New South Wales Department of Justice
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The New South Wales Department of Justice was a state government agency in New South Wales, Australia, that operated under various names between 2009 and 2019. In 2019, most of its functions were absorbed by a new Department of Communities and Justice.[2] The department was responsible for the state's justice system – courts, prosecutions, prisons, sheriffs – and most emergency service agencies.
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Formed | 2011 |
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Dissolved | 1 July 2019 (2019-07-01) |
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Type | Department |
Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
Headquarters | 160 Marsden Street, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
Employees | 4,300 (2008)[1] |
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Website | Department of Justice |
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The department was known as the Department of Justice and Attorney General (2009–2011), the Department of Attorney General and Justice (2011–2014), the Department of Police and Justice (2014) and finally the Department of Justice (2014–2019).[3]