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.
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, Last modified: 3 November 2014