▁be ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ; ▁currently ▁an ▁online ▁edition ▁is ▁available . ▁ ▁Out side ▁the ▁UK ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁" o fficial ▁her ald ic ▁authority ▁for ▁England , ▁Wales , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁including ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ". ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁G arter ▁Princi pal ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁However , ▁the ▁official ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁in ▁Australia ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Cab inet ▁ad vised ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁that ▁gr ants ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁were ▁" well ▁established ▁as ▁one ▁way ▁Austral ians ▁can ▁obtain ▁her ald ic ▁ins ign ia ▁if ▁they ▁wish ▁to ▁do ▁so ", ▁but ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁status ▁as ▁those ▁by ▁" a ▁local ▁artist , ▁graphics ▁studio ▁or ▁her ald ry ▁special ist ". ▁The ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Her ald ry ▁Society ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁official ▁her ald ic ▁authority ▁over ▁Australia , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁should ▁establish ▁a ▁national ▁body ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Her ald ic ▁Author ity ▁or ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Her ald ry . ▁ ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ▁ ▁The ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Offic