Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2006–07)

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Department overview
Formed	27 January 2006
Preceding Department	Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs;
Dissolved	30 January 2007
Superseding agency	Department of Immigration and Citizenship;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	6,473 (average staffing level for 2005–06)
Minister responsible	Amanda Vanstone, Minister;
Department executive	Andrew Metcalfe, Secretary;
Website	immi.gov.au

The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (also called DIMA) was an Australian government department that existed between January 2006 and January 2007. It succeeded the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, which had been in place since 2001. It was the second so-named Australian Government department.

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