Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Department
Authorized form of name
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES [2]
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A1261
Description area
Dates of existence
2006-02-01 - 2017-07-01
History
On 1 February 2006, the Department of Justice was abolished. The functions of the department passed to two newly formed departments: the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Corrective Services.
The Department of Corrective Services took over the functions encompassing: Community and Juvenile Justice; and the Prison system.
Under the McGowan Government, the Department of Corrective Services was merged with the Department of the Attorney General on 1 July 2017 to become the Department of Justice.
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Creation: Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 35(1)(a)
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Agency function
Related entity
AU WA A1225 - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [1] (2001-07-01 - 2006-02-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A1225
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
-
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A643 - MINISTRY OF JUSTICE (1993-01-01 - 2001-07-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A643
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
-
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A1955 - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [2] (2017-07-01 -)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A1955
Category of the relationship
Succeeding
Dates of the relationship
2006-02-01 - 2017-07-01
Description of relationship
Related function
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final