Department of Justice and Community Safety explained

Department of Justice and Community Safety
Type:Department
Preceding1:Department of Justice and Regulation
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Jurisdiction:Victoria, Australia
Headquarters:Southern Cross Tower
121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Employees:10,201
Budget:$8.5 billion
Minister1 Name:Jaclyn Symes
Minister1 Pfo:Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services
Minister2 Name:Anthony Carbines
Minister2 Pfo:Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention
Minister3 Name:Enver Erdogan
Minister3 Pfo:Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support
Minister4 Name:Melissa Horne
Minister4 Pfo:Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation
Deputyminister8 Name:-->
Chief1 Name:Rebecca Falkingham
Chief1 Position:Secretary
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The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of nine government departments in the state of Victoria, Australia.

Known as the Department of Justice and Regulation until January 2019, it manages and provides government services relating to Victoria's justice system.

Ministers

, the DJCS supports four ministers in the following portfolios:[2]

NamePartyPortfolio
Jaclyn SymesLaborAttorney-General
Minister for Emergency Services
Anthony CarbinesLaborMinister for Police
Minister for Crime Prevention
width=5px style="color:inherit;background:;" Enver ErdoganLaborMinister for Corrections
Minister for Youth Justice
Minister for Victim Support
width=5px style="color:inherit;background:;" Melissa HorneLaborMinister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation

Functions

The DJCS has responsibility for the following policy areas:

Agencies

Agencies under the DJCS portfolios include:[3]

References

  1. Book: Annual Report 2019–20 . October 2020 . Department of Justice and Community Safety . Melbourne . 21 December 2020.
  2. Web site: People and organisational structure. Department of Justice and Community Safety. 2 January 2023.
  3. Web site: DJCS Statutory entities chart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190108145500/https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/embridge_cache/emshare/original/public/2019/01/6a/483c898d4/DJCS_Statutory_entities_chart_030119.pdf . 2019-01-08 . 2019-11-11.