Australian public servant
Daryl Paul Quinlivan AO Secretary of the former Department of Agriculture , having been appointed in June 2015 to the previous Department of Agriculture which was known as the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources between 2015 and 2019. He had a varied career across the Australian Public Service before his appointment.
Life and career
Quinlivan studied for a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) at Monash University, and a Bachelor of Economics from the Australian National University .[ 1]
In the Department of Transport and Regional Services , Quinlivan was responsible for the Corporate Division, and also advised on the East Coast Very High Speed Train Scoping Study investigating high-speed rail for Australia .[ 2]
Between 2005 and 2010, Quinlivan was a deputy secretary in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry .[ 3]
From 2011 to 2012, Quinlivan was a deputy secretary in the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy .[ 4] National Broadband Network .[ 5]
In 2012, Quinlivan joined the Productivity Commission as head of office.[ 6]
Quinlivan was appointed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture in June 2015,[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Quinlivan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Australia Day Honours .[ 11]
References
^ Department of Agriculture ABARES, Speakers and chair profiles - ABARES outlook 2014 the original on 14 May 2015 ^ Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2003), Annual Report 2002 – 2003 (PDF) , Australian Government, p. 16, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2014 ^ Donaldson, David (11 June 2015). "Daryl Quinlivan takes up at Agriculture where Grimes left off" . The Mandarin . Private Media. Retrieved 26 July 2015 . ^ Semthurst, Annika (11 June 2015). "Daryl Quinlivan appointed new head of federal Agriculture Department" . Perth Now . News Corp. Retrieved 26 July 2015 . ^ Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Key People the original on 5 July 2012 ^ Department of Communications, BCR Advisory Committee the original on 26 July 2015 ^ "New appointee for top federal agriculture post" . South Coast Register . 14 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015 .^ Bettles, Colin (11 June 2015). "Quinlivan new Ag Dept secretary" . The Land . Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. ^ Vidot, Anna (11 June 2015). "Daryl Quinlivan appointed as Agriculture Department secretary" . Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. ^ Burgess, Verona (17 June 2015). "Daryl Quinlivan new boss of Department of Agriculture to fill Paul Grimes' role" . Australian Financial Review . Fairfax Media. Retrieved 26 July 2015 .^ Hurley, David (26 January 2021). "Australia Day 2021 Honours List" (PDF) . Governor-General of Australia . Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .