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- Our organisational structure
- Portfolios, agencies and entities
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Our ministers
The department and its Secretary are responsible to the ministers who cover the following portfolios:
- The Hon. Jaclyn Symes MLC, Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services
- Anthony Carbines MP, Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Racing
- Enver Erdogan MP, Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support
- The Hon. Melissa Horne MP, Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation
Our board
The Board of Management is the peak body in the department corporate governance structure, advising the Secretary on the management and administration of the department to ensure compliance with government directives, guidelines and legislation. It is responsible for integrating governance functions across the department and working collaboratively with portfolio agencies.
- Kate Houghton, Secretary
- Peta McCammon, Associate Secretary
- Craig Howard, Acting Deputy Secretary, Police, Fines, Crime Prevention and Racing
- Marian Chapman, Deputy Secretary, Integrity, Legal, and Law Reform
- Kate Fitzgerald, Deputy Secretary Emergency Management and Chief Executive Emergency Management
- Andrew Crisp, Emergency Management Commissioner
- Ryan Phillips, Deputy Secretary, Corrections and Justice Services
- Larissa Strong, Commissioner, Corrections Victoria
- Justin Mohamed, Deputy Secretary, Aboriginal Justice
- Joshua Smith, Deputy Secretary, Youth Justice
- Andrea Davidson, Acting Commissioner, Youth Justice
- Bill Kyriakopoulos, Deputy Secretary, Service Delivery Reform, Coordination and Regulation
- Nicola Brown, Deputy Secretary, People, Safety and Culture
- Madonna Morton, Acting Deputy Secretary, Corporate Governance and Support
- Corinne Cadilhac, Deputy Secretary, Justice Infrastructure and Chief Executive Officer, Community Safety Building Authority
- Jessica Bartik, Executive Director, Office of the Secretary
- Gabriella Pulczynski, Executive Director, Office of the Secretary
Our organisational structure
Aboriginal Justice
Deputy Secretary: Justin Mohamed
Associate Deputy Secretary, Aboriginal Justice: Adrian Sculthorpe
Executive Director, Truth and Justice Response: Vacant
Executive Director, Koori Justice and Stolen Generation Repatriations: Joy Savage
Corporate Governance and Support
Acting Deputy Secretary: Madonna Morton
Associate Deputy Secretary and Chief Statistician, Crime Statistics Agency: Fiona Dowsley
Acting Chief Information Officer, Technology Solutions: Daryl Dixon
Acting Executive Director, Assurance: Rob Francis
Acting Chief Procurement Officer: Iain Davison
Chief Financial Officer: Sam Ho
Corrections and Justice Services
Deputy Secretary: Ryan Phillips
Corrections Victoria
Commissioner, Corrections Victoria: Larissa Strong
Assistant Commissioner, Sentence Management: Jenny Hosking
Assistant Commissioner, Security and Intelligence: Frank Dumic
Deputy Commissioner, Custodial Operations: Melissa Westin
Assistant Commissioner, Custodial Operations: Andrew Reaper
Assistant Commissioner, Custodial Operations: Brett McMerrin
Assistant Commissioner, Custodial Operations: Megan McClelland
Assistant Commissioner, Private Prisons: Scott Jacques
Acting Director, Contracts and Infrastructure: Allan Bezzina
Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management: Sarah Miles
Policy, Strategy and Offender Outcomes
Associate Deputy Secretary Policy, Strategy and Offender Outcomes: Carly Edwards
Acting Executive Director, Justice Health Operations: Susannah Robinson
Executive Director, Health Services Review, Group Services and Coordination: Amber Griffiths
Executive Director, Policy Strategy and Service Design: Jess Low
Justice Services
Acting Associate Deputy Secretary, Justice Services: Paul Fitzpatrick
Chief Administrative Officer, Adult Parole Board: Vacant
Executive Director, West Area: Michelle Wood
Executive Director, South Area: Albert Bentincontri
Executive Director, North West Metropolitan Area: Taryn Escreet
Executive Director, North Area: Jenny Roberts
Emergency Management
Deputy Secretary and Chief Executive: Kate Fitzgerald
Emergency Management
Emergency Management Commissioner: Andrew Crisp
Executive Director, Emergency Management Strategy: Jenni Rigby
Deputy Commissioner, Operations: Chris Stephenson
Deputy Commissioner, Capability and Risk: Amanda Leck
Executive Director, Emergency Management Technology: Edel David
Emergency Recovery Victoria
Chief Executive Officer, Emergency Recovery Victoria: Mariela Diaz
Executive Director, Recovery Entity Transition: Kathryn Phillips
Executive Director, Regional Coordination and Operations: Sue Jamieson
Executive Director, Strategy Policy and Evidence: Dean Purkis
Executive Director, State Coordination and Operations: Kate Millar
Integrity, Legal and Law Reform
Deputy Secretary: Marian Chapman
Associate Deputy Secretary: Diab Harb
Executive Director, Governance and Integrity Policy: Kathryn Bannon
Executive Director, Justice Policy and Legislation: David Atkinson
Executive Director, Courts and Strategic Policy: Elinor Harper
Acting Associate Deputy Secretary and General Counsel: Thomas Saunders
Deputy General Counsel: Vacant
Deputy General Counsel: Joseph Charles
Deputy General Counsel: Sally Winton
Executive Director, Integrity and Reviews: Kris Waring
Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Post Sentence Authority: Erin Louis
Deputy Inspector General, Emergency Management: Clint Saarinen
