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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2006-2007)

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
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Department overview
Formed 27 January 2006
Preceding Department
Dissolved 30 January 2007
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Employees 6,473 (average staffing level for 2005-06)
Minister responsible
Department executive
Website immi.gov.au

The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (also called DIMA) was an Australian government department that existed between January 2006 and January 2007. It was the second so-named Australian Government department.

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative 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 (AAO) made on 11 March 1996, the Department dealt with:

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Amanda Vanstone. The Secretary of the Department was Andrew Metcalfe.



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