State/
Territory | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
| Fed. | Maria Axarlis-Coulter | For outstanding public service in assisting the effective transition of migrants and refugees into the Australian community. | |
| Fed. | Paul Geoffrey Burnard | For outstanding public service in advancing Australia's foreign relations in the strategic, economic and security policy fields. | |
| Fed. | Michael Joseph Callaghan | For outstanding public service in the reform of the financial and superannuation sectors in Australia. | |
| Fed. | Mark Ernest Cuncliffe | For outstanding public service in the provision of high level legal advice in the Department of Defence, particularly in relation to Australian Defence Force deployments overseas and reform of the military justice system. | |
| Fed. | Jennifer Anne Granger | For outstanding public service in the administration of taxation in Australia and internationally, particularly in the area of compliance. | |
| Fed. | Louise Helen Hand | For outstanding public service as Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta in leading a whole-of-government approach to inter-agency work which has delivered significant outcomes for Australia and Indonesia. | |
| Fed. | Dr Thomas Joseph Hatton | For outstanding public service in leading ground breaking research into current and future water availability and management in Australia. | |
| Fed. | Vincent Joseph Lazzaro | For outstanding public service in extending and significantly improving the statistical information available for decision making in Australia. | |
| Fed. | Jacqueline Sue McRae | For outstanding public service in managing the planning, operational readiness and delivery phases of the Australia 2020 Summit and APEC 2007. | |
| Fed. | David Joseph Martinek | For outstanding public service in the field of aircraft corrosion control and management. | |
| Fed. | | For outstanding public service in facilitating trade and investment opportunities for Australian businesses in Russia and strengthening the Australia-Russia bilateral relationship. | |
| Fed. | Craig Andrew Storen | For outstanding public service as Chief Finance Officer in the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, particularly the implementation of significant financial and personnel changes and delivery of a complex budget package. | |
| Fed. | Alan Leslie Stray | For outstanding public service in improving aviation safety in Australia and Indonesia. | |
| Fed. | David John Tune | For outstanding public service in the development of significant economic and social policy reforms in a way that models whole-of-government service. | |
| Fed. | Raelene Susan Vivian | For outstanding public service in the development and implementation of significant reforms to the taxation arrangements governing superannuation. | |
| NSW | Susan Frazer Dixon | For outstanding public service in the development of consumer protection and social justice policy in New South Wales. | |
| NSW | Unis Yim-Wah Goh | For outstanding public service, particularly in the provision of community housing in New South Wales. | |
| NSW | Rodney Kevin Howard | For outstanding public service to Integral Energy Australia in New South Wales. | |
| NSW | Richard Paul Irving AM, RFD | For outstanding public service, particularly in the implementation of public sector reforms and productivity in New South Wales. | |
| NSW | Carole Anne McDiarmid | For outstanding public service to education in western New South Wales. | |
| NSW | Norman Stanley McLeod | For outstanding public service to local government in New South Wales. | |
| NSW | Rodney Dale Morrison | For outstanding public service, particularly in the development of enhanced safety measures within the mining industry in New South Wales. | |
| NSW | David Lindsay Nolan | For outstanding public service, particularly with the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales. | |
| NSW | Robert Grenville Smith | For outstanding public service, particularly to the Office of State Revenue in New South Wales. | |
| NSW | Alan Travers | For outstanding public service to local government in the Penrith region. | |
| NSW | Joe Woodward | For outstanding public service, particularly in the protection of the New South Wales environment. | |
| VIC | Brian Francis Corney | For outstanding public service in promoting better relationships between employers and employees and in supporting Victoria's most vulnerable workers. | |
| VIC | Jillian Ann Howard | For outstanding public service, particularly towards the achievement of excellence in health planning and hospital design in Victoria. | |
| VIC | John Lolas | For outstanding public service in the development of consumer rights protection in Victoria and in establishing a standard of excellence in conciliation services. | |
| VIC | Claire Christine Thomas | For outstanding public service in the provision of advice on important economic, environmental and social policy issues affecting Victoria. | |
| VIC | Leo Van der Toorren | For outstanding public service in the development of the State Crisis Centre in Victoria and to national crisis centre capability. | |
| VIC | Thomas Franklin "Tom" Wills | For outstanding public service in enhancing the provision of justice services to regional Victoria. | |
| QLD | Gregory Kenneth "Greg" Claydon | For outstanding public service in the areas of natural resource management and water reform. | |
| QLD | Warren Edward Day | For outstanding public service in the fields of engineering and disaster management. | |
| QLD | David Joseph Kopelky | For outstanding public service to education in Queensland, particularly in the field of environmental education. | |
| QLD | Jennifer Mary Muller | For outstanding public service within Queensland Health, particularly in the areas of cancer screening programs and access to health services. | |
| QLD | John Patrick Strano | For outstanding public service in the areas of investment and trade. | |
| QLD | Dennis Stanley Wogan | For outstanding public service to the road design and construction industry. | |
| WA | Eric Henry Barker | For outstanding public service to the rock lobster industry in Western Australia. | |
| WA | Janice Marie Stewart | For outstanding public service as the chief executive officer of Lotterywest. | |
| SA | Julie Noreen Cann | For outstanding public service in the area of water licensing reform. | |
| SA | John Walter Page | For outstanding public service through the maintenance and development of road transport infrastructure in remote South Australia. | |
| SA | Marcia May Stewart | For outstanding public service in achieving positive outcomes for Public Trustee clients. | |
| ACT | Dianne Therese Ireland | For outstanding public service, particularly in the conduct of special events in the Australian Capital Territory. | |
| ACT | Kathleen Elizabeth "Kate" Jones | For outstanding public service, particularly in the field of child welfare psychology. | |
| ACT | Helen Pappas | For outstanding public service to the welfare of children in the Australian Capital Territory. | |
| NT | Kathleen Clayden | For outstanding public service, leadership and commitment to the Northern Territory Public Service. | |
| NT | John Glasby | For outstanding public service, particularly to public education in the Northern Territory. | |
State/
Territory | Recipient | Notes |
| AFP | Assistant Commissioner Peter Thomas Drennan | |
| AFP | Federal Agent Jarrod Andrew Ragg | |
| AFP | Federal Agent Russel John Smith | |
| NSW | Detective Chief Inspector Graeme McLeod Abel | |
| NSW | Superintendent Ian Andrew Ball | |
| NSW | Superintendent Christopher Ronald Clark | |
| NSW | Superintendent Michael John Fuller | |
| NSW | Sergeant Brian Joseph Kenny | |
| NSW | Detective Chief Superintendent Jeffrey Allen Loy | |
| NSW | Detective Sergeant Janne Patricia McMahon | |
| NSW | Sergeant John Charles Marshall | |
| NSW | Senior Sergeant Christopher James Reardon | |
| VIC | Acting Senior Sergeant Peter Ronald Bellion | |
| VIC | Detective Inspector Stephen Clark | |
| VIC | Sergeant Gregory Glenn Faulkner | |
| VIC | Inspector Allan George Folvig | |
| VIC | Senior Sergeant Barry Raymond Gibson | |
| VIC | Detective Inspector Trevor David Wilson | |
| QLD | Inspector Joanne Mary Aitken | |
| QLD | Senior Sergeant Peter Bernard Banaghan | |
| QLD | Chief Superinendent Leslie Mervyn Hopkins | |
| QLD | Chief Superinendent Michael Joseph Keating | |
| QLD | Chief Superinendent Donald Anthony Wright | |
| WA | Superinendent Alfred Bernard Fordham | |
| WA | First Class Sergeant Peter Haldane Harbison | |
| WA | Inspector Lance Douglas Martin | |
| SA | Assistant Commissioner Anthony Gerard Harrison | |
| SA | Brevet Sergeant Peter Alan Lawrence | |
| SA | Senior Sergeant Ross Samuel Rhodes | |
| TAS | Commander Donna Louise Adams | |
| TAS | Commander Glenn Ronald Frame | |
| NT | Sergeant Stuart Axtell Davis | |
| NT | Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Alan Pollock | |
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
| Army | Major Paul Brenton Foura | For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Officer Commanding the construction of Forward Operating Base LOCKE in Chora, southern Afghanistan, during Operation SLIPPER. | |
| Army | Major Kenneth Royston Martin | For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Executive Officer of the 3rd Reconstruction Task Force, Operation SLIPPER in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan | |
| Army | Captain Scottie James Morris | For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Operations Officer and Officer in Command Deployable Exploitation Team, Task Force Troy, Iraq. | |
| Army | | For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Squadron Sergeant Major of the Engineer Task Group and Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician with the 3rd Reconstruction Task Force on Operation SLIPPER. | |
| Army | Bombardier Noel Jonathan Toms | For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, 3rd Reconstruction Task Force on Operation SLIPPER. | |
| Wing Commander William Kourelakos CSM | For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the Commander, Task Group 633.4 on Operation SLIPPER and Operation CATALYST at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. | |
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
| Navy | Chief Petty Officer Marc Henderson | For outstanding achievement as the Chief Petty Officer Promotions in the Directorate of Sailors’ Career Management. | |
| Navy | Lieutenant Commander Adrian Joseph Lister RAN | For outstanding achievement as the Senior Military Recruiting Officer, Defence Force Recruiting Centre – NSW. | |
| Navy | Commander Niel Joseph Wark RAN | For outstanding achievement as the Fleet Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Coordinating Officer. | |
| Army | Colonel Stephen Anthony Coggin | For outstanding achievement as the Commander of Combined Task Force 635 Rotation 14. | |
