Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Agency overview
Formed	5 March 1990[1]
Preceding Agency	Department of Aboriginal Affairs Aboriginal Development Commission
Dissolved	30 June 2005[1]
Superseding Agency	Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Agency executives	Lowitja O'Donoghue, Chairperson (1990–1996) Gatjil Djerrkura, Chairperson (1996–2000) Geoff Clark, Chairperson (2000–2004)
Website	atsic.gov.au

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) (1990–2005) was the Australian Government body through which Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives, established under the Hawke government in 1990. A number of Indigenous programs and organisations fell under the overall umbrella of ATSIC.

The agency was dissolved in 2005 in the aftermath of litigation involving its chairperson, Geoff Clark. It was the longest running Indigenous affairs department to have existed.