ury ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁Evans ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁Secretary ▁role ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Resources ▁and ▁Energy ▁( l ater ▁Department ▁of ▁Primary ▁Indust ries ▁and ▁Energy ). ▁ ▁Bob ▁Haw ke ▁proposed ▁Evans ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Evans ▁continued ▁on ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ▁when ▁the ▁Transport ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁m ega ▁department ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁two . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Evans ▁brought ▁def am ation ▁proceed ings ▁to ▁the ▁A CT ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁against ▁John ▁Fair f ax ▁Group ▁over ▁an ▁article ▁titled ▁' C os y ▁in ▁the ▁Cor rid ors ▁of ▁Power ' ▁that ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Sydney ▁Mor ning ▁Her ald ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Evans ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁article ▁imp lied ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁service ▁was ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Bob ▁Haw ke . ▁His ▁action ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁the ▁A CT ▁Supreme ▁court ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁his ▁appeal ▁was ▁rejected ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Evans ▁retired ▁from ▁a ▁ 2 7 - year ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Public ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of