Department of Home Affairs (1977–1980)

Department of Home Affairs
Department overview
Formed	20 December 1977
Preceding Department	Department of Administrative Services (II); Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;
Dissolved	3 November 1980
Superseding Department	Department of Primary Industry (II); Department of Home Affairs and Environment;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Minister responsible	Bob Ellicott, Minister;
Department executives	A.R. Palmer, Acting Secretary (1977–1978); Don McMichael, Secretary (1978–1980);

The Department of Home Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between December 1977 and November 1980. It was the third so-named Australian government department.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and 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]

Administration of Norfolk Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island and the Coral Sea Islands Territory
Women's affairs
Support for the arts and letters
National archives
National museums

Structure

The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Ellicott.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d CA 2474: Department of Home Affairs [III], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013

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[NAA_CA_2474-1] CA 2474: Department of Home Affairs [III], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013

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