The Registrar-General’s Department replaced the General Registry Department in 1959. It continued to administer the Adoption of Children Act 1920 until 1961 when the Child Welfare Division of the Social Welfare Department took over responsibility for it.
The General Registry Department replaced the Statistical and General Registry Department in 1924, following the Commonwealth government’s takeover of the of the state statistical service. In 1930, the Department temporarily became a branch again because of funding problems. It resumed departmental status in 1934. The Department continued to administer the Adoption of Children Act 1920.
The Statistical and General Registry Department superseded the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in 1882. The Department was divided into statistical and registration branches. In 1919, the government appointed a Government Statistician and a Registrar-General both working in the same Department. The Department administered the Adoption of Children Act 1920.
The Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages was established in 1838. It was located in the Attorney-General’s Department. 1882, it became the Statistical and General Registry Department. An Act For Registering Births, Deaths And Marriages In The Island Of Van Diemen’s Land And Its Dependencies established the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages to cope…
Libraries Tasmania, formed in 2011, is the overall organisation for the State Library of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office as well as for community education and literacy services. From 2011-2018, it was known as LINC Tasmania.
The Archives Office of Tasmania opened in 1965. Its purpose was to store government records but it also accepted donations from private individuals and organisations. It had a reading room for people wishing to access those records. In 2011, the Archives Office of Tasmania became the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. The origins of the…
The Public Service Appeal Board was established in 1958. It heard and determined appeals against decisions of the Public Service Commissioner relating to appointments, promotion, and disciplinary action. The Commissioner for Review replaced the Public Service Appeal Board in 1984. The Public Service Appeal Board was established by the Public Service Tribunal Act of 1958….
The Public Service Commissioner replaced the Public Service Board in 1918. The Commissioner was responsible for the organisation and staffing of government departments. In 1973, a Public Service Board replaced the Public Service Commissioner. Under the Public Service Act 1923, the Public Service Commissioner organised and staffed government departments, supervised the way they worked, and…
The Public Service Board was established in 1905 by the Public Service Act. It managed the employment of public servants. In 1918, the Public Service Board was replaced by a Public Service Commissioner. The Public Service Board had two independently appointed members and one, who held the position part time, elected by public servants. However,…
The Civil Service Board of Tasmania was established in 1900 by the Civil Service Act. Its establishment was the first Tasmanian attempt to provide a uniform system of administration. In 1905, the Public Service Board replaced it. The Civil Service Board was part time. Public Servants elected it. The Board included one member each from…
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