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Department of Home and Territories

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Formed
  
14 November 1916

Headquarters
  
Melbourne

Dissolved
  
10 December 1928

Preceding Department
  
Department of External Affairs (I)Department of Home Affairs (I)

Superseding agency
  
Department of Home Affairs (II) Prime Minister's Department

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of Home and Territories was an Australian government department that existed between November 1916 and December 1928.

Contents

Scope

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

At its creation, the Department dealt with:

  • Astronomy
  • Census and Statistics
  • Elections
  • Franchise
  • Immigration and Emigration
  • Influx of Criminals
  • Lands and Surveys
  • Meteorology
  • Naturalization and Aliens
  • Pearl Shelling and Trepang fisheries in Australian waters beyond Territorial limits
  • People of races (other than the Aboriginal races in any State) for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws
  • Seat of government
  • Territories forming part of the Commonwealth

    • Structure

    The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Home and Territories.

    References

    Department of Home and Territories Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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