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{{Short description|Australian government department, 2007–2013}}{{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

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Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2006-2007)>Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (II)Department of Immigration and Border Protection| type = DepartmentGovernment of Australia>Commonwealth of Australiaurl=http://www.apsc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/29223/SOSR-2012_13-final-tagged2.pdftitle=State of the Service Report: State of the Service Series 2012-13author=Australian Public Service Commissionarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206035449weblink|archive-date=6 December 2013}}url=http://www.immi.gov.au/about/reports/budget/budget08/pbs/2008-09-pbs-05-overview-resources.pdfarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412113253weblinkauthor=Department of Immigration and Citizenshipdate=May 2008|page=17}}Chris Evans (Australian politician)>Chris Evans{{citationurl=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BN/1011/RefugeeLawauthor=Parliament of Australia}}| minister1_pfo = Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2007–2010)| minister2_name = Chris Bowen| minister2_pfo = Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010–2013)| chief1_name = Andrew Metcalfe| chief1_position = Secretary (2007–2012)| chief2_name = Martin Bowlestitle=Martin Bowles PSM, Secretaryarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110122154weblinkpublisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection|author=Department of Immigration and Border Protection}}| headquarters = Canberra| child1_agency = | child2_agency = | website = border.gov.au}}File:DIAC Building February 2013.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Previous headquarters of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in Belconnen, CanberraCanberraThe Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) was an Australian government department that existed between January 2007 and September 2013, that was preceded by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and was succeeded by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and 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 made on 3 December 2007, the department dealt with:{{citation|title=Administrative Arrangements Order made on 3 December 2007|date=3 December 2007|url=http://www.naa.gov.au/Images/aao_2007_tcm16-45274.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428122442weblink|archive-date=28 April 2013|publisher=National Archives of Australia}}

• Entry, stay and departure arrangements for non-citizens
• Border immigration control
• Arrangements for the settlement of migrants and humanitarian entrants, other than migrant child education
• Citizenship
• Ethnic affairs
• Multicultural affairs

Structure

The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The secretary of the department was at first Andrew Metcalfe (until 2012), then (acting in the position) Martin Bowles.{{citation|title=Martin Bowles PSM, Secretary|url=http://www.immi.gov.au/about/department/senior-staff/_pdf/biography-martin-bowles-psm.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110122154weblink|archive-date=10 November 2013|publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection|author=Department of Immigration and Border Protection}} Bowles was appointed permanent secretary in early 2013.PRESS RELEASE,weblink 19 December 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131219061003weblink">weblink Julia, Gillard, Julia Gillard, 28 September 2012, Appointment of Secretaries, Against this plaintiff.

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