Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission information
Australian government agency, 1990-2004
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Agency overview
Formed
5 March 1990[1]
Preceding Agency
Department of Aboriginal Affairs
Aboriginal Development Commission
Dissolved
30 June 2005[1]
Superseding agency
Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
Jurisdiction
Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters
Canberra
Agency executives
Lowitja O'Donoghue, Chairperson (1990–1996)
Gatjil Djerrkura, Chairperson (1996–2000)
Geoff Clark, Chairperson (2000–2004)
Website
atsic.gov.au
'Alcheringa Spirit' an Australian limestone sculpture displayed in the foyer of the ATSIC Commission in Sydney was created by Australian Aboriginal artist Mundara Koorang
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) (1990–2005) was the Australian Government body through which Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives, established under the Hawke government in 1990. A number of Indigenous programs and organisations fell under the overall umbrella of ATSIC.
The agency was dissolved in 2005 in the aftermath of litigation involving its chairperson, Geoff Clark. It was the longest running Indigenous affairs department to have existed.
^ abCA 7080: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 December 2013
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