State of Tasmania
The Department of Justice and Industrial Relations, replaced the Department of Justice in 1998. It included the Supreme Court, Magistrates Courts, Prison Service, Guardianship and Administration Board, Industrial Relations, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Anti-Discrimination Commission, and Elections and Referendums. In 2003, it became the Department of Justice again.
1824 - 1936 Sherriff and Gaols Department
1901 - 1924 Sherriff and Gaols Department
1823 - 1856 Law Officers' Establishment
1936 - 1944 HM Gaols Department
1856 - 1901 Attorney General's Department
1944 - 1959 Gaols Department
1901 - 1983 Attorney-General's Department
1959 - 1983 Prisons Department
1983 - c. 1992 Law Department
c. 1992 - 1998 Department of Justice
1998 - c. 2004 Department of Justice and Industrial Relations
c. 2004 - Department of Justice
Prepared by: Caroline Evans
Created: 3 April 2014