Recipients of the Australian Corrections Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "ACM".

Awards are made by the Governor-General, on the nomination of the responsible minister in each state or territory, and at the federal level.

The obverse features the Federation Star bearing the scales of justice surrounded by a wreath of Australian wattle.

The reverse of the medal is inscribed with the recipient's name surrounded by another wreath of Australian wattle.

The ribbon is 32 mm (1.3 in) wide and features a central band of blue flanked by white and mustard green stripes.