Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization

Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization
Incumbent
Ross Adams
since September 2021 (2021-09)
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
ResidenceMontreal, Canada
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderArthur Rowland McComb
Formation6 June 1945
WebsiteAustralian Government involvement in ICAO groups

The permanent representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organization is an officer of the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is one of Australia's representatives to the United Nations and its other constituent agencies. The Australian nominee to the Air Navigation Commission, a body that works towards the uniformity in regulations, standards and procedures which will facilitate and improve air navigation to international standards, acts as the deputy to the Permanent Representative.

The current permanent representative is Ross Adams since September 2021.

Australia has been a member of ICAO since its establishment, with the permanent mission based in Montreal, now at 999 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard. Australia sent a delegation to the 1944 Chicago Conference, and became a party of the Convention on International Civil Aviation which was resolved at its end on 7 December 1944. Australian first sent a permanent representative to serve on the Council of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) which began operating on 6 June 1945 and was replaced by ICAO on 7 April 1947.[1]

List of permanent representatives

# Officeholder Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Arthur Rowland McComb 6 June 1945 (1945-06-06) August 1947 (1947-08) 2 years, 1 month [2][3][4]
2 Bill Bradfield August 1947 (1947-08) July 1952 (1952-07) 4 years, 11 months [2][5][6]
3 Jim Stone July 1952 (1952-07) 1956 (1956) 3–4 years [2][7]
4 A Hepburn 1957 1958 (1958) 1–2 years
5 David Medley 1958 (1958) 1962 (1962) 3–4 years [2]
6 JT Fogarty 1963 1965
7 Jim Stone 1965 (1965) 1968 (1968) 2–3 years [2]
8 Bill Bradfield 1968 (1968) 1972 (1972) 3–4 years [2]
9 Byron Lewis 1972 (1972) 1975 (1975) 2–3 years [2]
10 Reg Gross 1975 (1975) 1981 (1981) 5–6 years [2]
11 George Birch 1981 (1981) 1984 (1984) 2–3 years [2]
12 Jack Sansom 1984 (1984) 1988 (1988) 3–4 years [2]
13 Bruce Weedon 1988 (1988) 1992
14 Jim Webber 1992 1995
15 JL Manning 1995 1998
16 Jonathan Aleck September 1998 (1998-09) August 2003 (2003-08) 4 years, 11 months [8]
17 Simon Clegg 2003 (2003) 2008 (2008) 4–5 years [9]
18 Peter Evans 2008 (2008) November 2010 (2010-11) 1–2 years [10]
19 Kerryn Macaulay November 2010 (2010-11) October 2016 (2016-10) 5 years, 11 months [11]
20 Samuel Lucas October 2016 (2016-10) September 2021 (2021-09) 4 years, 11 months [12][13]
21 Ross Adams September 2021 (2021-09) Incumbent 3 years, 3 months [12][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CA 3472 - Australian Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization". Agency Detail. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Meyer, Roger; Huggins, Vicki. "Australia's Contribution to ICAO". The Airways Museum. The Airways Museum and Civil Aviation Historical Society. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Representation - Australian Representation at International Conferences". Current Notes on International Affairs. 17 (6). Department of External Affairs: 346. June 1946. Retrieved 10 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia (Trove).
  4. ^ "Representation - Australian Representation at International Conferences". Current Notes on International Affairs. 18 (5). Department of External Affairs: 307. May 1947. Retrieved 10 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia (Trove).
  5. ^ "DR. K. N. E. BRADFIELD TO GO TO CANADA". Building and Engineering (7): 67. 24 July 1947. Retrieved 10 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia (Trove).
  6. ^ "Representation - Australian Representation at International Conferences". Current Notes on International Affairs. 18 (6). Department of External Affairs: 418. June–July 1947. Retrieved 10 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia (Trove).
  7. ^ "PERSONAL". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 9 July 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "ICAO Regional Safety Management Symposium - presenter biography, Dr Jonathan Aleck" (PDF). April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Mr. SIMON CLEGG BEc; BCom; LLB; GDLP; Dip Lang (Spanish); Barrister & Solicitor (New Zealand & Australia)". School of Management and Public Administration. University of the South Pacific. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Mr. Peter Evans - Representative of Australia on the Council of ICAO Australia" (PDF). icao.int. International Civil Aviation Organization. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Ms KERRYN MACAULAY - Australian Representative on the Council of ICAO" (PDF). ICAO.int. International Civil Aviation Organization. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Australian Government involvement in ICAO groups". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. Australian Government. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Samuel Lucas" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organisation. April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Ross Adams" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organisation. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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