Ray Livingston
Ray Livingston | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Northern Development | |
| In office 20 December 1972 – 6 June 1975 | |
| Secretary of the Department of the Northern Territory | |
| In office 22 December 1975 – 28 September 1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ray Stanley Livingston 29 August 1922 Nyah, Victoria |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Ray Stanley Livingston CBE (born 29 August 1922) is a former senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Northern Development from 1972 to 1975, and from 1975 to 1978 Secretary of the Department of the Northern Territory.[1][2]
Life and career
Livinston was born in Nyah, Victoria on 29 August 1922.[3] He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1941 during World War II.[3]
On 20 December 1972, Livingston was appointed Secretary of the new Department of Northern Development.[4] He had formerly been a Deputy Secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry[5]
In 1975 when the Department of the Northern Territory was created, Livingston was named as its Secretary. The matters dealt with by the department at its creation were the administration of the Northern Territory of Australia and the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands[2] In 1976, most officers at the Department were transferred or put on a public service "unattached list".[6] The small department was abolished in 1978, with the bulk of its functions transferred to Northern Territory's new self-government.[7]
Livingston returned to the Trade and Industry department as a Deputy Secretary after the Northern Territory Department was abolished.[8]
Awards
Livingston was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 New Year Honours.[9]
References
- ^ CA 1483: Department of Northern Development, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 March 2016
- ^ a b CA 1958: Department of the Northern Territory [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014
- ^ a b "World War Two Veteran: Livingston, Ray Stanley". Australia Remembers Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
- ^ Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (PDF), Australian Government Publishing Service, 21 December 1972, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2014
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Juddery, Bruce (21 December 1972). "Six of 18 new heads named". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 1.
- ^ Juddery, Bruce (18 February 1976). "Farewell to vision of northern region". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 15.
- ^ Juddery, Bruce (12 June 1978). "NT head may get uranium post". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 7.
- ^ Juddery, Bruce (7 February 1972). "Moscow trade post opening". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 1.
- ^ "Knighthoods to district men". The Canberra Times. ACT. 30 December 1978. p. 15.