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Collin FreelandAO
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction
In office
5 August 1980 – 7 May 1982
Secretary of the Department of Aviation
In office
7 May 1982 – 10 February 1986
Secretary of the Department of Transport
In office
10 February 1986 – 24 July 1987
Personal details
BornColin William Martin Freeland
(1933-01-31)31 January 1933
Died10 April 2021(2021-04-10) (aged 88)
NationalityAustralia Australian
OccupationPublic servant

Collin William Martin Freeland, AO (31 January 1933 – 10 April 2021) was an Australian public servant and policymaker. He is best known for his time heading the Department of Aviation and the Department of Transport in the 1980s.

Life and career

Freeland was born on 31 January 1933. He was awarded a Bachelor of Engineering, and moved to Canberra in 1969.

In August 1980, Freeland was appointed to his first Secretary job, as head of the Department of Housing and Construction.

In May 1982, Freeland was appointed Secretary of the Department of Aviation. In February 1986 he was transferred to head the Department of Transport. When departments of the Australian Government were restructured in 1987, he was appointed an Associate Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications.

Between 1988 and 1990, Freeland was chief executive and managing director of the Civil Aviation Authority.

In September 1992, Freeland was appointed Chairman of the National Road Trauma Advisory Council.

Freeland died on 10 April 2021, at the age of 88.

Awards

Freeland was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1988 in recognition of his public service.

References

  1. ^ "Freeland appointed council chairman". The Canberra Times. 9 September 1992. p. 4.
  2. ^ Andrews, Ross (6 August 1980). "Envoy to head Immigration Department". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
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  4. CA 3253: Department of Aviation, Central Offic, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 29 June 2013, retrieved 2 December 2013
  5. Fraser, Malcolm (11 May 1982). "Appointment of permanent heads to new departments" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
  6. Hawke, Robert (10 February 1986). "Untitled" (Press release). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
  7. CA 3501: Department of Transport [IV], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 29 June 2013, retrieved 2 December 2013
  8. Hawke, Robert (23 July 1987). "Untitled" (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
  9. Heads of Civil Aviation Administration 1920-2012, Airways Museum, archived from the original on 3 December 2013
  10. "Collin Freeland". The Canberra Times. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. "Search Australian Honours: FREELAND, Collin William Martin", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 25 July 2014
Government offices
Preceded byGeorge Warwick Smith Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction
1980 – 1982 		Succeeded byRae Tayloras Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction
Preceded byCharles Haltonas Secretary of the Department of Transport Secretary of the Department of Aviation
1982 – 1986 		Succeeded byRae Taylor
Preceded byRae Taylor Secretary of the Department of Transport
1986 – 1987 		Succeeded byPeter Wilenskias Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications
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