1976 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

• The Right Honourable Sir Robert Gordon Menzies KT PC CH – For extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in the field of government.

• Professor Bernard Yarnton Mills – For eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree to science, particularly in the field of radio-astronomy.

• Professor Richard Roderick Andrew – For distinguished service of a high degree in the field of medical research.
• Thomas Bevan Chandos Bell – For distinguished service of a high degree in the field of commerce and international relations.
• Gilbert John Brealey – For distinguished service of a high degree to the film industry.
• Geoffrey Piers Henry Dutton – For distinguished service of a high degree in the field of literature.
• Dr Norman Henry Fisher – For distinguished service of a high degree to science, particularly in the field of geology.
• John Vincent Howell – For distinguished service of a high degree to the community.
• Right Reverend Francis Oag Hulme-Moir – For distinguished service of a high degree to religion and the welfare of members of the armed forces.
• Frederick Vernon Kellow – For distinguished service of a high degree to commerce and the community.
• Dr Charles Henry Brian Priestley – For distinguished service of a high degree in the field of science.
• Colin Grassie Rankin – For distinguished service of a high degree in the field of hospital administration.
• Eileen Vimy Wilhelm – For distinguished service of a high degree in the field of community and social welfare.

For distinguished service in responsible positions

• Air Vice Marshal L S Compton OBE
• Chaplain General J A Morgan ED
• Air Vice Marshal Neville McNamara CBE AFC
• Rear Admiral Anthony Synnot
• Rear Admiral G J Willis
• Major General R P Woollard

• Leslie Nicholas Aris – For services to the community.
• Richard Albert Bataille – For public service to the community of Norfolk Island.
• Alan Robert Bellhouse – For services to the community, particularly in the field of music.
• Elzio Luciano Bini – For services to the community and in the field of international relations.
• Charles Kasiel Bliss – For services to the community, particularly to handicapped children.
• John Francis Booth – For services to the community.
• Dr Nancy Tyson Burbidge – For services to botanical science.
• Lt Col Sister Clarice Esther Cavanagh – For services to nursing.
• Rev William George Coughlan – For services in the field of community and social welfare.
• Arthur Edmund Debenham – For services in the legal profession.
• Kurt Defris – For services to sport.
• Gordon Frederick Dell – For services to the community.
• Shirley Newsome Dibden – For services to the community, particularly in the field of social welfare.
• Jack Gerke – For services to the welfare of ex-service men and women.
• Oscar Alphons Guth – For services to the arts.
• Dr Hazel Yvonne Halse – For services to the community, particularly in the field of medical care.
• Robert Greig Hicks, MBE – For services to the community.
• Ian Melville Jolley – For services to the community.
• Ellen Violet Jordan – For services to local government.
• Vincent (Tommy) Lingiari – For services to the Aboriginal community.
• Cr Robert Oliver Luxford – For services to the community.
• Eva Bessie Marcus – For services to the arts.
• Evelyn Loois Masterman – For public service.
• Elsie Needham – For services to migrants, particularly in the field of social welfare.
• Catherine Alexis Nicholls – For services to conservation.
• Horace Donough O'Brien – For services in the field of medicine.
• Dr Thomas Athol Pressley – For services to science, particularly in the field of textile research.
• Reginald F Quartley – For services in the field of the performing arts.
• Margaret Peggy Raward – For services to the performing arts, particularly in the field of music.
• Philip Wynnes Reilly – For services to the trade union movement.
• John R Sainsbury – For public service.
• Yvonne Eliza Stewart – For services to the community, particularly in the field of social welfare.
• Alwyn Creighton Thomas – For services to industry.
• Walter George Trapnell – For services to horticulture.
• Irene Hazel Trevor – For services to the community, particularly aged and invalid pensioners.
• Eric George Webster – For services to sport and the community.

For exceptional service or performance of duty.

• Lt Col C J Cattenach
• Col R S Deacon
• Wing Cdr A L Furniss
• Col W J S Gordon
• Group Capt E M Johnston
• Snr Chaplain L Lyons
• Lt Col D J Mealey
• Cmdr N S Merrifield
• Lt Col J O'Neill
• Col K P Outridge
• Cmdr P J Shelvin
• Lt Col R T Smith
• Cmdr F G Swindells
• Col K E Walsh ED