| Bill GrayAM | |
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| Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs | |
| In office 1 December 1988 – 4 March 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilfred James Gray |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Wilfred James "Bill" Gray AM is a former senior Australian public servant, and specialist in Aboriginal affairs.
From 1987 to 1988 he was Chairman of the Australian and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) Task Force, and was Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs between 1988 and 1990. He was the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) CEO between 1990 and 1991.
Between 1995 and 2000 he was the Commissioner of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).
Since his retirement in 2000, he has published academic reports on Aboriginal matters, and assisted the Federal Government on investigations into Indigenous programs.
References
- CA 1476: Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 December 2013
- ^ CAEPR Discussion Paper No. 282/2006 (PDF), Australian National University, 2006
- AEC Handbook, Australian Electoral Commission, 2004
- COAG Trial Evaluation - Wadeye (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded byCharles Perkins | Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs 1988 – 1990 |
Department abolished |