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Ministry for Police and Emergency Services (New South Wales)

Field	Value
agency_name	Ministry for Police and Emergency Services
type	Government Department
formed	4 April 2011
dissolved
preceding1	New South Wales Ministry for Police;
preceding2	Security and Recovery Co-ordination Branch and Law Enforcement Policy Branch of the Department of Premier and Cabinet;
preceding3	Disaster Welfare section of the Department of Human Services; and
preceding4	Emergency Management NSW
superseding	Department of Justice
jurisdiction	New South Wales
headquarters	Level 2, Quad 1, 8 Parkview Drive, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia
minister1_name	Hon. Troy Grant
minister1_pfo
Minister for Police and Minister for Emergency Services
website	www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/aboutus

Minister for Police and Minister for Emergency Services The New South Wales Ministry for Police and Emergency Services, a former department of the Government of New South Wales between April 2011 and July 2015, had responsibility for the development and coordination of law enforcement and emergency management policy and advice to the Ministers for Police and for Emergency Services. Up until its abolition, the Ministry was also responsible for the coordination of recovery functions including disaster welfare services.

At the time of its abolition, the Minister for Police and Minister for Emergency Services was the Hon. Troy Grant .

The role of the Ministry also encompassed operational and planning issues which affect the economic, environmental and social well-being of the State, by providing the framework to prepare for and recover from disasters caused by natural means or a terrorist incident. It had a leading role in ensuring the delivery of appropriate policies and plans by other portfolio agencies to the people of NSW. The Ministry's role was wide-ranging, spanning policy development, ministerial support, operational coordination, crisis management, grants administration, delivery of training and control of several websites and public communications platforms.

The functions of the Ministry, along with broader responsibilities, were transferred to the Department of Justice on 1 July 2015.

Structure

The following agencies were subsidiaries within the Ministry:

Police:
- New South Wales Crime Commission
- New South Wales Police Force
- New South Wales Police Integrity Commission
Emergency Services:
- New South Wales State Emergency Service
- State Emergency Management Committee
- State Rescue Board

References

(23 June 2011). "The Ministry for Police and Emergency Services". Government of New South Wales.
Hasham, Nicole. (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
(29 January 2017). "NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench". [[ABC News (Australia).
(29 January 2017). "NSW reshuffle: Gladys Berejiklian axes Adrian Piccoli and Duncan Gay from cabinet". [[The Guardian]].
Robertson, James. (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
(30 January 2017). "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". [[Sky News]].
"Annual Report 2014-2015". Government of New South Wales.

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