Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
DIEA
24 March 1993 – 11 March 1996
Previously Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1987–1993). Renamed Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs in 1996.
Department of State responsible for immigration, refugee and humanitarian programs, citizenship, settlement services and ethnic affairs.
Names over time
- Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs1975–1987
- Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs1987–1993
- Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs1993–1996
- Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs1996–2001
- Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs2001–2006
- Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs2006–2007
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship2007–2013
- Department of Immigration and Border Protection2013–2017
- Department of Home Affairs2017–present
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 24 March 1993 from the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs, which it replaced when local government moved to the Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services.
- Immigration
- Citizenship
- Ethnic affairs
Changes during its life
- Review of refugee status decisions
Took over from the department's non-statutory Refugee Status Review Committee.
How it ended
Became the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs on 11 March 1996 under the incoming Howard government.
- Immigration
- Citizenship
- Settlement services
- Ethnic affairs
Main functions
- Immigration and migrant entry
- Refugee and humanitarian programs
- Citizenship
- Settlement services for migrants
- Ethnic affairs
Bodies in this portfolio (1)
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 11 March 1996 (took effect as it ended)