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
In general, postnominals are arranged in the following sequence:[1][a]
- Honours promulgated by the Governor-General in the Commonwealth Government Gazette, e.g. Current National and former Imperial honours order of wearing,
- Honours and Appointments promulgated by a State Governor or Territory Administrator in the relevant State Government Gazette, e.g. Member of Parliament (MP), Fellows of the Royal Society of NSW (FRSN), King's / Queen's Counsel (KC/QC), Senior Counsel (SC, but only where gazetted in the State or Territorial Gazette), and Justice of the Peace (JP),
- Those honorary qualifications requiring a report to the State, Territorial or Federal Parliament (such as Honorary Doctorates),
- Fellowships then memberships of professional and academic bodies (with those incorporated by an Act of Parliament or Royal Charter taking precedent),
- Degrees and diplomas, first grouped according to the corresponding Australian Qualifications Framework levels and ordered from highest-to-lowest, then in chronological order within those groups,[2]
- Parliamentary and military designations.
Orders and decorations
Legal offices
| Position | Post-nominal |
|---|---|
| King's Counsel | KC |
| Senior Counsel | SC |
| Bail Justice â 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
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 Public Safety | DPS | (c) = Doctoral Candidate |
| 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
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 | CT
(a CT is also entitled to use the post-nominal of IP3T)[7] | |
| Certified Professional
Certified Professional (Cyber Security) |
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 Chartered Loss Adjusters | Fellow | FCLA |
| Associate | ACLA | |
| Affiliate | AICLA (Aff) | |
| 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 | Aff.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 | |
| Affiliate Member | AAICD | |
| Australian Institute of Health and Safety[25] | Certified Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner | COHSPrac |
| Certified Occupational Health and Safety Professional | COHSProf | |
| Chartered Occupational Health and Safety Professional | ChOHSP | |
| Fellow | FAIHS | |
| Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH)[26] | Fellow | FAIOH |
| Member | MAIOH | |
| Certified Occupational Hygienist | COH[i] | |
| Australian Institute of Office Professionals[27] | 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 Profesional Intelligence Officers[28] | Fellow | FAIPIO |
| Member | MAIPIO | |
| Australian Institute of Training & Development (AITD) | Fellow | FAITD |
| Associate Fellow | AFAITD | |
| Australian KnifeMakers Guild (AKG) | Member | MAKG |
| Australian Library and Information Association[29] | Associate Distinguished Certified Professional | AALIA (DCP) |
| Associate Certified Professional | AALIA (CP) | |
| Associate | AALIA | |
| Library Technician Distinguished Certified Professional | ALIATec (DCP) | |
| Library Technician Certified Professional | ALIATec (CP) | |
| Library Technician | ALIATec | |
| Australian Linguistic Society | Accredited Linguist | ALing |
| 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 of Rehabilitation Counsellors | Associate Member | ASORC |
| Full Member | MASRC | |
| 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[30] | 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[31] | 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[32] |
| Certified Practitioner in Asset Management | CPAM[32] | |
| Certified Senior Practitioner in Asset Management | CSAM[32] | |
| Certified Fellow in Asset Management | CFAM[32] | |
| Certified Asset Management Assessor | CAMA[33] | |
| Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand[34] | Fellow | FEIANZ |
| Member | MEIANZ | |
| Certified Environmental Practitioner | CEnvP[35][i] | |
| CEnvP Ecology Specialist | CEnvP (Ecology Specialist)[35][i] | |
| CEnvP Impact Assessment Specialist | CEnvP (IA Specialist)[35][i] | |
| CEnvP Climate Change Specialist | CEnvP (CC Specialist)[35][i] | |
| CEnvP Contaminated Land Specialist | CEnvP (CL Specialist)[35][i] | |
| Exercise and Sports Science Australia[36] | Accredited Exercise Scientist | AES[37][i] |
| Accredited Exercise Physiologist | AEP[38][i] | |
| Accredited Sports Scientist Level 1 | ASpS1[39][i] | |
| Accredited Sports Scientist Level 2 | ASpS2[39][i] | |
| Accredited High Performance Manager | AHPM[40][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[41] | 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 |
| Geospatial Council of Australia | Member | MGCA |
| Fellow | FGCA | |
| Honorary Fellow | HonFGCA | |
| Global Communication Certification Council[42] | Communication Management Professional | CMP |
| Strategic Communication Management Professional | SCMP | |
| Governance Institute of Australia | Fellow | FGIA |
| Associate | AGIA | |
| Certificated member | GIA(Cert) | |
| Affiliated member | GIA(Affiliated) | |
| Australasian Institute of Digital Health[43] | Certified Health Informatician Australia | CHIA |
| Human Genetics Society of Australasia | Fellow | FHGSA |
| Member | MHGSA | |
| Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA)[44] | Certified Education Professional | CEP |
| Certified Education Manager | CEM | |
| Institute of Actuaries of Australia[45] | 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[46] | Associate Member | AMICDA |
| Institute of Community Directors Australia[47] | Fellow | FICDA |
| Member | MICDA | |
| Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA)[48] | Member | MIFA |
| Fellow | FIFA | |
| Registered Professional Forester | RPF[i] | |
| Institute of Management Consultants (IMC Australia[49]) | 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)[50] | 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 |
| Associate (Advanced Procedural) | ARANZCOG (Adv.P) | |
| Associate (Procedural) | ARANZCOG (P) | |
| Advanced Diplomate | DRANZCOG (Adv.) | |
| Diplomate | DRANZCOG | |
| Diplomate (historical) | DipRACOG | |
| Certificant | ARANZCOG (Cert) | |
| 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 [51] | 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[52] | 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[53] | Member | MSCPA |
| Associate Member | AssocMSCPA | |
| Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners[54] | Full Member | TEP |
| Society of British & Commonwealth Entrepreneurs[55][56] | Honorary Fellow | HonFSBCE[57] |
| Honorary Member | HonMSBCE[58] | |
| Fellow | FSBCE | |
| Member | MSBCE | |
| Speech Pathology Australia | Member | MSPA |
| Certified Practising Speech Pathologist | CPSP | |
| Tax Institute (Australia) | Fellow | FTI |
| Associate | ATI | |
| Chartered Tax Adviser | CTA | |
| The Teachers' Guild of New South Wales | Member | MTGN |
| The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering[59] | Fellow | FTWC |
| Companion | CTWC | |
| The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust | Churchill Fellow | CF |
| Wounds Australia | Full Member | MWA |
| Associate Member | AMWA | |
| Fellow | FWA |
Other offices
| 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, NT) | 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[60] |
| Service | |
| Officer of the Royal Australian Navy | RAN[60] |
| Recipient of Her Majesty The Queen's Gold Medal[61] | QM[62] |
| Graduate of the Command and Staff College | psc[60] |
| Graduate of the Command and Staff College (Reserve) | psc(r) |
| Graduate Australian Technical Staff Officer's Course 1992â2008 | qtc[63] |
| Graduate Capability Technology Management College | CTMC[63] |
| Approved retired ADF Officers | (Retd)[60] |
Australian Army Corps abbreviations (RAAC, RAE, RAInf, etc.) are not recognised as postnominals[60] although they are occasionally seen.
Notes
- minor input from other sources not listed
- 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.
- 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.)
- 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) - 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.
- Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised as notified in the Governor-General's media release of 14 August 1982.
- ACS membership post-nominals may be followed by a further post-nominal indicating the member's professional certification status
- 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.
- FINSIA Chartered Banker status is conferred in association with the Chartered Banker Institute (UK)
- formerly the National Institute of Accountants
