Australian Government, 2011‑12 Budget
Budget

Appendix A: Expense Measures (Continued)

Prime Minister and Cabinet

National Police Service Medal and National Emergency Medal

Expense ($m)
2010‑11 2011‑12 2012‑13 2013‑14 2014-15
Office of the Official Secretary
to the Governor-General
- 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

The Government will provide $2.6 million over four years to introduce a National Emergency Medal and a National Police Service Medal in the Australian system of honours and awards. The National Emergency Medal will recognise extraordinary or sustained services to others in national emergencies such as the Victorian bushfires and the Queensland floods. The National Police Service Medal will recognise police officers who have provided the highest standards of ethical and diligent service over a period of 15 years or more.

Further information can be found in the press releases of 26 January 2011 and 19 September 2011 issued by the Prime Minister.

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