Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs

Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs
Department overview
Formed	24 July 1987
Preceding Department	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (I) – all functions and legislative responsibilities; Department of Local Government and Administrative Services – for local government and regional development services;
Dissolved	24 March 1993
Superseding Department	Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development – for regional development functions; Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services – for local government functions; Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (II) – for immigration and ethnic affairs;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Belconnen, Canberra
Department executives	Ron Brown, Secretary (1987–1990); Chris Conybeare, Secretary (1990–1993);

The Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and March 1993.