Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Department of the Interior (I), Central Administration
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Description area
Dates of existence
12 April 1932 - 26 April 1939
History
The Department of the Interior [I] was created by Executive Council Minute No 32, Prime Minister's Department Minute 35 of 12 April 1932 (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No 33 of 14 April 1932, p 520). The Department was created from an amalgamation of the Department of Home Affairs [II] (CA 24), the Department of Transport [I] (CA 26) and the Department of Works and Railways (CA 14).
The Department of the Interior [I] took over all the functions of the former Department of Home Affairs [II] with the exception of those relating to Census and Statistics, all the functions of the former Department of Works and Railways, and such of the functions of the former Department of Transport [I] which related to internal transport, War Service Homes and waterside employment.
The Department of Interior [I] was replaced by its successor, the Department of the Interior [II] (CA 31) on 26 April 1939 (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No 25 of 26 April 1939 p 671).