Rae Taylor
AO
Secretary of the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs
In office
13 December 1978 – 7 May 1982
Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction
In office
7 May 1982 – 11 March 1983
Acting Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction
In office
11 March 1983 – 2 May 1983
Secretary of the Department of Transport
In office
11 March 1983 – 10 February 1986
Secretary of the Department of Aviation
In office
10 February 1986 – 24 July 1987
Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations
In office
24 July 1987 – 1 March 1989
Personal details
Born
Rae Martin Taylor

1935
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BEc)
OccupationPublic servant

Rae Martin Taylor AO (born 1935) is a retired senior Australian public servant and policymaker.

Education

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Taylor is a University of Sydney graduate, with a bachelor's degree in Economics (with honours).[1]

Career

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Rae Taylor joined the Commonwealth Public Service at the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics in 1956.[2] He subsequently was employed in the Department of Primary Industry, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Territories and the Department of Housing.[2] In 1969 Taylor joined the Department of Shipping and Transport, becoming a Deputy Secretary of the Department in 1975.[2]

Taylor was appointed to his first Secretary role in December 1978, becoming head of the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs.[2]

In May 1982, Taylor was shifted to a position as head of the Department of Transport and Construction.[3] After the Hawke government was elected in the 1983 federal election, Taylor was retained in only an acting role overseeing Commonwealth construction functions, becoming Acting Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction.[4] and Secretary of the Department of Transport.[5]

Between February 1986 and July 1987, Taylor was Secretary of the Department of Aviation.[6]

Taylor's final Secretary appointment was as head of the Department of Industrial Relations between July 1987 and March 1989.[7]

In 1994, Taylor was appointed Board Chairman of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd.[8]

In 1999 he was appointed Chairman of a steering group to oversee the second stage review of the Commonwealth Navigation Act.[9]

Awards

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Taylor was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1987 for his public service.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Rae Taylor appointed NRTC deputy" (Press release). National Road Transport Commission. 2 July 1999.
  2. ^ a b c d Fraser, Malcolm (13 December 1978). "Appointment of Mr Ian Castles as Permanent Head Department of Finance" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ CA 3257: Department of Transport and Construction, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
  4. ^ CA 3495: Department of Housing and Construction [III], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
  5. ^ CA 3501: Department of Transport [IV], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
  6. ^ CA 3253: Department of Aviation, Central Offic, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
  7. ^ CA 5989: Department Industrial Relations [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
  8. ^ Annual Report 1993–1994, Leabrook, South Australia: National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd, 1994, p. 10, Rae M Taylor, AO Chairperson. Age 58; member of the resources committee. Qualifications BEc(Hons) Experience Appointed Board Chairman January 1994; previously managing director, Australia Post; secretary to the Department of Aviation; secretary to the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs and secretary to the Department of Transport and Construction; part -time commissioner of the Australian Shipping Commission.
  9. ^ Anderson, John (13 August 1999). "A review to steer the Navigation Act into the 21st century" (Press release). Archived from the original on 27 October 2004.
  10. ^ Search Australian Honours: TAYLOR, Rae Martin, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 March 2014
Government offices Preceded byBrian Tregillis Secretary of theDepartment of Employment and Youth Affairs 1978 – 1982 Succeeded byMike Coddas Secretary of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations Preceded byCharles Haltonas Secretary of the Department of Transport Secretary of theDepartment of Transport and Construction 1982 – 1983 Succeeded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction (Acting) Preceded byCollin Freelandas Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction Succeeded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Transport Preceded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction Acting Secretary of theDepartment of Housing and Construction 1983 Succeeded byTony Blunn Preceded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction Secretary of theDepartment of Transport 1983 – 1986 Succeeded byCollin Freeland Preceded byCollin Freeland Secretary of theDepartment of Aviation 1986 – 1987 Succeeded byPeter Wilenskias Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications Preceded byEd Visbordas Secretary of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations Secretary of theDepartment of Industrial Relations 1987 – 1989 Succeeded byGraham Glenn
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