Department of Justice (New South Wales)

New South Wales Department of Justice
Department overview
Formed	2011
Preceding agencies	Department of Police and Justice Attorney General's Department Department of Juvenile Justice Department of Corrective Services
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	160 Marsden Street, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Employees	4,300^[1]
Ministers responsible	Hon. Mark Speakman SC, MP, Attorney General Hon. Troy Grant MP, Minister for Police Minister for Emergency Services Hon. David Elliott MP, Minister for Counter Terrorism Minister for Corrections
Department executive	Andrew Cappie-Wood, Secretary
Child agencies	Judicial Commission Liquor & Gaming New South Wales NSW Police Force Rural Fire Service State Emergency Service NSW Crime Commission Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Corrective Services NSW
Website	Department of Justice

The New South Wales Department of Justice, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for the administration and development of a just and equitable legal system of courts, tribunals, laws and other mechanisms that further the principles of justice in New South Wales.

The chief executive officer, called Secretary, of the department is Andrew Cappie-Wood. The Secretary is responsible to the Attorney General of New South Wales, currently the Hon. Mark Speakman SC, MP, the first law officer of New South Wales; the Minister for Police and the Minister for Emergency Services, currently the Hon. Troy Grant MP; and the Minister for Counter Terrorism and the Minister for Corrections, currently the Hon. David Elliott MP. All ministers are ultimately responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

The department's headquarters are located in the Justice Precinct Office, part of the Parramatta Justice Precinct in Parramatta, in western Sydney. The department's more than 4,000 staff are located across New South Wales.

History

The re-organisation of the legal system of Colonial New South Wales led to the creation of the Attorney-General, an appointed law officer. Following the creation of self-government in 1856, the position of Attorney-General became an officer appointed by the Government of the day from within the membership of the Parliament of New South Wales.^[2]

In 1901, the Department of Attorney General and the Department of Justice were amalgamated into the Department of the Attorney General and Justice. In 1911, two separate branches of the Department were established, later called divisions which continued until the 1970s. Responsibility for police and corrective services were removed from the Department in the 1970s; and by 1991 the Department of Courts Administration was split out of the Department. Some four years later, the two Departments were merged and the Justice portfolio re-established in 2009 through the creation of the Department of Justice and Attorney General.^[2]

The headquarters of the department was at the Goodsell Building in Chifley Square. In 2008 the department's main business centres were relocated to newer offices in Parramatta.

Following the 2011 state election the department was merged with Corrective Services and renamed to its current name.

On 23 April 2014 it was decided that the department would be renamed the Department of Police and Justice. Subsequent government initiatives lead to the department becoming the Department of Justice.

Agencies administered

The following agencies are administered by the department:^[3]

Corrective Services NSW
Crown Solicitor's Office
Fire and Rescue NSW
Guardianship Tribunal of New South Wales
Information and Privacy Commission
Inspector of Custodial Services
Juvenile Justice NSW
Legal Aid NSW
Liquor & Gaming New South Wales
Ministry for Police and Emergency Services
NSW Crime Commission
NSW Police Force
NSW Rural Fire Service
NSW Trustee and Guardian
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Office of the New South Wales Sheriff
State Emergency Service

References

↑ Lawlink
1 2 "History: Organisation". Department of Attorney General and Justice. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
↑ "Department of Attorney General and Justice". NSW Directory. Government of New South Wales. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

External links

Government of New South Wales
Executive	The Queen Governor Lieutenant-Governor Executive Council Premier Deputy Premier Attorney General Cabinet Entities Police Local Government
Legislative	Parliament Legislative Assembly Legislative Council Electoral districts MPs MLCs Speaker of the Legislative Assembly President of the Legislative Council Opposition Leader Shadow Cabinet
Judicial	Chief Justice Solicitor General Supreme Court District Court Local Court Other courts and tribunals
Elections	2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 By-elections Electoral Commission
Political parties	Coalition (Liberal, National) Labor Greens Christian Democratic Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Animal Justice Other parties

