State of Western Australia
The Department of Justice was created by changing the name of the Ministry of Justice on 1 July 2001. It retained the same functions. The Department was abolished on 1 February 2006, with its youth justice functions going to the Department of Corrective Services.
1993 - 2001 Ministry of Justice
2001 - 2006 Department of Justice
2006 - 2017 Department of Corrective Services
2017 - Department of Justice, State of Western Australia
Sources used to compile this entry: 'AU WA A1225 - Department of Justice', in State Records Office of Western Australia - Organisations & People, State Records Office of Western Australia, 2015, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/department-of-justice-au-wa-a1225.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 2 May 2013