Agency:
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1828
Description:
In 1828 Lt-Governor Arthur set aside 13 acres for a collection of native plants and appointed William Davidson as Superintendant. In 1843 control was transferred to the newly formed Botanical and Horticultural Society of Van Diemens Land which soon became the Royal Society of Tasmania. By 1856 the area of the Gardens had increased to 20 acres and by 1863 there were 20,000 visitors annually. The Gardens were returned to the Crown in 1885 and a board of Trustees, including representatives of the Royal Society, was established to manage them. On 17 September 1967 permission was granted for the Gardens to be styled "Royal". From 1 July 1990 the Gardens came under the administrative control of the Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage although the Trustees continued to have a policy-making role. In 1993 the Department of Environment and Land Management took over control, followed by the Department of Primary Industry Water and the Environment in 1998. With the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Act 2002, the Gardens became a State Government statutory organisation, managed by a Board of seven members. In 2006 the Gardens became part of the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts. In 2009 the gardens became part of the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.
Information Sources:
Website, Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts 2006;;
Legislation Administered:
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Act 2002
Legislation Creating:
Administrative action.
Functions Performed:
Cultural affairs
Controlled Agencies:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (TA2222) | 01 Dec 2021 |
Controlling Agencies:
Governor's Office (TA315) | 01 Jan 1825 |
Tasmanian Museum and Botanical Gardens Trust (TA207) | 18 Jan 1886 | 25 May 1953 |
Trustees of the Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (TA208) | 29 Nov 1950 |
Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage (TA913) | 17 Jul 1989 | 02 Feb 1993 |
Department of Environment and Land Management (TA1018) | 02 Feb 1993 | 18 Sep 1998 |
Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (TA1542) | 18 Sep 1998 | 05 Apr 2006 |
Department of Tourism, Arts & the Environment (TA1708) | 05 Apr 2006 | 11 Feb 2008 |
Department of the Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts (TA1752) | 12 Feb 2008 | 30 Jun 2009 |
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (TA1807) | 01 Jul 2009 | 01 Dec 2021 |
Related Agencies:
Royal Society of Tasmania (NG1525) | 01 Jan 1843 |
Series Created By Agency:
AB831 Scrapbooks of English Magazine Articles relating to Gardening. | 01 Jan 1870 | 31 Dec 1900 |
AB834 Specimen Folder of New Zealand Ferns. | 01 Jan 1870 | 31 Dec 1885 |
AB843 Photographs. | 01 Jan 1870 | 31 Dec 1984 |
AG538 Public Notice | 21 Dec 1875 | 21 Dec 1875 |
AB832 Specimen Book for Tasmanian Ferns. | 01 Jan 1900 | 31 Dec 1900 |
AB829 Unidentified Index and List of Species of Iris and Native Flora. | 01 Jan 1918 | 31 Dec 1950 |