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Record of Cases Heard in Children’s Court, Richmond Lower Courts

The Record of Cases Heard in Children’s Court concerns cases that came before the Richmond Children’s Court between 1950 and 1980. Access Conditions Open

Record of Cases Heard in Children’s Court, Launceston Magistrate’s Court

The Record of Cases Heard in Children’s Court dates from 1950 to 1981. It concerns cases that came before the Launceston Children’s Court. Access Conditions Open

Record of Cases Heard in Children’s Court, Hobart Magistrates’ Court

The Record of Cases Heard in Children’s Court dates between 1906 and 1981. It concerns cases that came before the Hobart Magistrates’ Court. Records up to 1980 of the Swansea children’s court, which no longer operates, are held in Hobart. Access Conditions Open

Magistracy Departments, State of Tasmania

The Magistracy Departments were individual Departments which managed the lower courts in various localities. After 1905, they included the children’s courts. In 1989, the Magistracy Departments became part of the Law Department. In 1907, when the government produced its first formal list of Departments, the Magistracy Departments were all linked together under the Sheriff and…

Magistracy Departments, State of Tasmania

The Magistracy Departments were individual Departments which managed the lower courts in various localities. They had their origins in the appointment of a Magistrate at Hobart and Port Dalrymple in 1804. The first system of Police Magistrates was established by Governor George Arthur in the late 1820s and early 1930s. Between then and 1901, the…

Department of Justice, State of Tasmania

The Department of Justice replaced the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations in 2004. In 2014, its many sections include the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Corrective Services, the Prison Service, the Guardianship and Administration Board, Crown Law, and the Ombudsman.

Department of Justice and Industrial Relations, 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.

Department of Justice, State of Tasmania

The Department of Justice replaced the Law Department in about 1992. It managed the court system, including the Supreme Court, the Solicitor-General, and corporate affairs. The Department included the Prison Service, which since 1989, had been run by the Department of Community Services. In 1998, the Department of Justice became the Department of Justice and…

Law Department, State of Tasmania

The Law Department replaced the Attorney-General’s Department in 1983. It was an amalgamation of the Attorney-General’s Department, the Solicitor-General, Corporate Affairs, and the Prisons Department, known as the Corrective Services Division. In 1989, the new Labor government transferred the Division to the Department for Community Services. The Law Department became the Department of Justice in…

Attorney-General’s Department, State of Tasmania

The Attorney General’s Department, which served the state government from 1901, was mostly concerned with the administration of justice in the Supreme Court of Tasmania. It had other, subsidiary functions that varied over the years. One of them was, from 1946, the administration of the Probation and Paroles Service for adults and children, formerly run…