Department of Home Affairs (1928–32)

Department of Home Affairs
Department overview
Formed 10 December 1928[1]
Preceding Department Department of Home and Territories
Dissolved 12 April 1932[1]
Superseding agency Department of the Interior (I)
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Ministers responsible Aubrey Abbott, Minister (1928‑29)
Arthur Blakeley, Minister (1929‑32)
Archdale Parkhill, Minister (1932)
Department executives William Clemens, Secretary (1928)
Percy Deane, Secretary (1929‑32)

The Department of Home Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between 1928 and 1932. It was the second so-named Australian Government department.

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:[1]

Structure

The Department was an Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Home Affairs.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 CA 24: Department of Home Affairs [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013