For distinguished service to the performing arts, particularly to music, as an orchestral, operatic and chamber music composer.

For distinguished service to the visual arts, particularly to Indigenous printmaking and bark painting, and through cultural advisory roles.

For distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor, comedian and writer, and as a campaigner for marriage equality.

For distinguished service to documentary film production, to the performing arts, education and community engagement, and to social welfare organisations through philanthropic endeavours.

For distinguished service to netball as an elite player and coach, through support and advocacy for young women, as a contributor to the broadcast and print media industries, and to the community.

For distinguished service to higher education, particularly to the social sciences, as an academic, researcher and author, and through contributions to historical

For distinguished service to the law and the legal profession as an international human rights lawyer and advocate for global civil liberties, and to legal education as an academic and publisher.

For distinguished service to multiculturalism, and to business, as a supporter of community education projects for people from linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to cultural harmony and inclusion.

For distinguished service to the community as a lexicographer and author, as a facilitator of academic discourse on Australian English language, and to commercial publishing.

For distinguished service to people with a disability, as a supporter of, and fundraiser for, Indigenous athletics and charitable organisations, and as a Paralympic athlete

For distinguished service to the media and television industries as a writer, producer, actor and presenter, to children living with cancer, and as a supporter of young people with autism spectrum disorders.

For distinguished service to the literary arts as an author, to the tertiary education sector, to professional societies, and as an advocate for the publishing industry.

For distinguished service to the Australian fashion industry as a textile artist and clothing designer, and through contributions to the environment and conservation.

For distinguished service to the Australian and Tasmanian Parliaments, and through domestic and global contributions to the protection and preservation of the natural environment.

For distinguished service to education, particularly through providing opportunities for youth, and to the promotion and protection of Indigenous language, culture and heritage.

For distinguished service to the visual arts as a sculptor, photographer, video and performance artist, and as a role model for young Indigenous artists.

For distinguished service to tertiary education in the field of action research and learning as an academic, author and mentor, and to professional bodies.