Agency:
Mental Health Services Commission
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jul 1968
End Date:
20 Apr 1993
Description:
Provide mental health care in the areas of psychiatric illness, intellectual disability and alcohol and drug abuse. These services were delivered through long term hospital accomodation, day patient facilities and community centres in the major population area of the State. The Mental Health Services Act established the Commission to replace a Division of the Department of Health Services.;;;;Following a major reorganisation of the Tasmanian State Service, Mental Health Services were again amalgamated into the Department of Health and absorbed into its new regional structure on 17 July 1989. Services for the intellectually disabled were, at the same time, transferred to the Department of Community Services.;;;;The Commission was not formally abolished until 1993.
Legislation Administered:
Mental Health Act 1963, Mental Health Services Act 1967, Mental Institution Benefits (Agreement) Act 1949, Psychologists Registration Act 1976, Psychopathic Hospital Act 1932, Psychopathic Hospital (Golf Course) Act 1939
Legislation Creating:
Mental Health Services Act 1967 (No24 of 1967) & SR1968/87
Legislation Abolishing Agency:
Mental Health Services (Repeal) Act 1993
Controlled Agencies:
Alcohol and Drug Services (TA2175) | 01 Jan 1968 |
Board of Management - Royal Derwent Hospital (TA155) | 01 Jul 1968 | 30 Nov 2000 |
Previous Agencies:
Division of Psychiatric Services (TA13) | 02 Apr 1963 | 01 Jul 1968 |
Related Agencies:
Guardianship Board (TA10) | 01 Jan 1963 | 01 Sep 1997 |
Alcohol and Drug Dependency Board (TA337) | 01 Jan 1969 |
Subsequent Agencies:
Department of Community Services (TA769) | 17 Jul 1989 | 03 Feb 1993 |
Department of Health (1) (TA770) | 17 Jul 1989 | 03 Feb 1993 |
Series Created By Agency:
AA8 Case Files of Persons Examined. | 08 Sep 1922 | 02 Jan 1978 |
AA9 Psychological Examination Papers of People Tested. | 01 Jan 1923 | 31 Dec 1970 |
AA1 Correspondence Files. | 01 Jan 1940 | 31 Dec 1989 |
AF525 Staff Cards | 01 Jan 1940 | 31 Dec 1983 |
AA474 Staff Files of Individuals Who Retired or Resigned Prior to 1980. | 01 Jan 1945 | 31 Dec 1980 |
AB531 Minute Books. | 01 Dec 1967 | 16 Oct 1991 |
AD669 Annual Reports. | 01 Jan 1968 | 31 Dec 1988 |
HSD294 Office of Co-Ordinator in Community Health Services - Papers relating to Tasman Bridge Research Committee. | 01 Jan 1975 | 31 Dec 1975 |
HSD293 Office of Co-Ordinator in Community Health Services - Papers relating to 1977 Commission of Inquiry Into the Administration of Prisons. | 01 Jan 1977 | 31 Dec 1977 |