Department of Home and Territories
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 14 November 1916[1] |
| Preceding Department |
Department of External Affairs (I) |
| Dissolved | 10 December 1928[1] |
| Superseding agency |
Department of Home Affairs (II) Prime Minister's Department |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Melbourne |
| Ministers responsible |
Fred Bamford, Minister (1916‑17) Paddy Glynn, Minister (1917‑20) Alexander Poynton, Minister (1920‑21) George Pearce, Minister (1921‑26) Thomas William Glasgow, Minister (1926‑27) Charles Marr, Minister (1927‑28) Neville Howse, Minister (1928) |
| Department executives |
Atlee Hunt, Secretary (1916‑21) John McLaren, Secretary (1921‑28) William Clemens, Secretary (1928) |
The Department of Home and Territories was an Australian government department that existed between November 1916 and December 1928.
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]
- Astronomy
- Census and Statistics
- Elections
- Franchise
- Immigration and Emigration
- Influx of Criminals
- Lands and Surveys
- Meteorology
- Naturalization and Aliens
- Pearl Shelling and Trepang fisheries in Australian waters beyond Territorial limits
- People of races (other than the Aboriginal races in any State) for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws
- Seat of government
- Territories forming part of the Commonwealth
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Home and Territories.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 CA 15: Department of Home and Territories, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013