| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 12 April 1932 [1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 26 April 1939 |
| Superseding Department | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
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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 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. [2] According to National Archives of Australia records, at its creation the Department dealt with: [1]
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Interior. [1]
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