The Department of Home Affairs was an

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department that existed between 1901 and 1916. It was one of seven inaugural government departments of Australia established at

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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: *Old-age pensions *People of special races *Acquisition of property *Acquisition of railways with state consent *Control of railways with state consent *Astronomical *Census and statistics *Public works *Federal capital *Interstate commissions *Elections *Public service

Structure

The Department was an

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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Home Affairs.

References

Home Affairs Ministries established in 1901 {{Australia-gov-stub