| Australian Corrections Medal | |
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medal (front)
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| Type | Meritorious Service Medal |
| Awarded for | Distinguished Service |
| Presented by | Australia |
| Eligibility | A Correctional service member who is employed or engaged by a correctional service, or by an entity that is authorised to perform functions for a correctional service. |
| Post-nominals | ACM |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 19 June 2017 |
| First awarded | 2018 Australia Day Honours |
| Last awarded | 2024 King's Birthday Honours |
| Total | 183[1] |
Ribbon of the medal
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| Order of Wear | |
| Next (higher) | Emergency Services Medal (ESM) |
| Next (lower) | Australian Intelligence Medal (AIM) |
The Australian Corrections Medal (ACM) is a civil decoration awarded to Australian correctional service members for distinguished service. The ACM was introduced on 19 June 2017. Recipients of the Australian Corrections Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "ACM".
Awards are made by the Governor-General, on the nomination of the responsible minister in each state or territory, and at the federal level. The total number of awards made each year must not exceed the following quota:
The medal is a circular nickel-silver medal. The obverse features the Federation Star bearing the scales of justice surrounded by a wreath of Australian wattle. The reverse of the medal is inscribed with the recipient's name surrounded by another wreath of Australian wattle. The suspension bar has 'Corrections' written on the obverse side only with the back remaining blank.
The ribbon is 32 mm (1.3 in) wide and features a central band of blue flanked by white and mustard green stripes.
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