Immigration & borderDepartment of State
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
DIMA
27 January 2006 – 30 January 2007
Previously Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2001–2006). Renamed Department of Immigration and Citizenship in 2007.
Department of State responsible for immigration and visas, border entry and immigration detention, citizenship, and multicultural affairs and settlement.
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 on 27 January 2006 when the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs was renamed by Administrative Arrangements Order after Indigenous affairs moved to the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
- Immigration
- Citizenship
- Multicultural affairs
- Settlement services
How it ended
Renamed the Department of Immigration and Citizenship on 30 January 2007.
- Immigration
- Citizenship
- Multicultural affairs
- Settlement services
Main functions
- Migration and temporary entry programs
- Refugee and humanitarian program
- Border entry and immigration detention
- Citizenship
- Multicultural affairs and settlement services
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 21 September 2006 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 21 September 2006, as amended to 30 January 2007 (took effect as it ended)