Function Term:
Justice and legal administration
Function Number:
Function Description:
Carriage of the justice system including civil law, criminal law, administrative law, coronial law, legal aid services, juvenile justice and corporate law. This function also includes administration of local laws and ordinances (permits and licences) and covers commissions of enquiry. See LAW ENFORCEMENT for the function which supports the carriage of the justice system involving policing and corrective services activities. See also BUSINESS MANAGEMENT for corporate compliance For legislation drafting and processes see GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION.
Agencies Performing Function:
| Lieutenant-Governors Court (TA1031) | 12 Aug 1814 | 31 Dec 1824 |
| Hobart Magistrates Court (Also Known As Hobart Lower Court) (TA1055) | 01 Jan 1820 |
| Richmond Lower Courts (TA1070) | 01 Jan 1821 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Attorney-General's Department (TA55) | 01 Jan 1823 | 15 Mar 1983 |
| Sheriff's Office (TA36) | 01 Jan 1824 | 31 Dec 1924 |
| Supreme Court (Registrar's Office) (TA42) | 01 Jan 1824 | 31 Dec 1924 |
| Launceston Magistrates Court (Also Known As Launceston Lower Court) (TA1061) | 01 Jan 1824 |
| Office of the Coroner (TA1589) | 01 Jan 1824 |
| Probate Registry (TA1574) | 10 May 1824 |
| New Norfolk Lower Courts (TA1064) | 01 Jan 1825 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Oatlands Lower Courts (TA1065) | 01 Jan 1825 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Licensing Court (TA1034) | 01 Jan 1826 | 10 Aug 1976 |
| Registry of Deeds (TA84) | 01 Jan 1827 |
| Solicitor General's Department (TA181) | 01 Jan 1828 | 29 Jun 1983 |
| Longford Lower Courts (TA1063) | 01 Jan 1829 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Brighton Lower Courts (TA1037) | 01 Jan 1830 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Campbell Town Lower Courts (TA1040) | 01 Jan 1830 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Clarence Lower Courts (TA1042) | 01 Jan 1830 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Glamorgan Lower Courts (TA1050) | 01 Jan 1830 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Green Ponds Lower Courts (TA1053) | 01 Jan 1830 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Sorell Lower Courts (TA1075) | 01 Jan 1830 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Spring Bay Lower Courts (TA1076) | 01 Jan 1830 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Commissioners for Claims to Grants (Land Grants) [Caveat Board] (TA471) | 01 Jan 1832 | 31 Dec 1858 |
| Ross Lower Courts (TA1072) | 01 Jan 1835 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Evandale Lower Courts (TA1046) | 01 Jan 1837 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Board of Claims for Secondary Grants (TA474) | 01 Mar 1837 | 31 Dec 1837 |
| Registrar-General's Department (TA85) | 01 Jan 1838 | 15 Mar 1983 |
| Committee to Report on Claims for Compensation for Distillers and Rectifiers (TA258) | 01 Jan 1838 | 31 Dec 1839 |
| Commissioner for Insolvent Estates (TA1735) | 01 Aug 1839 | 31 Dec 1869 |
| George Town Lower Courts (TA1049) | 01 Jan 1840 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Hamilton Lower Courts (TA1054) | 01 Jan 1840 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Fingal Lower Courts (TA1047) | 01 Jan 1842 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Court of Enquiry Into Irregularities on Board the Convict Transport Gilmore (TA259) | 01 Aug 1843 | 30 Sep 1843 |
| Deloraine Lower Courts (TA1043) | 01 Jan 1846 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Circular Head Lower Courts (TA1041) | 01 Sep 1849 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Westbury Lower Courts (TA1081) | 01 Jan 1850 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Kingborough Lower Courts (TA1058) | 01 Jan 1852 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Curator of Intestate Estates (Office) (TA37) | 01 Jan 1853 | 31 Dec 1912 |
| Port Cygnet Lower Courts (TA1067) | 01 Jan 1854 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Office of the Attorney-General. (TA1523) | 01 Jan 1856 |
| Bothwell Lower Courts (TA1036) | 01 Jan 1857 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Esperance Lower Courts (TA1045) | 01 Jan 1857 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Huon Lower Courts (TA1056) | 01 Jan 1857 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Latrobe Lower Courts (TA1060) | 01 Jan 1858 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Magistracy and Lower Courts Administration Branch (TA1032) | 01 Jan 1860 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Land Titles Office (TA70) | 01 Jan 1862 |
