Department of Immigration
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 13 July 1945[1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 12 June 1974[1] |
| Superseding Department |
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| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
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The Department of Immigration was an Australian government department that existed between July 1945 and June 1974.
Scope
[edit | edit source]Information about the department's functions and 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:[1]
- Admission of contract immigrants
- Deportation and Registration of Aliens
- Emigration of Children and Aboriginals
- Encouraged migration
- Immigration
- Indentured coloured labor
- Nationality and Naturalization
- Passports
- Publication of Newspapers in foreign languages
- Repatriation of destitute Australians
Structure
[edit | edit source]The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Immigration.[1]
References
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