Welcome to the Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales.
 The Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales provides law enforcement, security, and other court related support to ensure the safe and successful operation of the NSW court system.
It is a division of Courts & Tribunal Services of the Department ofJustice and Attorney General. Courts & Tribunal Services is the largest business centre in the Department, with about 1500 staff located at more than 164 locations across the state. Office of the Sheriff and Court Services are the two major divisions of the portfolio.
The Office of the Sheriff has 428 uniformed Sheriff’s Officers and clerical officers, located within 58 centres at 57 courts across NSW.
Sheriff’s officers’ law enforcement duties include serving summonses issued out of the various courts, enforcing writs, warrants, and orders. Their security duties involve maintaining the security of court complexes and the safety of people attending these complexes.
The Jury Services Branch of the Sheriff's Office administers the jury system in NSW.
The Office of the Sheriff of NSW is also commonly known as the Sheriff's Office.
About the Office of the Sheriff of NSW
The History of Office of the Sheriff of NSW
New Publications
The Mortage Stress Handbook is "A practical guide for people having problems with their mortgage" published by Legal Aid NSW. The handbook is a PDF document (2.49MB) and may be viewed with Adobe Reader. Download the reader from Adobe.
The Sheriff's Office is commited to providing useful resources to people in the community who are facing financial challenges. If you are experiencing financial difficulties or think that you may encounter financial difficulties in the near future please seek assistance before your situation becomes unmanageable.
The Consumer Credit Legal Centre (NSW) Inc is a community centre specialising in financial services. It is particularly focused on providing assistance to low income and disadvantaged consumers.The centre specialises in financial matters and policy concerning consumer credit, banking and debt recovery.
Free financial counselling is available through the Financial Counsellors' Association of NSW. They provide free and confidential financial counselling services to people in the community who are experiencing financial hardship.
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