Department of External Affairs (1901–1916)#Structure

{{Short description|Australian government department, 1901–1916}}

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The Department of External Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between January 1901 and November 1916. It was one of seven Departments of State to be established at federation.

Scope

The first Administrative Arrangements Order, issued 1901, outlined the functions of the Department:{{citation|url=http://www.naa.gov.au/records-management/publications/aao/1901.aspx|title=Administrative Arrangements c.1901|publisher=National Archives of Australia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411101826/http://www.naa.gov.au/records-management/publications/aao/1901.aspx|archivedate=11 April 2013}}

Fisheries - extraterritorial
Naturalisation and aliens
Immigration and emigration
Influx of criminals
External affairs
Pacific Islands
High Commissioner
Communications with States
Governor-General and Executive Council offices
Officers of Parliament

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for External Affairs. The Prime Minister's Office was attached to the Department of External Affairs until 1909.

The Secretary of the Department was Atlee Hunt.{{citation|title=Hunt, Atlee Arthur (1864–1935)|first=Helen M.|last=Davies|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hunt-atlee-arthur-6766|publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106115151/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hunt-atlee-arthur-6766|archivedate=6 November 2013}}

References

Category:Ministries established in 1901

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