Tasmanian Mental Health Services Commission (1968 - 1993)

Summary

In 1968 the provision of mental health care was placed under the management of a single government agency, the Mental Health Services Commission (1968 - 1993). Prior to this mental health had been the responsibility of the Department of Health Services (1956 - 1989). In 1993 the Mental Health Services Commission was officially abolished by which time many of its core functions had already been transferred to other government bodies. In 1989 functions relating to intellectual disability services were transferred from the Mental Health Services Commission to the Department of Community Services (1989 - 1993) with remaining functions transferred to the Department of Health [I] (1989 - 1993).

Related entries

Timeline

 1904 - 1956 Tasmanian Department of Public Health
       1907 - 1915 Tasmanian Hospital for the Insane Department
             1886 - 1904 Tasmanian Central Board of Health
             1915 - 1920 Tasmanian Mental Diseases Hospital Department
                   1904 - 1956 Tasmanian Department of Public Health
                         1956 - 1989 Tasmanian Department of Health Services
                               1968 - 1993 Tasmanian Mental Health Services Commission
                                     1989 - 1993 Tasmanian Department of Health [I]
                                           1993 - 1998 Tasmanian Department of Community and Health Services
                                                 1998 - 2018 Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services
                                                       2018 - Tasmanian Department of Health [II]

Published resources

Resource Sections

• 'TA14 Mental Health Services Commission', in Agency Details, Libraries Tasmania, Government of Tasmania. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/TA14. Details