Department of Justice and Community Safety

Government department of Victoria, Australia

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

As of January 2023^[update], the DJCS supports four ministers in the following portfolios:^[2]

Functions

The DJCS has responsibility for the following policy areas:

• Legal system
• Courts and tribunals
• Policing
• Business licensing
• Corrections, prisons and parole
• Human rights and anti-discrimination law
• Emergency services
• Births, deaths and marriages
• Emergency management
• Consumer affairs
• Workplace safety
• Gambling and alcohol regulation

Agencies

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

1. Annual Report 2019–20 (PDF). Melbourne: Department of Justice and Community Safety. October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
2. "People and organisational structure". Department of Justice and Community Safety. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
3. "DJCS Statutory entities chart" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

External links

• Official website