Ray Robinson (ATSIC Deputy Chairperson)
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Ray 'Sugar Ray' Robinson was a Deputy Chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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 offense identified as a result of these investigations in September 2008, but on appeal the Queensland Court of Appeal quashed that conviction and ordered a retrial. In 2011, he was convicted on retrial and placed on a good behaviour bond
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission was the Australian Government body through which Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives...
from 1996 to 2003.
He resigned at a time when ATSIC was under enhanced scrutiny by the Howard Government
Howard Government
The Howard Government refers to the federal Executive Government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard. It was made up of members of the Liberal–National Coalition, which won a majority of seats in the Australian House of Representatives at four successive elections. 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 offense identified as a result of these investigations in September 2008, but on appeal the Queensland Court of Appeal quashed that conviction and ordered a retrial. In 2011, he was convicted on retrial and placed on a good behaviour bond