Pat Brazil

Pat Brazil
AO
Pat Brazil AO
Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department
	In office; 1983–1989
Personal details
Born	Patrick Brazil; 1930; Fortitude Valley, Queensland
Died	28 June 2017 (aged 86–87)
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Colleen Morrissey
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Public servant

Patrick Brazil AO (1930 – 28 June 2017) was an Australian senior public servant. His career included time serving as the head of the Attorney-General's Department between 1983 and 1989.

Life and career

Pat Brazil was born in Fortitude Valley, Queensland in 1930.^[1] He was educated in Ipswich at a convent school, and later at the Christian Brothers College.^[1] He won a scholarship to study Arts and Law at the University of Queensland.^[1]

Brazil moved to Canberra to join the Attorney-General's Department in August 1953.^[1]

Between 1983 and 1989, Brazil was Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department. When he resigned from the role, he also resigned from the Australian Public Service.^[2]

Brazil died on 28 June 2017.^[3]^[4]

Awards

Brazil was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1989, in recognition of service to the Public Service as Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Brazil, Pat (12 September 1995). "Pat Brazil interviewed by John Farquharson in the Law in Australian society oral history project" (Interview). Interviewed by John Farquharson.
^ Taylor, Mike (25 June 1989). "In private practice after a life of public service". Canberra Times. p. 32. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
^ "Pat Brazil obituary: department head to 17 Australian attorneys-general". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Patrick (Pat) Brazil". Ryerson Index. Canberra Times. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ Search Australian Honours: BRAZIL, Patrick, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 March 2014

Government offices
Preceded by Alan Neaves	Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department 1983 – 1989	Succeeded by Alan Rose

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[Fqsession1-1] Brazil, Pat (12 September 1995). "Pat Brazil interviewed by John Farquharson in the Law in Australian society oral history project" (Interview). Interviewed by John Farquharson.

[2] Taylor, Mike (25 June 1989). "In private practice after a life of public service". Canberra Times. p. 32. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.

[3] "Pat Brazil obituary: department head to 17 Australian attorneys-general". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[4] "Patrick (Pat) Brazil". Ryerson Index. Canberra Times. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[5] Search Australian Honours: BRAZIL, Patrick, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 March 2014

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