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<strong>Report</strong> on performanceO<strong>the</strong>r businessSeveral initiatives were implemented or trialledin <strong>2011</strong>–<strong>2012</strong> to streamline and enhance <strong>the</strong>Branch’s operations. These included <strong>the</strong> increaseduse <strong>of</strong> technology to communicate with members<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> public, for example, by using email forreferee comments.Additionally, <strong>the</strong> Branch revised <strong>the</strong> Australianhonours and awards system section <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Office’swebsite to provide additional information on<strong>the</strong> Order <strong>of</strong> Australia, including <strong>the</strong> associatednomination process.The Council for <strong>the</strong> Order <strong>of</strong> Australia metout <strong>of</strong> session in February <strong>2012</strong> to considerrecommendations arising from <strong>the</strong> ‘Review <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Australian Honours System’ by Mr MartinBonsey AO CVO, former Secretary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Order<strong>of</strong> Australia. The Council agreed with Mr Bonsey’srecommendation that an appeal process not beestablished, as <strong>the</strong> composition and deliberativeprocesses <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Council were well suited toexercising <strong>the</strong> judgement required in consideringnominations. The meeting was also an opportunityto review current practices. Council membersagreed on more than 20 principles, practices andprotocols which were subsequently published on<strong>the</strong> Office’s website.Over 1,400 medals were engraved and warrantsprepared for presentation at investitures across<strong>the</strong> country. A fur<strong>the</strong>r 9,400 o<strong>the</strong>r awards werealso engraved, which do not accompany a warrantand are not presented at an investiture. Themajority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> latter awards were long service andoperational awards. All medals and insignia metdesign specifications. The Office holds contracts withreputable suppliers for <strong>the</strong> provision <strong>of</strong> insignia andhas in place an inventory control system to ensure<strong>the</strong>ir timely purchase.The Honours and Awards Branch maintained andupdated <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial register <strong>of</strong> recipients <strong>of</strong> awardsin <strong>the</strong> Australian honours and awards system. Forprivacy reasons, this register is not open to members<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> public. However, <strong>the</strong> names <strong>of</strong> recipients whoagree to being listed and details <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir awardsappear on <strong>the</strong> www.itsanhonour.gov.au website.<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong>–<strong>2012</strong>45
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