Department of Home Affairs and Environment

Department of Home Affairs and Environment
Department overview
Formed	3 November 1980
Preceding Department	Department of Administrative Services (II) – for exhibitions and special events function; Department of Science and the Environment – for environment and conservation; Department of Home Affairs (III);
Dissolved	13 December 1984
Superseding Department	Department of Veterans' Affairs – for Australian War Memorial; Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism – for international expositions; Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment – for environment and conservation, cultural affairs including support for the arts, national collections, protection of the national heritage and national archives;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Bob Ellicott, Minister (1980–1981); Michael MacKellar, Minister (1981); Ian Wilson, Minister (1981–1982); Tom McVeigh, Minister (1982–1983); Barry Cohen, Minister (1983–1984);
Department executives	Don McMichael, Secretary (1980–1984); Pat Galvin, Secretary (1984);

The Department of Home Affairs and Environment was an Australian government department that existed between November 1980 and December 1984.

Department overview
Formed	3 November 1980^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Administrative Services (II) – for exhibitions and special events function Department of Science and the Environment – for environment and conservation Department of Home Affairs (III)
Dissolved	13 December 1984^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Veterans' Affairs – for Australian War Memorial Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism – for international expositions Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment – for environment and conservation, cultural affairs including support for the arts, national collections, protection of the national heritage and national archives
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Bob Ellicott, Minister (1980–1981) Michael MacKellar, Minister (1981) Ian Wilson, Minister (1981–1982) Tom McVeigh, Minister (1982–1983) Barry Cohen, Minister (1983–1984)
Department executives	Don McMichael, Secretary (1980–1984) Pat Galvin, Secretary (1984)