Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Department overview
Formed	26 November 2001
Preceding Department	Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (I); Department of Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs;
Dissolved	27 January 2006
Superseding Department	Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (II);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	5,398 (at 30 June 2004)
Ministers responsible	Philip Ruddock, Minister (2001–2003); Amanda Vanstone, Minister (2003–2006);
Department executives	Bill Farmer, Secretary (2001–2005); Andrew Metcalfe, Secretary (2005–2006);
Website	immi.gov.au

The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) was an Australian government department that existed between November 2001 and January 2006.