Investiture Ceremony at Admiralty House

In a brief ceremony at Admiralty House in Sydney, the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, invested Mr Akio Mimura AC as an Honorary Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia.

Mr Mimura was recognised for his eminent service to strengthening and advancing the Australia-Japan bilateral trade and economic relationship.

The Governor-General commended Mr Mimura’s vital work in strengthening the two nations’ economic relationship, especially through his role as Chairman of the Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee.