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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 27 January 2006[1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 30 January 2007[1] |
| Superseding Department | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Employees | 6,473 (average staffing level for 2005–06)[2] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Department executive |
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| Website | immi.gov.au |
TheDepartment of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (also calledDIMA) was anAustralian government department that existed between January 2006 and January 2007. It succeeded theDepartment of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, which had been in place since 2001. It was the second so-namedAustralian Government department.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in theAdministrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 11 March 1996, the Department dealt with:[1]
The Department was anAustralian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs,Amanda Vanstone.[1] The Secretary of the Department was Andrew Metcalfe.[1]
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