Doctorate of "Speciality/Faculty" D"speciality" or "Specialty"D e.g. EdD, DEng
Higher Doctorate of "Speciality/Faculty" D"speciality" or "Specialty"D e.g. DEng, DSc
Fellowship in Music, Australia[5] FMusA
Licentiate in Music, Australia LMusA
Associate in Music, Australia AMusA
Professional Certificate of "Speciality/Faculty" ProfCert"Speciality" e.g. ProfCertDataSc

Professional[edit]

Fellowship, Membership and Associate Membership of Professional Institutions.

Organisation Award Post-nominal
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Fellow FASSA
ACS (Australian Computer Society) Associate[h] AACS
Member[h] MACS
Senior Member[h] MACS (Snr)
Fellow[h] FACS
Certified Technologist

Certified Technologist (Cyber Security) [h][6]

CT

(a CT is also entitled to use the post-nominal of IP3T)[7]

Certified Professional

Certified Professional (Cyber Security)

Certified Professional (Safety Critical Systems) [h][6]

CP

(a CP is also entitled to use the post-nominal of IP3P)[6][7]

Association for Business Restructuring & Turnaround Limited (ABRT)[8] Restructuring & Turnaround Associate RTA
Certified Restructuring & Turnaround Executive RTE®
Certified Restructuring & Turnaround Practitioner RTP®
Astronomical Society of Australia Fellow FASA
Member MASA
Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Life Fellow ANZAM-L
Fellow ANZAM-F
Professional Member ANZAM-M
ANZAM-R
Associate Member ANZAM-A
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Fellow FACEM
Emergency Medicine Diploma EMDip(ACEM)
Emergency Medicine Certificate EMCert(ACEM)
Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM)[9] Member MCHSM
Associate Fellow AFCHSM
Certified Health Manager AFCHSM CHM
Fellow FCHSM
Certified Health Executive FCHSM CHE
Australasian College of Paramedicine[10] Member MACPara
Life Member LMACpara
Fellow FACPara
Australasian College of Pharmacy Member MACP
Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM)[11][12] Distinguished Fellow DFACPSEM
Fellow FACPSEM
Member MACPSEM
Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) Fellow FACRS
Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians[13] Fellow FACSEP
Australasian College of Tropical Medicine[14] Fellow FACTM
Australasian Epidemiological Association Fellow FAEA
Australasian Institute of Digital Health Associate Fellow AFAIDH
Fellow FAIDH
Australasian Institute of Emergency Services[15] Member MAIES
Associate Fellow AFAIES
Fellow FAIES
Honorary Fellow HFAIES
Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists (AIMS) Fellow FAIMS[16]
Member (Clinical Scientist) CSAIMS[16]
Member (Research) MAIMS (Research) or MAIMS[16]
Member (Multidiscipline) MAIMS[16]
Member (Anatomical Pathology) MAIMS (Anatomical Pathology)[16]
Member (Chemical Pathology) MAIMS (Chemical Pathology)[16]
Member (Haematology) MAIMS (Haematology)[16]
Member (Immunopathology) MAIMS (Immunopathology)[16]
Member (Medical Microbiology) MAIMS (Medical Microbiology)[16]
Member (Transfusion Science) MAIMS (Transfusion Science)[16]
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) Honorary Fellow HonFAusIMM
Fellow FAusIMM
Member MAusIMM
Associate member AAusIMM
Graduate member GAusIMM
Student member SAusIMM
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Certified Teacher - Highly Accomplished HAT
Certified Teacher - Lead LT
Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA) Fellow FASA
Associate Fellow AFASA
Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow FAHMS
Australian Academy of the Humanities Fellow FAHA
Australian Academy of Law Fellow FAAL
Australian Academy of Science Fellow FAA
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellow FTSE
Australian Acoustical Society Fellow[17] FAAS
Member[18] MAAS
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Fellow FANZCA
Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine FFPMANZCA
Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists Fellow FANZCVS
Member MANZCVS
Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance[19] Fellow ANZIIF (Fellow) CIP
Senior Associate ANZIIF (Snr Assoc) CIP
Associate ANZIIF (Assoc) CIP