| Glenorchy Lower Courts (TA1051) | 01 Jan 1864 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Devonport Magistrates Court (Also Known As Devonport Lower Court) (TA1044) | 01 Jan 1866 |
| Kentish Lower Courts (TA1057) | 01 Jan 1866 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Penguin Lower Courts (TA1066) | 01 Jan 1866 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Wynyard Lower Courts (TA1082) | 01 Jan 1867 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Burnie Magistrates Court (Also Known As Burnie Lower Court) (TA1039) | 01 Jan 1868 |
| Waratah Lower Courts (TA1080) | 01 Jan 1869 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Ulverstone Lower Courts (TA1079) | 01 Jan 1881 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Ringarooma Lower Courts (TA1071) | 01 Jan 1882 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Lilydale Lower Courts (TA1062) | 01 Jan 1883 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Tasman Peninsula Lower Courts (TA1078) | 01 Jan 1883 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Beaconsfield Lower Courts (TA1035) | 01 Jan 1884 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Portland Lower Courts (TA1068) | 01 Jan 1885 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Scottsdale Lower Courts (TA1074) | 01 Jan 1888 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Strahan Lower Courts (TA1077) | 01 Jan 1888 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Zeehan Lower Courts (TA25) | 01 Jan 1891 | 17 Jul 2006 |
| Queenstown Lower Courts (TA1069) | 01 Jan 1897 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Gormanston Lower Courts (TA1052) | 01 Jan 1900 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Flinders Island Lower Courts (TA1048) | 01 Jan 1901 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| King Island Lower Courts (TA1059) | 01 Jan 1901 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Office of the Surveyor-General (TA2199) | 01 Jan 1903 | 31 Dec 2013 |
| Bruny Lower Courts (TA1038) | 01 Jan 1908 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| St Leonards Lower Courts (TA1073) | 01 Jan 1908 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Public Trustee (Public Trust Office) (TA38) | 01 Jan 1912 |
| Parliamentary Draftsman's Department (TA685) | 17 Jul 1914 | 30 Nov 1971 |
| Ashley Home for Boys (TA1706) | 01 Feb 1922 | 31 Dec 1999 |
| Supreme Court and Sheriff's Office (TA40) | 01 Jan 1924 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Public Trust Office Investment Board (TA39) | 01 Jan 1931 |
| Pathology Services, Royal Hobart Hospital (TA1728) | 01 Jul 1936 | 01 Jul 1972 |
| Fair Rents Boards (TA254) | 01 Jan 1939 | 31 Dec 1955 |
| Board of Inquiry on the Hydro Electric Commission (TA1594) | 08 Oct 1940 | 18 Mar 1941 |
| Probate Branch (TA1674) | 01 Jul 1946 | 31 Dec 1957 |
| Royal Commission Into Road Transport Services (TA1831) | 01 Dec 1947 | 31 Dec 1947 |
| Wybra Hall (TA2155) | 01 Jan 1956 | 31 Dec 1988 |
| Weeroona Girls' Training Centre (TA2156) | 01 Jan 1959 | 30 Nov 1979 |
| Guardianship Board (TA10) | 01 Jan 1963 | 01 Sep 1997 |
| Committee of Inquiry Into the Farm Finances of Settlers on King Island under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme (TA1737) | 01 Mar 1963 | 30 Sep 1964 |
| State Health Laboratory (TA1949) | 01 Dec 1963 | 31 Dec 1980 |
| Sheffield Lower Courts (TA1801) | 01 Jul 1965 | 31 Jul 1989 |
| Board of Inquiry Into Land Valuations (TA255) | 01 Jan 1969 | 31 Dec 1970 |
| Consumers Protection Council (TA16) | 01 Jan 1970 | 31 Dec 1976 |
| Casino Advisory Committee (TA342) | 01 Jan 1971 |
| Interim Planning Appeal Board (TA365) | 01 Jan 1971 | 31 Dec 1977 |
| Parliamentary Counsel's Department (TA927) | 30 Nov 1971 | 31 Mar 1978 |
| Board of Legal Education (TA432) | 01 Jan 1972 |
| Motor Accidents Compensation Tribunal (TA1924) | 01 Jan 1973 |
| Office of the Crown Advocate (TA1013) | 02 Jul 1973 | 09 May 1986 |
| Law Reform Commission of Tasmania (TA243) | 01 Jan 1974 | 31 Dec 1988 |
| Child Protection Assessment Board (TA1738) | 24 Jan 1975 | 02 May 1991 |
| Consumer Affairs Council (TA17) | 01 Jan 1976 |
| Office of the Commissioner for Licensing (TA1603) | 01 Jan 1976 | 03 Apr 2000 |
| Committee of Inquiry Into Future Legal Aid Services in Tasmania (TA311) | 01 Jan 1977 | 31 Dec 1978 |
| Planning Appeal Board (TA366) | 01 Jan 1977 | 31 Dec 1993 |
| Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (TA928) | 31 Mar 1978 |
| Ombudsman (TA322) | 01 Jan 1979 |
| Department of Forensic Pathology (TA1948) | 01 Jan 1979 | 31 Dec 1995 |
| Corporate Affairs Office (TA729) | 26 Mar 1979 | 31 Dec 1990 |
| Forensic Biology Unit (TA1810) | 01 Jan 1980 | 01 Aug 1995 |
