Daryl Quinlivan

Daryl Quinlivan
Daryl Quinlivan; AO
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (2019–)
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (2013–15)
	In office; 12 June 2015 – Current
Personal details
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	Monash University; Australian National University
Occupation	Public servant

Daryl Paul Quinlivan AO is a senior Australian public servant. He is the current Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, having being 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] In the role, he was head of the Infrastructure group, working to progress Australian communication infrastructure, including the implementation of the 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] responsible for Australian agricultural, food and fibre industries, and animal and plant health, including quarantine.[10] The name of the Department was expended to include Water Resources in September 2015.

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, Australian Government, archived from 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, Australian Government, archived from the original on 5 July 2012
Department of Communications, BCR Advisory Committee, Australian Government, archived from 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.

Government offices
Preceded by Paul Grimes	Secretary of the Department of Agriculture 2015	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture	Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources 2015 – 2019	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources	Secretary of the Department of Agriculture 2019	Incumbent

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[1] Department of Agriculture ABARES, Speakers and chair profiles - ABARES outlook 2014, Australian Government, archived from the original on 14 May 2015

[2] Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2003), Annual Report 2002 – 2003 (PDF), Australian Government, p. 16, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2014

[3] Donaldson, David (11 June 2015). "Daryl Quinlivan takes up at Agriculture where Grimes left off". The Mandarin. Private Media. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[4] Semthurst, Annika (11 June 2015). "Daryl Quinlivan appointed new head of federal Agriculture Department". Perth Now. News Corp. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[5] Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Key People, Australian Government, archived from the original on 5 July 2012

[6] Department of Communications, BCR Advisory Committee, Australian Government, archived from the original on 26 July 2015

[7] "New appointee for top federal agriculture post". South Coast Register. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[8] Bettles, Colin (11 June 2015). "Quinlivan new Ag Dept secretary". The Land. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015.

[9] Vidot, Anna (11 June 2015). "Daryl Quinlivan appointed as Agriculture Department secretary". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.

[10] 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.

[11] Hurley, David (26 January 2021). "Australia Day 2021 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.