Rae Taylor

Rae Martin Taylor AO (born 1935) is a retired senior Australian public servant and policymaker.

Rae Taylor AO
Secretary of the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs
In office 13 December 1978 – 7 May 1982
Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction
In office 7 May 1982 – 11 March 1983
Acting Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction
In office 11 March 1983 – 2 May 1983
Secretary of the Department of Transport
In office 11 March 1983 – 10 February 1986
Secretary of the Department of Aviation
In office 10 February 1986 – 24 July 1987
Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations
In office 24 July 1987 – 1 March 1989
Personal details
Born	Rae Martin Taylor 1935
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BEc)
Occupation	Public servant

Education

Taylor is a University of Sydney graduate, with a bachelor's degree in Economics (with honours).[1]

Career

Rae Taylor joined the Commonwealth Public Service at the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics in 1956.[2] He subsequently was employed in the Department of Primary Industry, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Territories and the Department of Housing.[2] In 1969 Taylor joined the Department of Shipping and Transport, becoming a Deputy Secretary of the Department in 1975.[2]

Taylor was appointed to his first Secretary role in December 1978, becoming head of the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs.[2]

In May 1982, Taylor was shifted to a position as head of the Department of Transport and Construction.[3] After the Hawke Government was elected in the 1983 federal election, Taylor was retained in only an acting role overseeing Commonwealth construction functions, becoming Acting Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction.[4] and Secretary of the Department of Transport.[5]

Between February 1986 and July 1987, Taylor was Secretary of the Department of Aviation.[6]

Taylor's final Secretary appointment was as head of the Department of Industrial Relations between July 1987 and March 1989.[7]

In 1994, Taylor was appointed Board Chairman of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd.[8]

In 1999 he was appointed Chairman of a steering group to oversee the second stage review of the Commonwealth Navigation Act.[9]

Awards

Taylor was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1987 for his public service.[10]

References

1. "Rae Taylor appointed NRTC deputy" (Press release). National Road Transport Commission. 2 July 1999.
2. Fraser, Malcolm (13 December 1978). "Appointment of Mr Ian Castles as Permanent Head Department of Finance" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
3. CA 3257: Department of Transport and Construction, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
4. CA 3495: Department of Housing and Construction [III], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
5. CA 3501: Department of Transport [IV], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
6. CA 3253: Department of Aviation, Central Offic, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
7. CA 5989: Department Industrial Relations [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 March 2014
8. Annual Report 1993–1994, Leabrook, South Australia: National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd, 1994, p. 10, Rae M Taylor, AO Chairperson. Age 58; member of the resources committee. Qualifications BEc(Hons) Experience Appointed Board Chairman January 1994; previously managing director, Australia Post; secretary to the Department of Aviation; secretary to the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs and secretary to the Department of Transport and Construction; part -time commissioner of the Australian Shipping Commission.
9. Anderson, John (13 August 1999). "A review to steer the Navigation Act into the 21st century" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
10. Search Australian Honours: TAYLOR, Rae Martin, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 March 2014

Government offices
Preceded by Brian Tregillis	Secretary of the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs 1978 – 1982	Succeeded by Mike Codd as Secretary of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations
Preceded by Charles Halton as Secretary of the Department of Transport	Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction 1982 – 1983	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction (Acting)
Preceded by Collin Freeland as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction		Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Transport
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction	Acting Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction 1983	Succeeded by Tony Blunn
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Transport and Construction	Secretary of the Department of Transport 1983 – 1986	Succeeded by Collin Freeland
Preceded by Collin Freeland	Secretary of the Department of Aviation 1986 – 1987	Succeeded by Peter Wilenski as Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications
Preceded by Ed Visbord as Secretary of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations 1987 – 1989	Succeeded by Graham Glenn