Affiliate ANZIIF (Aff) CIP
Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry Fellow FANZSMS
Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy Accredited Associate AACPA
Australian Association of Social Workers Member MAASW
Australian Cinematographers Society Member ACS
Australian College of Educators Fellow FACE
Member MACE
Australian College of Mental Health Nursing[20] Fellow FACMHN
Member MACMHN
Credentialed Mental Health Nurse CMHN
Australian College of Nursing Distinguished Life Fellow FACN(DLF)
Honorary Fellow FACN(Hon)
Fellow FACN
Member MACN
Associate MACN(Assoc)
Student Member MACN(Student)
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine Fellow FACRRM
Australian College of Pharmacy Fellow FACP
Fellow - Honoris Causa FACP (HC)
Associate Fellow AFACP
Member MACP
Australian Council for Educational Leaders Fellow FACEL
Member MACEL
Australian Culinary Federation[21] Member (Qualified Chef) MACF
Fellow (Qualified Chef) FACF
Australian Graduate School of Leadership Certified Leadership Practitioner Associate ACLP
Member MCLP
Senior Member SCLP
Fellow FCLP
Life Fellow LCLP
Australian Human Resources Institute Fellow Certified Practitioner Human Resources FCPHR
Certified Practitioner Human Resources CPHR
Fellow Certified Academic Human Resources FCAHR
Certified Academic Human Resources CAHR
Academic Member Australian Human Resources Institute AMAHRI
Fellow Member Australian Human Resources Institute FAHRI
Professional Member Australian Human Resources Institute MAHRI
Graduate Member Australian Human Resources Institute GAHRI
Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials[22] Professional Member PMAICCM
Australian Institute of Architects Life Fellow LFRAIA
Fellow FRAIA
Registered Architect RAIA
Affiliate Member Affiliate RAIA
Graduate of Architecture RAIA (Grad)
Australian Institute of Building Fellow FAIB
Member MAIB
Affiliate Member Affil.AIB
Associate Member AMAIB
Graduate Member GradAIB
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors Accredited Member AMAIBS
Accredited Fellow AFAIBS
Accredited Life Fellow ALFAIBS
Retired Member MAIBS Ret.
Retired Fellow FAIBS Ret.
Retired Life Fellow LFAIBS Ret.
Honorary Fellow AIBS (Hon Fellow)
Australian Institute of Company Directors Life Fellow FAICDlife
Fellow FAICD
Graduate Member GAICD
Member MAICD
Australian Institute of Credit Management[23][24] Certified Credit Executive CCE
Australian Institute of Health and Safety Certified Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner COHSPrac
Certified Occupational Health and Safety Professional COHSProf
Chartered Occupational Health and Safety Professional ChOHSP
Australian Institute of Office Professionals[25] Fellow FAIOP
Associate Fellow AFAIOP
Member MAIOP
Honorary Life Member HLMAIOP
Australian Institute of Physics Fellow FAIP
Member MAIP
Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Certified Practising Portfolio Executive CPPE
Certified Practising Portfolio Director CPPD
Certified Practising Senior Project Manager CPSPM
Certified Practising Project Manager CPPM
Certified Practising Project Practitioner CPPP
Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) Fellow FAITPM
Member MAITPM
Australian Institute of Training & Development (AITD) Fellow FAITD
Associate Fellow AFAITD
Australian KnifeMakers Guild (AKG) Member MAKG
Australian Library and Information Association[26] Associate Certified Professional AALIA (CP)
Associate AALIA
Library Technician Certified Professional ALIATec (CP)
Library Technician ALIATec
Australian Marketing Institute Fellow FAMI
Associate Fellow AFAMI
Associate Member AMAMI
Certified Practising Marketer CPM[i]
Australian Mathematics Society Fellow FAustMS
Graduate Member GAustMS
Member MAustMS
Australian Medical Association Member AMA(M)
Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Fellow FAMOS
Australian Orthopaedic Association Fellow FAOrthA
Australian Property Institute Life Fellow LFAPI
Fellow FAPIf
Associate Member AAPI
Provisional Member API (Provisional)
Graduate Member API (Graduate)
Student Member API (Student)
Australian Psychological Society Honorary Fellow Hon FAPS
