Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

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Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

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  • ATSIC

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Dates of existence

1990-2005

History

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), established in 1990 under the Hawke government, was an Indigenous-elected national representative body with both administrative and representative functions that aimed to increase Indigenous participation in the public sector, particularly in regard to government processes that affected the lives of Australian Indigenous peoples.

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Authority record identifier

US DLC no 93014250

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Minimal

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created, Kymberley Bax, 9-Apr-2024.

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