Formed 12 April 1932 Headquarters Canberra | Dissolved 26 April 1939 | |
Preceding Department Department of Works and Railways
Department of Home Affairs (II)
Department of Transport (I) Superseding agency Department of the Interior (II)
Department of Supply and Development (I) Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia |
The Department of the Interior was an Australian government department that existed between April 1932 and April 1939. It was the first so-named Australian Government department to be created, and was replaced by the Department of the Interior (II).
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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.
The Department was a composite department and dealt with a diverse range of activities. According to National Archives of Australia records, at its creation the Department dealt with:
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Interior.