Past Presidents and Chairmen
Past Presidents
| 1877 - 1921 | Mr F. H. DANGAR |
| 1922 - 1930 | Mr A. F. ROBINSON |
| 1931 | No President |
| 1932 - 1958 | Mr W. A. MACKAY |
| 1959 - 1966 | Lieutenant General Sir JOHN NORTHCOTT KCMG KCVO CB KStJ |
| 1967 | No President |
| 1968 - 1984 | His Honour Justice Sir ADRIAN CURLEWIS CVO CBE |
| 1985 - 1989 | Sir NEVILLE PIXLEY MBE GCStJ VRD |
| 1990 - 1999 | Air Marshal Sir JAMES ROWLAND AC KBE DFC AFC KSt J |
| 2001 - 2014 | The Honourable Sir LAURENCE STREET AC KCMG QC |
Past Chairmen
| 1888 - 1910 | Mr J. H. STOREY |
| 1911 - 1937 | Captain S. G. GREEN OBE |
| 1938 - 1951 | Commander F.W. HIXSON OBE VD |
| 1952 - 1953 | Captain J. C. REID |
| 1954 - 1964 | Lieutenant Colonel J. SHARP MBE |
| 1965 - 1975 | Mr R. A. FENWICK |
| 1975 - 1984 | Sir NEVILLE PIXLEY MBE GCStJ VRD |
| 1985 - 1987 | Mr G. A. ARCHER |
| 1988 - 1990 | Major General R. J. SHARP AO RFD ED |
| 1991- 1993 | Mr A.D.M. GRAHAM AM APM |
| 1994 - 1996 | Major General G. L. MAITLAND AO OBE RFD ED |
| 1997 - 1998 | Mr R. W. EATON OBE |
| 1998 - 2000 | Major General G. L. MAITLAND AO OBE RFD ED |
| 2001-2003 | Vice Admiral I.D. MAC DOUGALL (Retd) AC AFSM RAN |
| 2004-2006 | Rear Admiral A.L. HUNT (Retd) AO RAN |
| 2007-2009 | Major General The Honourable Justice C.R. HOEBEN AM RFD |
| 2010-2012 | Rear Admiral A.L. HUNT (Retd) AO RAN |
| 2013 - 2015 | Mr R.J. Hein AM |
| 2015 - 2017 | Rear Admiral The Honourable Alwynne Rowlands AO RFD QC RANR (Ret’d) |
| 2017 - 2020 | Mrs B. Gray |
Latest recipients
Scott Targett awarded a Bronze Medal
Senior Firefighter Eddie Vaysbakh awarded a Bronze Medal
Isah Makki awarded a Silver Medal