Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1996–2001)

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 11 March 1996, the Department dealt with: • Migration, including refugees • Citizenship • Ethnic affairs • Post-arrival arrangements for migrants, other than migrant child education • Multicultural affairs ==Structure==

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Philip Ruddock. ==References==