| Army | Major Leon Helmrich | For outstanding achievement in the development of small arms training, weapon safety and policy in the Australian Defence Force. | |
| Army | Lieutenant Colonel Stephanie Elizabeth Hodson | For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Psychology Unit. | |
| Army | Lieutenant Colonel Wally John Jensen | For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of the 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment. | |
| Army | | For outstanding achievement as Army's Soldier Recruit Induction Manager. | |
| Army | Brigadier Patrick Pezzuti RFD | For outstanding achievement as a specialist anaesthetist and adviser to the Defence Health Services Division. | |
| Army | Colonel Janet Fiona Scott | For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Health Support Battalion and as the senior Dental Officer in South Australia. | |
| Army | Colonel Wesley David Volant | For outstanding achievement as the Commander Combat Training Centre from 2006 to 2008 and Commanding Officer/Chief Instructor of Combat Training Centre from 2005 to 2006. | |
| Army | Colonel Anthony George Wallace | For outstanding achievement as the Director Workforce Modelling, Forecasting and Analysis within the People Strategies and Policy Group. | |
| Sergeant Barry Damsma | For outstanding achievement as an aircraft technician at Number 285 Squadron. | |
| Flight Sergeant Adam Gegenhuber | For outstanding achievement as an Avionics Systems Technician at Number 77 Squadron. | |
| Wing Commander Michelle Therese Heading | For outstanding achievement as the Executive Officer of the Australian Defence Force Counter Improvised Explosive Device Task Force. | |
| Wing Commander Jason William Waller | For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of Number 2 Flying Training School. | |
| Branch | Recipient | Citation | Notes |
| Navy | Lieutenant Debra Jane Neil RAN | For meritorious achievement as the Course Implementation Officer, Royal Australian Navy Recruit School. | |
| Navy | Lieutenant Duncan John Perryman RANR | For meritorious achievement as the Royal Australian Navy Senior Naval Historical Officer. | |
| Navy | Chief Petty Officer Paul Ernest Phillips | For meritorious achievement as the senior electrical sailor onboard HMAS Anzac. | |
| Navy | | For devotion to duty as the Submarine Plans Officer, Fleet Headquarters. | |
| Navy | Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Michael Wade | For meritorious achievement in optimising the materiel state and personnel training as a Marine Technician onboard HMAS Warramunga. | |
| Navy | Chaplain Graeme Maxwell Watkinson RAN | For devotion to duty as the Senior Chaplain Training at HMAS Cerberus, particularly towards the introduction of the Lifeskilling and Alpha programs into the Royal Australian Navy. | |
| Army | Warrant Officer Class Two Glenn David Armstrong | For meritorious achievement as Squadron Sergeant Major at the Australian Defence Force Academy. | |
| Army | Captain Michael Robert Blazely | For meritorious achievement as the Logistics Officer, Rotation 12, Combined Task Force 635, Solomon Islands, between April and August 2007. | |
| Army | Warrant Officer Class One David Graeme Brown | For meritorious achievement as the Chief Clerk of the Headquarters 3rd Brigade in support of operational readiness for deployment to Timor Leste in 2006. | |
| Army | Warrant Officer Class Two Joanne Pamela Cripps | For meritorious achievement as the Company Sergeant Major, Administration Company, the 7th Combat Services Support Battalion. | |
| Army | Warrant Officer Class Two Donald Edward Gilson | For devotion to duty as the Warrant Officer Operations for Joint Operations Support Staff, New South Wales. | |
| Army | Sergeant Eliot Barlow Kruger | For meritorious achievement as Interface Sergeant and Manager of Telecommunications Systems within the Defence Communications Station Melbourne. | |
| Army | Major Ronaldo Zalamea Manahan | For devotion to duty as a Staff Officer Grade 2 Training Plans at Headquarters Training Command – Army. | |
| Army | Warrant Officer Class Two David Charlesb Oliver | For meritorious achievement as the All Source Intelligence Facility Commander, 3rd Reconstruction Task Force on Operation SLIPPER. | |
| Army | Private Michael Anthony Rayner | For devotion to duty as the Operator Supply of the 110th Air Defence Battery, the 16th Air Defence Regiment. | |
| Army | Warrant Officer Class Two Dale Bradley Wallace | For devotion to duty as the Training Warrant Officer, Regimental Headquarters, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers. | |
| Corporal Robert John Bedggood | For meritorious achievement as the Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge of Delamere Air Weapons Range, Number 44 Wing Detachment Tindal. | |
| Warrant Officer Wayne Thomas Milligan | For meritorious achievement as an Airworthiness Flight Systems Engineer at Air Movements Training and Development Unit. | |
| Wing Commander Sarah Jane Pearson | For meritorious achievement in support of air combat capability as the Commanding Officer of the Strike Reconnaissance Logistics Management Unit. | |
| Corporal David Gerald Rayfield | For meritorious achievement as the General Support Equipment Fitter at Royal Australian Air Force Base Scherger. | |
| Major Lee Campbell Guthrie | For meritorious achievement as the C-17A Globemaster United States Air Force exchange officer and the Standards and Role Qualification Flight Commander at Number 36 Squadron. | |