Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Australia)
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Australia)
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is an Australian Government department. In 2004, the then Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) had an annual operating budget of AUD$700 million. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is responsible for:
* immigration arrangements
*border control
* citizenship
* ethnic affairs
*multicultural affairsHistory
After
World War II ,Australia launched a massive immigration program. The Minister for Immigration,Arthur Calwell promoted mass immigration with the slogan "populate or perish" and established the Federal Department of Immigration in 1945.cite web|url = http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/federation/timeline1.pdf| format = pdf of 7 pages|title = Immigration to Australia During the 20th Century – Historical Impacts on Immigration Intake, Population Size and Population Composition – A Timeline |publisher = Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Australia) | date = 2001| accessdate = 2008-07-18]"Machinery of Government" changes following government reshuffles:
*26 November 2001 the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) and the Department of Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs merged to form the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA).
*27 January 2006 the Indigenous Affairs responsibility moved to the now Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
*23 January 2007 the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs is renamed the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.DIMA and its successors were the centre of controversy from 2001 because it was primarily these departments that implemented the Australian governments policies of mandatory detention of
unauthorised arrivals and thePacific Solution . The Department was also accused of mistreatingasylum seekers atAustralian immigration detention facilities .The Rudd Labor government announced the end of
Mandatory detention in Australia in July 2008, unless the asylum seeker is deemed to pose a risk to the wider community, such as those who have repeatedly breached their visa conditions or those who have security or health risks.References
ee also
*
Immigration to Australia
*Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
*List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities
*Cornelia Rau
*Vivian Solon External links
* [http://www.immi.gov.au/ Department of Immigration and Citizenship Website]
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