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.