COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

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1 Mr Norman Ross ADLER AO, 11 The Avenue, Medindie SA 5081 For service to business and commerce, particularly through the promotion of international trade and as a contributor to company and commercialisation development in Australia, to the community through administrative roles with educational institutions, and as a supporter of the arts. Mr Adler was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 1999 Honours List for his service to business and commerce, to the promotion of the arts in South Australia, and to the community. Chairman, Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Amtrade International Pty Ltd, since Chairman, Domino's Pizza Enterprises, since Director, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd, Director, Australian Institute for Commercialisation, Chairman, World Congress on Information Technology, Director, QCT Resources Ltd, Director, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Member, Business Council of Australia, Board Member and Trustee, South Australian Business Vision 2010, Council Member, University of Adelaide, since 1998; current Chairman, Finance Committee; serves on a range of other committees; appointed Deputy Chancellor, March Chairman, Adelaide Festival of Arts, since ca2002. Chairman, Art Gallery of South Australia, Director, Order of Australia Foundation Ltd, since Former President, South Australian Branch, Friends of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Other awards include: 1

2 The Most Reverend Dr Peter Frederick CARNLEY AO, PO Box 221, Nannup WA 6275 For service to religion as Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, as a renowned theologian, and significant contributor to international inter-faith collaboration. Dr Carnley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in The Queen s Birthday 1998 Honours List for his service to the Anglican Church of Australia and to the community through his contributions to theology, the nurturing of ecumenicalism between the churches and their faiths, and in the cause of social justice. Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, 2000-May Anglican Archbishop of Perth, 1981-May Member, Board of Governors, Anglican Centre in Rome, since 2003; Acting Director, May-July Anglican Co-Chair, Anglican - Roman Catholic International Commission, since 2003; involved in writing and launched the statement Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ, May Member, International Anglican - Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission, since Chair, International Panel of Reference for settling disputes in the Anglican Communion, since Executive Member, National Council of Churches in Australia, since 2000; Chairperson at meetings of National Heads of Churches. President, Western Australian Council of Christians and Jews, 2000; Patron, Australian Council, since Other awards/recognition include: Honorary Fellow, Trinity College, University of Melbourne. Honorary Fellow, St John s College, University of Cambridge. Honorary Fellow, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Honorary Doctorates, Universities of Newcastle, Queensland, Western Australia, and Charles Sturt, and the Melbourne College of Divinity. Honorary Doctorate, General Theological Seminary, New York USA,

3 Mr David Michael GONSKI AO, Level 31, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 For service to the arts through charitable support and the development of policy initiatives, to business and commerce as a company director, to education, and to the community through a range of philanthropic endeavours. Mr Gonski was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in The Queen s Birthday 2002 Honours List for his service to the community through Australian visual and performing arts organisations, through the development of government policy, and through the promotion of corporate sponsorship for the arts and for charitable organisations. Chairman, Australia Council for the Arts, Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Artsupport Australia, until 2006; joint initiative of the Australia Business Arts Foundation and the Australia Council. Current Councillor, Australia Business Arts Foundation. President, Art Gallery of NSW Trust, since Business Chairmanships include: Investec Wentworth, since Investec Bank (Australia), Coca-Cola Amatil, since 2001; Director, since Business Directorships include: Westfield Group, since 2004; Westfield Trust and Westfield America Trust, since 2004; Westfield Holdings, since ANZ Banking Group, since 2002; ANZ Life Assurance Company, John Fairfax Holdings, ING Australia, Singapore Airlines, since Member, Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership, since 1999; Chair, Taxation and Philanthropy Working Group, since Current Member, Corporate Governance Committee, Australian Institute of Company Directors; Fellow. Chancellor, University of New South Wales, since 2005; current Chairman, University of NSW Foundation. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Sydney Grammar School, since 2003; Trustee, since Chairman, National Institute of Dramatic Art, Inaugural Co-President, Brain and Mind Foundation (Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney), Other awards/recognition include: Richard Pratt Business Leader Award, Australia Business Arts Foundation, The Lowy and Gonski Gallery named in his honour (with Mr F P Lowy AC), Art Gallery of NSW,

4 The Honourable Justice Margaret Anne McMURDO, Clayfield Qld 4011 For service to the law and judicial administration in Queensland, particularly in the areas of legal education and women's issues, to the support of a range of legal organisations, and to the community. President, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland, since Judge, District Court of Queensland, Member, District Court Strategic Planning and Budget Committee, Convenor, District Court Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee, Judge, Children's Court, Member, Criminal Procedure Division, Litigation Reform Commission, Barrister in private practice, Assistant Public Defender, Public Defender's Office (Queensland), ; Legal Officer, Barrister, Supreme Court of Queensland, Current Honorary Member, Women Lawyers' Association of Queensland; President, ; Founding Committee Member, Member, Queensland Law Society Law Reform (Criminal) Committee, ; and Law Reform (Family Welfare Legislation) Committee, Member, Australian Institute of Judicial Administration. Member, Australian Judicial Conference. Member, International Association of Women Judges. Member, Women's Legal Service. Member, Council of Griffith University, since Member, Faculty of Law Advisory Committee, Queensland University of Technology, since Patron, Southside Education Centre, since Trustee, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Member, Zonta Club of Brisbane, for over 28 years. Member, Zonta International Legislative Awareness and Advocacy Committee, Member of the National Trust, Amnesty International, the Domestic Violence Resource Centre, UNIFEM, the Queensland Library Foundation, and the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation. 4

5 Mr Victor SMORGON AO, Vic For service to the community as a benefactor and supporter of a wide range of organisations, particulary in the areas of art, education and medicine. Mr Smorgon was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in The Queen's Birthday 1990 Honours List for his service to art, particularly as a benefactor. Current Chairman, Victor Smorgon Group. Current Chairman, Victor Smorgon Charitable Fund. Chairman, Smorgon Consolidated Industries, until Fellow, Heide Museum of Modern Art, since Current Perpetual Benefactor, National Gallery of Australia Foundation. Current Patron, Friends of the Neuroscience Foundation, Royal Melbourne Hospital. 5