Collin Freeland

Collin Freeland
AO
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)
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

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

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

In May 1982, Collin 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, Collin was chief executive and managing director of the Civil Aviation Authority.

In September 1992, Collin was appointed Chairman of the National Road Trauma Advisory Council. Collin 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. 1 2 3 4 "Freeland appointed council chairman". The Canberra Times. 9 September 1992. p. 4.
  2. 1 2 Andrews, Ross (6 August 1980). "Envoy to head Immigration Department". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
  3. ↑ CA 2747: Department of Housing and Construction [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 12 March 2020, retrieved 18 December 2013
  4. ↑ CA 3253: Department of Aviation, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 December 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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, retrieved 2 December 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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