Department of Immigration

Department of Immigration
Department overview
Formed	13 July 1945
Preceding Department	Department of the Interior (II);
Dissolved	12 June 1974
Superseding Department	Department of Labor and Immigration – for immigration; Department of Foreign Affairs – for visa functions;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Department executives	Tasman Heyes, Secretary (1946–1961); Peter Heydon, Secretary (1961–1971); Bob Armstrong, Secretary (1971–1974);

The Department of Immigration was an Australian government department that existed between July 1945 and June 1974.

^ ^a ^b CA 51: Department of Immigration, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 29 December 2013, retrieved 29 December 2013

Department overview
Formed	13 July 1945^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of the Interior (II)
Dissolved	12 June 1974^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Labor and Immigration – for immigration Department of Foreign Affairs – for visa functions
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Department executives	Tasman Heyes, Secretary (1946–1961) Peter Heydon, Secretary (1961–1971) Bob Armstrong, Secretary (1971–1974)