Departments and agencies of the New South Wales Government
New South Wales Government
Premier and Cabinet	Audit Office of NSW Barangaroo Delivery Authority Infrastructure NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal NSW Electoral Commission Office of the Governor NSW Institute of Sport Office of Sport Ombudsman's Office Parliamentary Counsel's Office Public Service Commission Sydney Cricket Ground Trust Sydney Olympic Park Authority International Engagement Venues NSW Veterans' Affairs
Justice	Arts NSW Art Gallery Trust Australian Museum Trust Crown Solicitor's Office Corrective Services Director of Public Prosecutions Fire and Rescue NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority Industrial Relations Commission Information and Privacy Commission Judicial Commission Juvenile Justice Legal Aid Commission Legal Profession Admission Board Liquor & Gaming NSW, formerly Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing Library Council of New South Wales Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Ministry for Police and Emergency Services Crime Commission Office of the Rural Fire Service Office of the State Emergency Service NSW Police Force NSW Trustee and Guardian Police Integrity Commission Public Guardian Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Screen NSW Sydney Opera House Trust
Education	Aboriginal Affairs Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards Charles Sturt University Council Macquarie University Council NSW Aboriginal Land Council Southern Cross University Council University of New England Council University of New South Wales Council University of Newcastle Council University of Technology, Sydney Council University of Wollongong Council Western Sydney University Board of Trustees
Family and Community Services	Aboriginal Housing Office Advocate for Children and Young People Ageing, Disability and Home Care Children's Guardian Community Services Home Care Service of New South Wales Housing NSW Multicultural NSW New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation
Finance, Services and Innovation	Board of Surveying and Spatial Information Building Insurers' Guarantee Corporation Building Professionals Board Geographic Names Board Government Property NSW Internal Audit Bureau Luna Park Reserve Trust Motor Accidents Authority Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Authority New South Wales Government Telecommunications Authority NSW Architects Registration Board NSW Fair Trading NSW Land and Property Information NSW Public Works (including the Government Architect) NSW Self Insurance Corporation Office of State Revenue Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Fund Rental Bond Board Service NSW State Records Authority Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales Waste Assets Management Corporation WorkCover Authority Valuer General
Health	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Council of New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation Ambulance Service of NSW Bureau of Health Information Cancer Institute of New South Wales Clinical Excellence Commission Health Administration Corporation Health Care Complaints Commission Health Education and Training Institute Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network Local Health Districts x 15 Mental Health Commission Office for Women’s Policy Statutory Health Corporations x 10 Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Industry, Skills and Regional Development	Ausgrid Chief Scientist and Engineer Cobar Water Board Crown Lands Division Dams Safety Committee Delta Electricity Department of Primary Industries Destination NSW Endeavour Energy Essential Energy Forestry Corporation of NSW Game Council Hunter Water Corporation NSW Food Authority TAFE Commission Soil Conservation Service Local Land Services NSW Rural Assistance Authority Office of Small Business Sydney Catchment Authority Sydney Water Corporation TransGrid Veterinary Practitioners Board Water NSW
Planning and Environment	Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Environment Protection Authority Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust Lord Howe Island Board Natural Resources Commission Office of Environment and Heritage Office of Local Government Office of Western Sydney Parramatta Park Trust Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Sydney Living Museums Taronga Conservation Society Australia UrbanGrowth NSW Western Sydney Parklands Trust
Transport	Independent Transport Safety Regulator NSW Trains Office of Transport Safety Investigations Port Authority of New South Wales RailCorp Roads & Maritime Services State Transit Authority Sydney Ferries Sydney Trains Transport for NSW WestConnex Delivery Authority
Treasury	Liability Management Ministerial Corporation Long Service Corporation NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) Office of Industrial Relations Residual Business Management Corporation SAS Trustee Corporation State Rail Authority Residual Holding Corporation

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.