Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Australian government agency, 1990-2004 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Formed | 5 March 1990[1] |
Preceding Agency | |
Dissolved | 30 June 2005[1] |
Superseding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Headquarters | Canberra |
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Website | atsic.gov.au |
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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.