Fellow FAPS
Member MAPS
Associate Member Assoc MAPS
Australian Reconstructing Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) Fellow RITF
Member RITP
Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Member MASMIRT
Fellow FASMIRT
Australian Society of Microbiology Member MASM
Australian Society Microbiology Fellow FASM
Australian Tutoring Association Member MATA
Australian Veterinary Association Fellow FAVA
Certified Independent Financial Adviser[27] Member MCIFAA
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Fellow FCA
Member CA
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Australia Fellow FCILT
Chartered Member CMILT
Member MILT
Certified Passenger Professional CPP[i]
Certified Practicing Logistician CPL[i]
Certified Transport Planner CTP[i]
Christian Educators Professional Association[28] Member MCEPA
College of Intensive Care Medicine Fellow FCICM
College of Intensive Care Medicine Fellow of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (historical) FJFICM
CPA Australia (Certified Practicing Accountants) Fellow FCPA
Member CPA
Associate ASA
Economics Society of Australia Professional Member PMESA
Senior Fellow SFESA
Engineers Australia (IEAust) Honorary Fellow Hon FIEAust
Fellow FIEAust
Member MIEAust
Graduate Member GradIEAust
Engineering Executive EngExec[i]
Chartered Professional Engineer CPEng[i]
International Professional Engineer (Australia) IntPE(Aus)[i]
Honorary Engineering Technologist Hon TFIEAust
Engineering Technologist Fellow TFIEAust
Engineering Technologist Member TMIEAust
Engineering Technologist Graduate Member GradTIEAust
Chartered Engineering Technologist CEngT[i]
Honorary Engineering Associate Fellow Hon AFIEAust
Engineering Associate Fellow AFIEAust
Engineering Associate Member AMIEAust
Engineering Associate Graduate Member GradAIEAust
Chartered Engineering Associate CEngA[i]
Honorary Engineering Officer Fellow Hon OFIEAust
Engineering Officer Fellow OFIEAust
Engineering Officer Member OMIEAust
Engineering Officer Graduate Member GradOIEAust
Chartered Engineering Officer CEngO[i]
Student StudIEAust
Asset Management Council Certified Associate in Asset Management CAAM[29]
Certified Practitioner in Asset Management CPAM[29]
Certified Senior Practitioner in Asset Management CSAM[29]
Certified Fellow in Asset Management CFAM[29]
Certified Asset Management Assessor CAMA[30]
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand[31] Fellow FEIANZ
Member MEIANZ
Certified Environmental Practitioner CEnvP[32][i]
CEnvP Ecology Specialist CEnvP (Ecology Specialist)[32][i]
CEnvP Impact Assessment Specialist CEnvP (IA Specialist)[32][i]
CEnvP Climate Change Specialist CEnvP (CC Specialist)[32][i]
CEnvP Contaminated Land Specialist CEnvP (CL Specialist)[32][i]
Exercise and Sports Science Australia[33] Accredited Exercise Scientist AES[34][i]
Accredited Exercise Physiologist AEP[35][i]
Accredited Sports Scientist Level 1 ASpS1[36][i]
Accredited Sports Scientist Level 2 ASpS2[36][i]
Accredited High Performance Manager AHPM[37][i]
Federation of Australian Historical Societies Fellow FFAHS
Financial Planning Association of Australia Certified Financial Planner CFP
Associate Member AFP
Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) Senior Fellow[38] SF FIN
Fellow F FIN
Chartered Banker[j] Chartered Banker
Senior Associate Member SA FIN
Associate Member A FIN
Gemmological Association of Australia Fellow FGAA
Global Communication Certification Council[39] Communication Management Professional CMP
Strategic Communication Management Professional SCMP
Governance Institute of Australia Fellow FGIA
Associate AGIA
Certificated member GIA(Cert)
Australasian Institute of Digital Health[40] Certified Health Informatician Australia CHIA
Human Genetics Society of Australasia Fellow FHGSA
Member MHGSA
Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA)[41] Certified Education Professional CEP
Certified Education Manager CEM
Institute of Actuaries of Australia[42] Associate AIAA
Fellow FIAA
Institute of Certified Management Accountants Certified Management Accountant CMA
Certified Global Business Analyst CGBA
