Department of the Interior (1932–1939)

Department of the Interior

Department overview
Formed	12 April 1932
Preceding Department	Department of Works and Railways Department of Home Affairs (II) Department of Transport (I)
Dissolved	26 April 1939
Superseding agency	Department of the Interior (II) Department of Supply and Development (I)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Archdale Parkhill, Minister (1932) John Perkins, Minister (1932‑34) Eric Harrison, Minister (1934) Thomas Paterson, Minister (1934‑37) John McEwen, Minister (1937‑39)
Department executives	Herbert Charles Brown, Secretary (1932‑35) Joseph Carrodus, Secretary (1935‑39)

Department of Home Affairs (II)

The Department of the Interior was an Australian government department that existed between April 1932 and April 1939. It was the first so-named Australian Government department to be created, and was replaced by the Department of the Interior (II).

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.

The Department was a composite department and dealt with a diverse range of activities. According to National Archives of Australia records, at its creation the Department dealt with:

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Interior.

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