Department of Justice and Community Safety
(Redirected from Department of Justice and Regulation)
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 2019 |
Preceding Department |
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| Jurisdiction | Victoria, Australia |
| Headquarters | |
| 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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The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of ten 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
[edit]As of July 2026[update], the DJCS supports five ministers in the following portfolios:[2]
| Name | Party | Portfolio | |
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| Sonia Kilkenny | Labor | Attorney-General | |
| Anthony Carbines | Labor | Minister for Police Minister for Community Safety Minister for Victims Minister for Racing | |
| Enver Erdogan | Labor | Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation | |
| Paul Hamer | Labor | Minister for Corrections Minister for Youth Justice | |
| Vicki Ward | Labor | Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery | |
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 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "DJCS Statutory entities chart" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
External links
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