Agency:
Department of Police (1)
Agency Number:
Start Date:
25 Mar 1992
End Date:
27 Mar 1996
Description:
The change of name to Department of Police marked the end in an experiment in integrating the police and emergency services in Tasmania. The subsequent change to Police and Public Safety was apparently a semantic one, copying American models.~
Legislation Administered:
Statutory Rules 1992 No. 33
Legislation Creating:
Statutory Rules 1992 No. 31
Functions Performed:
Law enforcement
Controlled Agencies:
| State Emergency Services (TA1492) | 01 Jul 1976 |
Previous Agencies:
| Department of Police and Emergency Services (TA904) | 17 Jul 1989 | 25 Mar 1992 |
Subsequent Agencies:
| Department of Police and Public Safety (TA1565) | 27 Mar 1996 | 05 Apr 2006 |
Series Created By Agency:
| AF401 Major Criminal Investigations and Inquiries | 01 Jan 1931 | 31 Dec 1997 |
| POL316 General Correspondence of the Commissioner of Police. | 01 Jan 1954 | 31 Dec 1993 |