Tom Hayes (public servant)
Tom Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 14 March 1982 – 7 May 1982 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 7 May 1982 – 13 December 1984 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce | |
| In office 13 December 1984 – 12 March 1985 | |
| Comptroller-General of the Australian Customs Service | |
| In office 1 July 1985 – 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Plunkett Hayes |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Thomas Plunkett Hayes AO is a retired senior Australian public servant, best known for his time at the Australian Customs Service.
Life and career[edit]
Hayes was appointed to the position of Secretary of the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs starting in March 1982.[1] He transitioned into a new position as head of the Department of Industry and Commerce in May 1982,[2] which was described in media as "because of changes in administrative arrangements... mostly his old department".[3]
In 1984, the Department of Industry and Commerce was abolished, and replaced with the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, and Hayes moved into the new Department in the Secretary position. [4]
When the Australian Customs Service was established in 1985, splitting out from the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, Hayes was appointed its Comptroller-General.[5] At the time, Hayes said the Customs service required the full-time attention of its top executive.[6]
In 1988, Hayes left his position at the Australian Customs Service to take up the post of Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council in Brussels (now known as the World Customs Organization).[7]
Awards[edit]
Hayes was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1992 for service to international organisations, and for his public service.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "New head". The Canberra Times. 17 December 1981. p. 2.
- ^ Fraser, Malcolm (11 May 1982). "Appointment of Permanent Heads to new Departments" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
- ^ Waterford, Jack (12 May 1982). "Four PS heads change". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
- ^ CA 4132: Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 February 2015
- ^ "Head of reorganised department". The Canberra Times. 28 August 1985. p. 24.
- ^ Coyle, Kerry (13 March 1985). "Two new department heads named: New Customs service part of PS changes". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
- ^ Hobbs, Philip (2 September 1988). "Customs head for top Brussels job". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
- ^ "Mr Thomas Plunkett Hayes". It's An Honour. Retrieved 20 July 2021.