Ray 'Sugar Ray' Robinson was an Australian man who served as Deputy Chairperson of the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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 ...
from 1996 to 2003.
He resigned at a time when ATSIC was under enhanced scrutiny by the
Howard Government, then in its third term.
He was subject to investigation regarding his conduct as an administrator and board member of a number of Aboriginal organisations.
He was convicted of an offence identified as a result of these investigations in September 2008, but on appeal the
Queensland Court of Appeal
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quashed that conviction and ordered a retrial. In 2011, he was convicted on retrial and placed on a good behaviour bond.
See also
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Geoff Clark (politician)
Geoff Clark (born August 1952) is an Australian Aboriginal politician and activist. Clark led the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) from 1999 until it was effectively disbanded in 2004.
Personal
Clark was raised by his ...
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian indigenous rights activists
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