Police Overseas Service Medal

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Police Overseas Service Medal
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Medal and ribbon
TypeMedal
Awarded for
  • service with international peace-keeping organisations
  • service following requests for assistance from foreign governments
Presented by Australia
Eligibilityofficers of Australian police forces
Clasps 13 at 8 January 2014
StatusCurrently awarded
Established25 April 1991
Total6,585 [1]
Order of Wear
Next (higher) Various Campaign Medals [2]
Next (lower) Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal [2]
Related Australian Service Medal

The Police Overseas Service Medal is an award in the Australian honours system. The award is presented to members of an Australian police force in recognition of service undertaken with an international peace-keeping organisations or following a request for assistance from a foreign government. The award was introduced by letters patent on 25 April 1991. In 2013 the criteria were amended to also include service by regular and patrol officers of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. Recipients of the medal are not entitled to any post-nominal letters. [3]

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Description

The Police Overseas Service Medal features a globe of the world surmounted by a branch of wattle, which is Australia's national floral emblem. The globe is centred on Cyprus, the first international deployment of Australian police. The rim of the medal is a chequerboard pattern, which symbolises police forces across the world. The circular, nickel-silver medal is ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The back of the medal displays a Federation Star. The words 'Police Overseas Service Medal' are inscribed around the rim. The 32 mm-wide ribbon consists of alternating squares of black and white in the chequerboard pattern commonly representative of police services.

Clasps

Nineteen clasps have been declared for the Police Overseas Service Medal as of 2022. These are:

ClaspStart DateEnd Date
(if declared)		Service Criteria
AFGHANISTAN1 October 200790 days service as part of capacity-building in Afghanistan. [3]
BOUGAINVILLE20 November 199730 days service with the International Truce Monitoring Group in Bougainville. [3]
CAMBODIA18 May 199290 days service with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). [4] [5]
CYPRUS1 May 196490 days service with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). [6]
EAST TIMOR1 June 199920 May 200530 days service with the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) or the United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET). [7]
HAITI10 October 199490 days service with the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH). [8]
MOZAMBIQUE24 March 199490 days service with the United Nations Operations in Mozambique (UNOMOZ). [9]
NPFPCP1 November 200430 days service as part of the Nauru Police Force Police Capacity Program (NPFPCP). [3]
PNGAPP23 April 200890 days service as part of the Papua New Guinea Australia Policing Partnership (PNGAPP). [3]
PNGECP1 July 200413 May 200590 days service as part of the Papua New Guinea Enhanced Cooperation Program (PNGECP). [3]
RAMSI21 July 200330 days service with the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI). [10]
SIPDP1 July 201730 days service as part of the Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP). [3]
SOLOMON ISLANDS8 November 200030 days service with the International Peace Monitoring Team in the Solomon Islands. [11]
SOMALIA1 November 199390 days service with the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II). [9]
SOUTH SUDAN9 July 201190 days service with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). [3]
SUDAN9 March 200630 days service with the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). [12]
TIMOR LESTE20 May 200530 days service with the United Nations Office in East Timor (UNOTIL). [13]
TLPDP1 July 200490 days service as part of the Timor Leste Police Development Program (TLPDP). [3]
TPNG1 July 194930 November 197330 days service as part of the overseas capacity-building in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea (TPNG) or service with the Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Governor-General Annual Report 2022-23 (PDF). Governor General of Australia. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). It's an Honour. Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Police Overseas Service Medal | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia". www.gg.gov.au. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal - Declaration (Cambodia Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S310. 26 October 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal - Determination (Cambodia Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S311. 26 October 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal – Determination & Declaration (Cyprus Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S99. 14 April 1992. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal – Declaration & Determination (East Timor Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S186. 11 September 2008. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal – Declaration & Determination (Haiti Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S123. 3 April 1995. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Police Overseas Service Medal – Declaration & Determination (Somalia & Mozambique Clasps)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S267. 8 July 1994. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal – Declaration & Determination (RAMSI Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S299. 26 July 2004. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal – Declaration & Determination (Solomon Islands Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S78. 8 March 2002. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal – Declaration & Determination (Sudan Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S185. 11 September 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Police Overseas Service Medal – Declaration & Determination (Timor Leste Clasp)". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S184. 11 September 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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