Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales

New South Wales Sheriffs Office
Agency overview
Formed	January 1824
Preceding Agency	Provost Marshal of New South Wales;
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	John Maddison Tower, 86 Goulburn Street, Sydney, Sydney
Employees	approx. 750 (2019)
Minister responsible	The Hon. Michael Daley MP, ; Attorney General of New South Wales;
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 '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.

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.