following his election in 2013, prime minister tony abbott advised the queen to reinstate the categories of dame and knight. on 19 march 2014, the queen co-signed letters patent to bring this into effect, although no announcement of this change was made until 25 march. at that time it was also announced that the governor-general would be the principal knight or dame of the order; the incumbent but outgoing governor-general, quentin bryce, was immediately made a dame of the order, and the new governor-general, general peter cosgrove, became a knight immediately upon his swearing-in on 28 march.