List of post-nominal letters (Australia)

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] [lower-alpha 1]}

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

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 [lower-alpha 2]	VC	VC [lower-alpha 2]
Recipient of the George Cross [lower-alpha 3]		GC [lower-alpha 4]
Recipient of the Cross of Valour [lower-alpha 4]	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 [lower-alpha 3]
Member of the Order of Merit	OM	OM
Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia [lower-alpha 5]	AK/AD	AK/AD
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George [lower-alpha 3]		GCMG [lower-alpha 3]
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order	GCVO	GCVO
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire [lower-alpha 3]		GBE
Companion of the Order of Australia	AC	AC
Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour		CH [lower-alpha 3]
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath		KCB/DCB [lower-alpha 3]
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George		KCMG/DCMG [lower-alpha 3]
Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order	KCVO/DCVO	KCVO/DCVO
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire		KBE/DBE [lower-alpha 3]
Knight Bachelor [lower-alpha 3] (NB: Confers title of "Sir" - no postnominals)
Officer of the Order of Australia	AO	AO
Companion of the Order of the Bath		CB [lower-alpha 3]
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George		CMG [lower-alpha 3]
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order	CVO	CVO
Commander of the Order of the British Empire		CBE [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Star of Gallantry [lower-alpha 4]	SG	SG
Recipient of the Star of Courage (Australia)	SC	SC
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order		DSO [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) [lower-alpha 4]	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 [lower-alpha 3]
Companion of the Imperial Service Order		ISO [lower-alpha 3]
Member of the Royal Victorian Order	MVO	MVO
Member of the Order of the British Empire		MBE [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)	CSC	CSC
Recipient of the Nursing Service Cross (Australia) [lower-alpha 4]	NSC	NSC
Member of the Royal Red Cross (1st Class) [lower-alpha 4]		RRC [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (UK) [lower-alpha 4]		DSC [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Military Cross		MC [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross (UK)		DFC [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Air Force Cross (UK)		AFC [lower-alpha 3]
Associate of the Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) [lower-alpha 4]		ARRC [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Medal for Gallantry	MG	MG
Recipient of the Bravery Medal (Australia)	BM	BM
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal (Australia) [lower-alpha 4]	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 [lower-alpha 6]
Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal [lower-alpha 4]		DCM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal [lower-alpha 4]		CGM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) [lower-alpha 4]		CGM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the George Medal		GM [lower-alpha 3]
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 [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry		QFSM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal (UK) [lower-alpha 4]		DSM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Military Medal		MM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Medal		DFM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Air Force Medal		AFM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Sea Gallantry Medal		SGM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Queen's Gallantry Medal		QGM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Royal Victorian Medal	RVM	RVM
Recipient of the British Empire Medal		BEM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service		QPM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service		QFSM [lower-alpha 3]
Recipient of the Reserve Force Decoration	RFD	RFD

Legal Offices

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

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] [lower-alpha 7]
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

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 [lower-alpha 8]	AACS
	Member [lower-alpha 8]	MACS
	Senior Member [lower-alpha 8]	MACS (Snr)
	Fellow [lower-alpha 8]	FACS
	Certified Technologist Certified Technologist (Cyber Security) [lower-alpha 8] [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) [lower-alpha 8] [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 [lower-alpha 9]
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 [lower-alpha 9]
	Certified Practicing Logistician	CPL [lower-alpha 9]
	Certified Transport Planner	CTP [lower-alpha 9]
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 [lower-alpha 9]
	Chartered Professional Engineer	CPEng [lower-alpha 9]
	International Professional Engineer (Australia)	IntPE(Aus) [lower-alpha 9]
	Honorary Engineering Technologist	Hon TFIEAust
	Engineering Technologist Fellow	TFIEAust
	Engineering Technologist Member	TMIEAust
	Engineering Technologist Graduate Member	GradTIEAust
	Chartered Engineering Technologist	CEngT [lower-alpha 9]
	Honorary Engineering Associate Fellow	Hon AFIEAust
	Engineering Associate Fellow	AFIEAust
	Engineering Associate Member	AMIEAust
	Engineering Associate Graduate Member	GradAIEAust
	Chartered Engineering Associate	CEngA [lower-alpha 9]
	Honorary Engineering Officer Fellow	Hon OFIEAust
	Engineering Officer Fellow	OFIEAust
	Engineering Officer Member	OMIEAust
	Engineering Officer Graduate Member	GradOIEAust
	Chartered Engineering Officer	CEngO [lower-alpha 9]
	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] [lower-alpha 9]
	CEnvP Ecology Specialist	CEnvP (Ecology Specialist) [32] [lower-alpha 9]
	CEnvP Impact Assessment Specialist	CEnvP (IA Specialist) [32] [lower-alpha 9]
	CEnvP Climate Change Specialist	CEnvP (CC Specialist) [32] [lower-alpha 9]
	CEnvP Contaminated Land Specialist	CEnvP (CL Specialist) [32] [lower-alpha 9]
Exercise and Sports Science Australia [33]	Accredited Exercise Scientist	AES [34] [lower-alpha 9]
	Accredited Exercise Physiologist	AEP [35] [lower-alpha 9]
	Accredited Sports Scientist Level 1	ASpS1 [36] [lower-alpha 9]
	Accredited Sports Scientist Level 2	ASpS2 [36] [lower-alpha 9]
	Accredited High Performance Manager	AHPM [37] [lower-alpha 9]
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 [lower-alpha 10]	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 [lower-alpha 9]
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 [lower-alpha 11]	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 [lower-alpha 9]
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

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

1. minor input from other sources not listed
2. 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. 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. 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. ACS membership post-nominals may be followed by a further post-nominal indicating the member's professional certification status
9. 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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See also

• Australia portal

• Australian Honours Order of Wearing
• List of post-nominal letters
• Template:Post-nominals