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Department of Communities and Justice

New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice
Department overview
Formed1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionNew South Wales
Headquarters6 Parramatta Square, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Ministers responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Michael Tidball,
    Secretary
Websitewww.dcj.nsw.gov.au
Footnotes
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The New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery of services to some of the most disadvantaged individuals, families and communities; and 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 the state of New South Wales, Australia. It also provides services to children and young people, families, people who are homeless, people with a disability, their families and carers, women, and older people. The department is the lead agency of the Stronger Communities cluster of the New South Wales government.[3]

The department was formed on 1 July 2019 following the 2019 state election that saw the formation of the second Berejiklian ministry. The department assumed most of functions from the former Department of Family and Community Services, and the former Department of Justice.[4] The new department was originally meant to be named Department of Family, Community Services and Justice when announced on the gazette in April 2019, but was changed to its current name in June 2019.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazette 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "About us". NSW Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019". NSW Legislation.
  5. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Miscellaneous) Order 2019". NSW Legislation. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

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