The Department of Home Affairs was an

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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: *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

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

References

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