Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organisation

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Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organisation
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Incumbent
Samuel Lucas

since 2016
Style His Excellency
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Arthur Rowland McComb
Formation 6 June 1945
Website Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

The Permanent Representative of Australia to the International Civil Aviation Organisation is an officer of the Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development and the head of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is but 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.

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development was an Australian Government department that existed between September 2013 and December 2017. Matters dealt with by the department included: infrastructure planning and coordination; transport safety; land transport; civil aviation and airports; maritime transport including shipping; administration of Australian territories; constitutional development of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory; regional programs; regional development; local government matters; and regional policy.

Montreal City in Quebec, Canada

Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. It has a distinct four-season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters.

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The current permanent representative is Samuel Lucas since October 2016. Mr Lucas is the first open LGBTQ person on the ICAO council in its history; his husband, Mr Darren Trerice, is accompanying him on the posting. 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]

Robert-Bourassa Boulevard — University Street thoroughfare in Montreal, Canada

Robert Bourassa Boulevard, previously wholly named University Street, is a major north-south artery in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Permanent Representatives

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
A. R. McComb (Council Member)19451947 [2]
Dr Bill Bradfield 19471952 [2]
Jim Stone 19521956 [2]
David Medley19581962 [2]
Jim Stone19651968 [2]
Dr Bill Bradfield 19681972 [2]
Byron Lewis19721975 [2]
Reg Gross19751981 [2]
George Birch19811984 [2]
Jack Sansom19841988 [2]
Bruce Weedon
Jim Webber
Simon Clegg20032008 [3]
Peter Evans20082010 [4]
Kerryn Macaulay November 20102016 [5]
Samuel Lucas2016present

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