The Department of Labor and Immigration was an

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that existed between June 1974 and December 1975.

History

When the Department of Labor and Immigration was formed by the Whitlam Government in June 1974, it represented a merger of the

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and the

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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's functions were: *Industrial relations, including conciliation and arbitration in relation to industrial disputes; *Commonwealth Employment Service *Reinstatement in civil employment of national servicemen, members of the Reserve Forces and members of the Citizen Forces *Assisted migration; and *Naturalisation, citizenship and aliens.

Structure

The Department was a

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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Labor and Immigration.

References

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