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Fellow FICS
Member MICS
Institute of Community Directors Australia Certified Community Director CCDir
Institute of Community Directors Australia[43] Associate Member AMICDA
Institute of Community Directors Australia[44] Fellow FICDA
Member MICDA
Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA)[45] Member MIFA
Fellow FIFA
Registered Professional Forester RPF[i]
Institute of Management Consultants (IMC Australia[46]) Associate Member AIMC
Full Member MIMC
Fellow Member FIMC
Certified Management Consultant CMC
Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand Affiliate IMLa
Member MIML
Associate Fellow AFIML
Fellow FIML
Chartered Manager CMgr
Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd)[47] Accredited Editor AE
Distinguished Editor DE
Institute of Public Accountants[k] Fellow FIPA
Member MIPA
Associate AIPA
Institute of Public Administration Australia Member MIPAA
National Fellow FIPAA
Fellow IPPA, Victoria FIPAA (VIC)
Fellow IPPA, Western Australia FIPAA (WA)
New South Wales Operating Theatre Association Member MNSWOTA
Pharmacy Guild of Australia Member PGAM
Planning Institute Australia Student Member PIA (Assoc.)
Graduate Member PIA (Assoc.)
Affiliate Member PIA (Assoc.)
Full Member MPIA
Registered Planner RPIA
Fellow MPIA (Fellow)
Registered Planner (Fellow) RPIA (Fellow)
Life Fellow MPIA (Life Fellow)
Registered Planner (Life Fellow) RPIA (Life Fellow)
Honorary Fellow PIA (Hon Fellow)
Public Relations Institute of Australia Fellow FPRIA
Life Fellow LFPRIA
Member MPRIA
Associate APRIA
Professionals Australia Registered Professional Engineer RPEng
Queensland Law Society Member MQLS
Registered Paramedic AHPRA Registered Paramedic RP
Risk Management Institute of Austalasia Member MRMIA
Certified Practising Risk Associate RMIA CPRA
Certified Practising Risk Manager RMIA CPRM
Certified Chief Risk Officer RMIA CCRO
RMIA Certificate IV in Integrated Risk Management RMIA Cert IV IRM
RMIA Diploma of Integrated Risk Management RMIA Dip IRM
Royal Aeronautical Society Member MRAes
Fellow FRAes
Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Fellow FRACDS
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators Fellow FRACMA
Associate Fellow AFRACMA
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Fellow FRACP
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow FRACS
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Fellow FRACGP
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Fellow FRANZCOG
Diplomate DRANZCOG
Diplomate (historical) DipRANZCOG
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Fellow FRANZCO
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Fellow FRANZCP
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Fellow FRANZCR
Royal Australian Chemical Institute Fellow FRACI
Member MRACI
Chartered Chemist CChem[i]
Royal Australian Historical Society Fellow FRAHS
Royal College of Nursing Australia Fellow (historical) FRCNA
Member (historical) MRCNA
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Fellow FRCPA
Fellow of the Faculty of Oral Pathologists FFOP
Royal Historical Society of Victoria Fellow FRHSV
Royal Society of New South Wales[48] Distinguished Fellow Dist FRSN
Fellow FRSN
Member MRSN
Royal Society of Victoria Fellow FRSV
Member MRSV
Royal Society of Western Australia Member MRSWA
Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices Fellow FRAVHJ
Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Fellow FRZSNSW
Safety Governance Institute Member SGIM
School Counselling and Psychology Association New South Wales[49] Member MSCPA
Associate Member AssocMSCPA
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners[50] Full Member TEP
Speech Pathology Australia Member MSPA
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist CPSP
Tax Institute (Australia) Fellow FTI
Associate Member ATI
Chartered Tax Adviser Member CTA
The Teachers' Guild of New South Wales Member MTGN
The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering[51] Fellow FTWC
Companion CTWC
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Churchill Fellow CF

