Ray 'Sugar Ray' Robinson was an Australian man who served as Deputy Chairperson of the

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 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 thei ...

from 1996 to 2003. He resigned at a time when ATSIC was under enhanced scrutiny by the

Howard government The Howard government refers to the Government of Australia, federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard between 11 March 1996 and 3 December 2007. It was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Australia, Li ...

, then in its third term. He was subject to investigation regarding his conduct as an administrator and board member of a number of Aboriginal organisations. He was convicted of an offence identified as a result of these investigations in September 2008, but on appeal the

Queensland Court of Appeal Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, ...

quashed that conviction and ordered a retrial. In 2011, he was convicted on retrial and placed on a good behaviour bond.

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