The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of nine government departments in the state of Victoria, Australia.
Department overview | |
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Formed | 1 January 2019 |
Preceding Department |
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Jurisdiction | Victoria, Australia |
Headquarters | Southern Cross Tower 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne |
Employees | 10,201 (June 2020) |
Annual budget | $8.5 billion (FY 19–20) |
Ministers responsible |
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Department executive |
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Website | justice |
Agency ID | PROV VA 5038 |
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Known as the Department of Justice and Regulation until January 2019, it manages and provides government services relating to Victoria's justice system.
Ministers edit
As of January 2023[update], the DJCS supports four ministers in the following portfolios:[2]
Name | Party | Portfolio | |
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Jaclyn Symes | Labor | Attorney-General Minister for Emergency Services | |
Anthony Carbines | Labor | Minister for Police Minister for Crime Prevention | |
Enver Erdogan | Labor | Minister for Corrections Minister for Youth Justice Minister for Victim Support | |
Melissa Horne | Labor | Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation |
Functions edit
The DJCS has responsibility for the following policy areas:
Agencies edit
Agencies under the DJCS portfolios include:[3]
- Office of Public Prosecutions
- Court Services Victoria
- Legal Services Board
- Sentencing Advisory Council
- Victims of Crime Commissioner
- Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission
- Victorian Law Foundation
- Victorian Law Reform Commission
- Victoria Legal Aid
- Victorian Legal Admissions Board
- Youth Parole Board
- Adult Parole Board
- Corrections Victoria
- Emergency Management Victoria
- State Emergency Service
- Victoria Police
- Fire Rescue Victoria
- Country Fire Authority
- Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner
- Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
- Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Consumer Affairs Victoria
References edit
- ^ Annual Report 2019–20 (PDF). Melbourne: Department of Justice and Community Safety. October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "People and organisational structure". Department of Justice and Community Safety. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "DJCS Statutory entities chart" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-11-11.