Other Offices[edit]

Legislators
  Member of the Australian House of Representatives MP
  Member of the Legislative Assembly (NSW, Vic, Qld) MP
  Member of the Legislative Assembly (WA, ACT) MLA
  Member of the Legislative Council (NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA) MLC
  Member of the House of Assembly (Tas, SA) MP
Vice-Regal
  Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General or State Governor ADC[52]
Service
  Officer of the Royal Australian Navy RAN[52]
  Recipient of Her Majesty The Queen's Gold Medal[53] QM[54]
  Graduate of the Command and Staff College psc[52]
  Graduate of the Command and Staff College (Reserve) psc(r)
  Graduate Australian Technical Staff Officer's Course 1992–2008 qtc[55]
  Graduate Capability Technology Management College CTMC[55]
  Approved Retired ADF Officers (Retd)[52]

Australian Army Corps abbreviations (RAAC, RAE, RAInf, etc.) are not recognised as postnominals[52] although they are occasionally seen.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ minor input from other sources not listed
  2. ^ a b Refers to both the Imperial Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for Australia. Awarding of the Imperial Victoria Cross to Australian citizens ended when the Victoria Cross for Australia was created as part of the Australian Honours System in 1991.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al These are Imperial awards. All Imperial awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are classed as foreign awards, and hence such Australian citizens are not entitled to use the associated post-nominal letters. (Those who were presented with these awards before that date are still permitted to use the post-nominal letters.)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m In the period 1975-1991, for Australian citizens and ADF personnel, a number of Imperial awards were replaced by Australian awards noted in the table below.
    Date Group Imperial award Australian award
    1975 citizens George Cross (GC) Recipient of the Cross of Valour (Australia) (CV)
    18 Oct 1989 citizens Royal Red Cross (RRC & ARRC) Nursing Service Cross (Australia) (NSC)
    1991 ADF Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
    Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM)
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)    		 Star of Gallantry (SG)
    Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) (DSC)
  5. ^ Provision for further awards at the Knight & Dame level within the Order of Australia was removed by Her Majesty The Queen on 3 March 1986 on the advice of the Prime Minister. Those who have been awarded this rank are still permitted to use the title and the post-nominal letters.
  6. ^ Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised as notified in the Governor-General's media release of 14 August 1982.
  7. ^ Note this can be a research-led master's in a range of subjects, not just philosophy (cf PhD)
  8. ^ a b c d e f ACS membership post-nominals may be followed by a further post-nominal indicating the member's professional certification status
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v These post-nominals reflect current professional accreditation by a professional body and involve a continuing professional development requirement monitored by the awarding body. They operate independently of post-nominals conferred by membership of the organisation at various grades. For example, a Fellow of CILT with CPL accreditation would use the post-nominals FCILT, CPL. If upon retirement the individual chose to keep up membership of CILT, they would use the post-nominal FCILT alone as they would no longer meet the continuing professional development requirements for CPL.
  10. ^ FINSIA Chartered Banker status is conferred in association with the Chartered Banker Institute (UK)
  11. ^ formerly the National Institute of Accountants

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  12. ^ "Home". www.acpsem.org.au. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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