Formed 12 June 1974 | Dissolved 22 December 1975 | |
Preceding Department Department of LabourDepartment of Immigration Superseding agency Department of Foreign Affairs - for passportsDepartment of Employment and Industrial Relations (I) - for labour functionsDepartment of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (I) Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Ministers responsible | ||
The Department of Labor and Immigration was an Australian government department that existed between June 1974 and December 1975.
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History
When the Department of Labor and Immigration was formed by the Whitlam Government in June 1974, it represented a merger of the Department of Labour and the Department of Immigration.
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 Labor and Immigration.
References
Department of Labor and Immigration Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA