A001621 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-10-05 human Ailie Smith and Helen Morgan updated 2025-09-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001621b.htm CA 8 corporateBody Department of Home Affairs [I], Central Office Commonwealth of Australia AACR2 1 January 1901 14 November 1916 Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Location Melbourne, Victoria Meteorology Astronomy or Space Science Surveying or Mapping Advisory or Regulatory Body Established in January 1901, the Department of Home Affairs was one of the first seven Departments to be formed after Australia's Federation. After it was abolished in November 1916, the functions of the Department of Home Affairs were transferred to the newly formed Department of Home and Territories.

The Department of Home Affairs was established on 1 January 1901 (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 1 of 1 January 1901, p.4). It was one of the first seven Departments of State to be established when Australia became a Commonwealth.

The functions of the Department, as outlined in the first Administrative Arrangements Order on 3 February 1905, were:

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
Inter-State Commissions
Elections
Public Service

 Hill, Thomas (1867 - 1944)

Engineer c1901 - 1916, Public Works Branch

 Meteorological Branch/Bureau, Commonwealth of Australia (1907 - 1955) 1907 1916 Department of Home and Territories, Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1916 - 1928) Commonwealth of Australia (1901 - )

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 'Department of Home Affairs [I], Central Office', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Department of Home Affairs [I], Central Office Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 8; Department of Home Affairs [I], Central Office, Registration of entity: 11 March 1977 Primary description of agency CA 8; Department of Home Affairs [I], Central Office, Registration of entity: 11 March 1977 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch