Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) was a department of the Government of Australia that was responsible for immigration, citizenship and border control (including visa issuance). It has now been subsumed into the Department of Home Affairs, which combines its responsibilities with a number of other portfolios.
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Head office of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in Belconnen, ACT. | |
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Formed | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)[1] |
Preceding Department | |
Dissolved | 19 December 2017 |
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Type | Department |
Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Headquarters | 6 Chan Street, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory |
Motto | "build Australia's future through the well-managed movement and settlement of people" |
Employees | 8,506 (at June 2014)[2] |
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The final head of department was Secretary Michael Pezzullo, who reported to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Peter Dutton MP and the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Alex Hawke MP.