A Timeline of Customs Various Names & Departments
YearsAbreviation Name Department
1829 - 1853 (24y) Customs & Revenue Dept of Customs & Revenue
1853 - 1901 (48y) Customs Dept of Customs
1901-1956 (55y)

HMC

 Customs & Excise Dept of Trade & Customs
1956-1975 (19y)

HMC

 Customs & Excise Dept of Customs & Excise
Mar-Dec 1975 (9m)

AC

 Australian Customs Dept of Police & Customs
1975-1982 (7y)

AC

 Australian Customs Dept of Business & Consumer Affairs
1982-1984 (2y)

AC

 Australian Customs Dept of Industry & Commerce
1985-1998 (3y)

ACS

 Australian Customs Service Dept of Industry, Technology & Commerce
1998-2009 (11y)

ACS

 Australian Customs Service Attorney-General's Dept
2009-2013 (4y)

ACBPS

 Australian Customs & Border Protection Service Attorney-General's Dept
2013-2015 (2y)

ACBPS

 Australian Customs & Border Protection Service Dept of Immigration & Border Protection
2015-2017 (2y)

ABF

 Australian Border Force Dept of Immigration & Border Protection
2017- (?)

ABF

 Australian Border Force Dept of Home Affairs
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