Territorial jurisdiction: Victoria and Tasmania

Opened on 1^st September 2006; took over all consular services, including passports, PIO and OCI cards, PCC related work etc on 4th March 2008; opened a Commercial Section to promote India-Victoria and India-Tasmania economic interaction on 23rd February 2009.

Consulate General of India, Melbourne protects and promotes the interests of the Indian community resident in Melbourne including students.

Territorial jurisdiction: Western Australia and Northern Territory

The Consulate General of India in Perth was inaugurated by H.E. Mr S M Krishna, External Affairs Minister, Government of India on 26 October 2011. The inauguration function was attended by Australian Defence Minister H.E. Mr. Stephen Smith. Several State Ministers and Members of WA Parliament attended the function.

Speaking at the Ceremony EAM said the state of Western Australia has a special role to play in the growth of strategic partnership between India and Australia.

The opening of a Consulate General of India in Perth is testimony to the importance we attach to the relationship with Australia, and within Australia, to a state on an Ocean whose shores we share.

The work looked after by CGI, Perth relates to commercial & trade related information and all consular services.

Territorial jurisdiction : New South Wales and South Australia. 

The work looked after by CGI, Sydney relates to commercial & trade work, consular related activities, press, culture and information. 

The Consulate General of India was established in Sydney in 1941 as the Trade Commission of India.

The First Trade Commissioner was Mr. R.R. Saxena of the Imperial Customs Service and was appointed to this Post in January 30, 1941.

In 1948 Mr. G. Parameswaran Pillai, became Independent India's first Trade Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand.

In April 1968, the name of the Trade Commission was changed to the Deputy High Commission of India.

In January 1973, the Deputy High Commission of India acquired its present name of Consulate General of India, Sydney.

Available records indicate that the Trade Commission was first housed at 39 Martin Place, Sydney.

The Consulate General of India, from available records, was located at ‘Caltex House’ in Kent Street, Sydney, from where it moved in the mid-80’s to Walker Street in North Sydney.

Since January 1994 the Consulate General is located at ‘Bligh Chambers’ 25, Bligh Street in the Sydney CBD.