Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Head office of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in Belconnen, ACT. | |
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 18 September 2013 |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 19 December 2017 |
| Superseding Department | |
| 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) |
| Ministers responsible | |
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| Child agencies | |
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) was a department of the Australian Government that was responsible for immigration, citizenship and border control (including visa issuance). In 2017, the organisation was subsumed into the Department of Home Affairs, which combines its responsibilities with a number of other portfolios.
The last departmental head was Secretary Michael Pezzullo, who reported to the then-Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton, and the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Alex Hawke.