Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales

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Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1824
Preceding Agency
  • Provost Marshal of New South Wales
TypeDepartment
Jurisdiction New South Wales
HeadquartersJohn Maddison Tower, 86 Goulburn Street, Sydney, Sydney
Employeesapprox. 750 (2019)
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Tracey Hall PSM, The Sheriff of New South Wales
  • Michael Coutts-Trotter,
    Secretary of the NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Parent Agency Department of Communities and Justice
Website http://www.courts.justice.nsw.gov.au/

The Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales is an agency of the Government of New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the Department of Communities and Justice and headed by the State's Sheriff. The current Sheriff is Tracey Hall PSM.

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Sheriff's Officers are defined as Law Enforcement Officers under the Crimes Act 1900. They support the work of the State's court system, providing security at court complexes; enforcing writs, warrants and property seizure orders; and managing the jury system. The Office was established in 1824; prior to this its functions were exercised by the fledgling colony's provost marshal. The sheriff's Office managed NSW prisons until 1874.

Sheriffs of New South Wales

Sheriffs of New South Wales [1]
DateSheriff
1824–1827John Mackanass
1828William Carter
1829–1841Thomas Macquoid
1824William Hustler
1843–1849Adolphus William Young
1849–1854Gilbert Eliot
1855–1860John O'Neill Brenan
1861–1864George Richard Uhr
1864–1874Harold Maclean
1874–1896 Charles Cowper
1896–1917Cecil Edmunds Bridgewater Maybury
1917–1920Charles Richard Walsh
1920–1925Walter William Crockford
1925–1939George Francis Murphy
1939–1945Harry Charles Lester
1945–1960Roland Oliver Elliot
1960–1968Donald Mercer Richardson
1968–1974Thomas Alexander Woodward
1974–1985George Francis Hanson
1985–1997David Michael Lennon
1997–1998Nerida Johnston (Acting)
1998–2002Bruce Kelly
2002–2003Kenneth Holdgate (Acting)
2003–2007Gary Byles
2007–2008Reg Kruit (Acting)
2008–2011Christopher Benjamin Allen
2012–Tracey Hall

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References

  1. "History of the Office of the Sheriff". sheriff.nsw.gov.au. Lawlink NSW. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2020.