Department of Home Affairs (1928–32)

Department of Home Affairs
Department overview
Formed 10 December 1928[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 12 April 1932[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Ministers responsible
Department executives

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 2 3 4 CA 24: Department of Home Affairs [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013


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