Formed 13 July 1945 | Dissolved 12 June 1974 | |
Preceding Department Department of the Interior (II) Superseding agency Department of Labor and Immigration - for immigration
Department of Foreign Affairs - for visa functions Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Department executives Tasman Heyes, Secretary (1946‑1961)
Peter Heydon, Secretary (1961‑1971)
Bob Armstrong, Secretary (1971‑1974) | ||
The Department of Immigration was an Australian government department that existed between July 1945 and June 1974.
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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's functions were:
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Immigration.
References
Department of Immigration Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA