Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales

The New South Wales Sheriff's Office 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.

New South Wales Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1824
Preceding Agency
  • Provost Marshal of New South Wales
TypeDepartment
JurisdictionNew 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 AgencyDepartment of Communities and Justice
Websitehttp://www.courts.justice.nsw.gov.au/

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 NSW Sheriff's Office managed NSW prisons until 1874.

Sheriffs of New South Wales

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

See also

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References

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  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.
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