Editing Hobart (section)

===State===
{{See also|Division of Clark (state)|Electoral division of Hobart|Electoral division of Elwick|Electoral division of Nelson (Tasmania)|Pembroke, Tasmania|Electoral division of Rumney|Electoral division of Derwent|label 1=Clark (House of Assembly)|label 2=Hobart|label 3=Elwick|label 4=Nelson|label 5=Pembroke|label 6=Rumney|label 7=Derwent (Legislative Council)}}
[[File:Public Buildings Hobart 20171120-003.jpg|thumb|upright|Franklin Square Offices]]
Hobart is the seat of the [[Parliament of Tasmania]], located at [[Parliament House, Hobart|Parliament House]], Salamanca Place, and the location of the official residence of the [[Governor of Tasmania]], [[Government House, Hobart|Government House]].

The senior sitting of the [[Supreme Court of Tasmania]], and only sitting of the Court's appeal division, as well as the Magistrates' Court and Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT), sit in Hobart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Courts and tribunals |url=https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/justice-system/courts-tribunals |website=Justice Tasmania |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> The [[Risdon Prison Complex]] (which includes the [[Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison]] and Barwick Minimum Security Prison) and [[Hobart Reception Centre]] are in the region.

Hobart was made the seat of government for the southern district of Tasmania (then called [[Van Diemen's Land]]), [[Buckingham Land District|Buckingham County]] in 1804, with the northern half of the state separately governed from [[Port Dalrymple]], now George Town. At the time, Van Diemen's Land remained part of the [[Colony of New South Wales]]. In 1812, the northern lieutenant governorship ceased and Hobart become de facto seat of government for the entire island. Hobart officially became capital of an independent colony of Van Diemen's Land in 1825, and the seat of responsible self government in 1850 with the [[Australian Constitutions Act 1850]].