| Geospatial Infrastructure Branch (Incorporating the Office of the Surveyor General) (TA1967) | 01 Jan 1980 |
| Royal Commission Into the Constitution Act 1934 (TA1743) | 01 Jan 1982 | 31 Dec 1982 |
| Law Department (TA373) | 15 Mar 1983 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Registrar-General's Division (TA914) | 15 Mar 1983 |
| Office of the Crown Solicitor (TA1022) | 15 Mar 1983 |
| Office of the Solicitor-General (TA1015) | 29 Jun 1983 |
| Deregulation Advisory Board (TA2115) | 01 Jul 1983 |
| Tasmanian Gaming Commission (TA918) | 13 Feb 1984 |
| Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (TA1014) | 09 May 1986 |
| Law Reform Commissioner (TA681) | 01 Jan 1988 | 31 Dec 1997 |
| The Prices Inquiry Board (TA978) | 16 Aug 1988 | 31 Mar 1989 |
| Office of Consumer Affairs (TA682) | 14 Dec 1988 | 24 Nov 1999 |
| Office of the Minister for Consumer Affairs (TA996) | 01 Jul 1989 | 31 Jan 1992 |
| Office of Aboriginal Affairs (TA1557) | 01 Jul 1989 |
| Department of Justice (1) (TA921) | 17 Jul 1989 | 18 Sep 1998 |
| Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (TA923) | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Office of the Minister for Justice. (TA1524) | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Office of the Status of Women (TA1556) | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Supreme Court of Tasmania (TA1615) | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Magistrates Court of Tasmania (TA1714) | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Department of Administrative Services and Consumer Affairs (TA899) | 07 Nov 1989 | 18 Feb 1992 |
| Royal Commission Into an Attempt to Bribe a Member of the House of Assembly, and Other Matters (TA975) | 01 Jan 1990 | 31 Dec 1991 |
| Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania (TA1011) | 01 Jan 1991 |
| Business Affairs Office (TA1537) | 01 Jan 1991 | 24 Nov 1999 |
| Child Protection Board (TA1739) | 02 May 1991 | 22 May 1998 |
| Tasmanian Office of Financial Supervision (TA1605) | 01 Jan 1992 | 01 Jul 1999 |
| Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal (TA1106) | 01 Jan 1993 |
| Legal Ombudsman (TA1798) | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Dec 2007 |
| Office of Legislation Development and Review (TA1943) | 01 Jan 1994 |
| Mining Tribunal (TA1836) | 01 Jan 1995 |
| Government Analytical and Forensic Laboratory (TA1804) | 01 Aug 1995 | 01 Jul 2000 |
| Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal (TA1667) | 16 Aug 1995 |
| Office of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner (TA1665) | 27 Sep 1995 | 10 Dec 1999 |
| Health Complaints Commission (TA1581) | 01 Jan 1997 |
| Ombudsman & Health Complaints Commissioner (TA2149) | 01 Mar 1997 |
| Guardianship and Administration Board (TA1668) | 01 Sep 1997 |
| Office of the Public Guardian (TA1946) | 01 Sep 1997 |
| Electricity Ombudsman (TA1580) | 01 Jan 1998 |
| Department of Education, Training, Community and Cultural Development (TA1561) | 06 May 1998 | 18 Sep 1998 |
| Forensic Services (TA2114) | 01 Sep 1998 | 01 Jul 2000 |
| Department of Justice and Industrial Relations (TA1535) | 18 Sep 1998 | 01 Feb 2004 |
| Land Data Registration Branch (TA1587) | 18 Sep 1998 |
| Information and Land Services Division (TA1616) | 18 Sep 1998 |
| Ashley Youth Detention Centre (TA1960) | 01 Jan 1999 |
| Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (TA1745) | 24 Nov 1999 |
| Equal Opportunity Tasmania (TA1666) | 10 Dec 1999 |
| Office of Inquiry Into the Death of Jospeh Gilewicz (TA1604) | 20 Feb 2000 | 01 Oct 2000 |
| Revenue Gaming & Licensing Division (TA1684) | 03 Apr 2000 |
| Liquor Licensing Branch (TA1685) | 03 Apr 2000 | 30 Jun 2002 |
| Forensic Science Service Tasmania (TA1713) | 01 Jul 2000 |
| Analytical Services Tasmania (TA2113) | 01 Jul 2000 |
| Statewide Forensic Medical Services (TA2168) | 01 Jul 2000 |
| Victims Support Services (TA1929) | 01 Jul 2001 |
| Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TA1974) | 23 Jul 2001 |
| Liquor & Gaming Branch (TA1686) | 01 Jul 2002 |
| Independent Assessor of the Ombudsmans Review of Claims of Abuse of Children in State Care - Peter Cranswick Qc (TA1746) | 01 Aug 2003 | 30 Jun 2006 |
| Department of Justice (2) (TA1646) | 02 Feb 2004 |
| Tasmanian Forensic Tribunal (TA1928) | 20 Feb 2006 |
| Legal Profession Board of Tasmania (TA1799) | 01 Jan 2007 |
| Rental Services (TA2142) | 01 Jan 2009 |
| Rental Deposit Authority (TA1931) | 01 Jul 2009 |
| Sentencing Advisory Council (TA1961) | 01 Jun 2010 |
| Asbestos Compensation Tribunal (TA1944) | 04 Oct 2011 |
| Land Tasmania (TA2162) | 01 May 2015 |
| Location Services Branch (Incorporating the Office of the Surveyor General) (TA2183) | 01 Jan 2017 |
| Royal Commission Response Unit (TA2185) | 01 Jan 2018 |