Knight Commander of the Order of Australia

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The Knight Commander of the Order of Australia is one of the highest ranks within Australia's national honours system, awarded for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric rank
grade of the Order of Australia
abolishedOn 1986
2015
advisedBy Prime Minister of Australia
awardFor extraordinary and pre‑eminent achievement and service
belongsTo Commonwealth realms honours tradition
conferredBy Governor-General of Australia
surface form: Governor‑General of Australia
country Australia
eligibility Australian citizens
occasionally foreign nationals
establishedBy Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
establishedOn 1976
genderRestriction men for AK
women for AD
hasGrade Commander
surface form: Dame Commander (AD)

Knight Commander (AK)
hasTitle Dame Commander
Knight Commander
higherRank Knight Commander of the Order of Australia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Knight of the Order of Australia
insigniaIncludes badge of the Order of Australia with crown
insigniaWornOn sash or neck ribbon
lowerRank Companion of the Order of Australia
mottoLanguage Latin
orderOfPrecedence above Companion of the Order of Australia
below Knight of the Order of Australia
partOf Order of Australia
surface form: Australian honours system

Order of Australia
postNominalLetters AD
AK
rankInOrder second highest grade of the Order of Australia
reinstatedOn 2014
status discontinued grade
styleOfAddress Dame
Sir
symbolizes recognition of national pre‑eminence
type order of chivalry

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Mark Oliphant awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of Australia
Knight Commander of the Order of Australia higherRank Knight Commander of the Order of Australia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of Australia
Peter Cosgrove awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of Australia
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of Australia
Angus Houston awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of Australia
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of Australia