Community Safety Building Authority
Deputy Secretary, Justice Infrastructure and Chief Executive Officer: Corinne Cadilhac
Executive Director, Project Management Office: Julianne Brennan
Executive Director, Program Delivery: Sam Werner
Executive Director, Project Delivery: Mark Koliba
Executive Director, Commercial and Legal: Lance Sleeman
People, Safety and Culture
Deputy Secretary: Nicola Brown
Police, Fines, Crime Prevention and Racing
Acting Deputy Secretary: Craig Howard
Executive Director, Fines and Enforcement Services: Vacant
Executive Director, Police and Community Safety: Vivienne Clare
Executive Director, Registration, Screening and Crime Prevention: Miriam Slattery
Executive Director, Demobilised Industry Engagement and Enforcement Operation and Office of Racing: Elizabeth Brandè
Racing Integrity Commissioner: Sean Carroll
Service Delivery Reform, Coordination and Regulation
Deputy Secretary: Bill Kyriakopoulos
Executive Director, Gaming and Liquor: Simon Grieve
Chief Operating Officer, Liquor Control Victoria: Chris Carter
Executive Director, Service Delivery and Place Reform: Alessandra Guadagnuolo
Executive Director, Strategic Coordination and Ministerial Services: Matt McBeath
Executive Director, Strategic Coordination and Ministerial Services: Felicity Fast
Acting Executive Director, Stakeholder Engagement, Intergovernmental Strategy and Inclusion: Dishella Fernando
Executive Director, Victim Services Support and Reform: Melanie Heenan
Executive Director, Strategic Communication: David Stockman
Youth Justice
Deputy Secretary: Josh Smith
Acting Commissioner, Youth Justice: Andrea Davidson
Acting Executive Director, Youth Justice Operations: James McCann
Acting Executive Director, Young People’s Outcomes and Workforce Support: Tess Mullenger
Executive Director, Policy, Strategy and Performance: Stephanie Ng
Portfolios, agencies and entities
The following portfolios, agencies and entities are supported administratively by Department of Justice and Community Safety.
Attorney-General
Statutory offices:
- Chief Examiner and Examiner (jointly administered with the Minister for Police)
- Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation (jointly administered with the Attorney-General of New South Wales)
- Crown Counsel
- Crown Prosecutors
- Director of Public Prosecutions
- Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC)
- Public Advocate
- Public Interest Monitor
- Solicitor-General
- Victims of Crime Commissioner
- Victorian Legal Services Commissioner
- Victorian Inspectorate
- Victorian Ombudsman
Administrative offices:
- Local Government Inspectorate
- Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
Statutory authorities:
- Appeal Costs Board
- Coronial Council of Victoria
- Court Services Victoria
- Judicial College of Victoria
- Judicial Commission of Victoria Board
- Judicial Entitlements Panel
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee
- Legal Services Council (Uniform Legal Services Regulation) (jointly administered with the Attorney-General of New South Wales)
- Forensic Leave Panel
- Office of Public Prosecutions
- Office of the Special Investigator
- Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner
- Sentencing Advisory Council
- Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules Committee
- Victims of Crime Consultative Committee
- Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
- Victoria Law Foundation
- Victoria Legal Aid
- Victoria Legal Aid Panel of Independent Reviews
- Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
- Victorian Law Reform Commission
- Victorian Legal Services Board
- Victorian Legal Admissions Board
- Victorian Professional Standards Council
- Victorian Traditional Owners Trust
Judicial and quasi-judicial bodies
- Supreme Court of Victoria
- County Court of Victoria
- Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
- Children’s Court of Victoria
- Coroners Court of Victoria
- Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal
Gaming and Liquor Regulation
Statutory offices:
- Special Manager for Melbourne Casino Operator
Statutory authorities and advisory bodies:
- Liquor Control Advisory Council
- Victorian Liquor Commission
- Responsible Gambling Ministerial Advisory Council
- Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
- Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
Corrections
Statutory authorities:
- Adult Parole Board
- Post Sentence Authority
Emergency Services
Statutory offices:
- Emergency Management Commissioner
- Fire Services Implementation Monitor
- Fire Rescue Commissioner and Deputy Fire Rescue Commissioners
- Inspector-General for Emergency Management
Administrative offices:
- Bushfire Recovery Victoria
Statutory authorities:
- Country Fire Authority
- Country Fire Authority Appeals Commission
- Emergency Management Victoria
- Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority
- Fire District Review Panel
- Fire Rescue Victoria
- Fire Rescue Victoria Appeals Commission
- Fire Rescue Victoria Strategic Advisory Committee
- Presumptive Rights Advisory Committee
- Victoria State Emergency Service Authority
Police
Statutory offices:
- Chief Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of Police
- Chief Examiner and Examiner (jointly administered with the Attorney-General)
Statutory authorities:
- Firearms Appeals Committee
- Police Registration and Services Board
- Road Safety Camera Commissioner
- Road Safety Camera Commissioner Reference Group
Portfolio agencies:
- Victoria Police
Racing
- Greyhound Racing Victoria
- Harness Racing Victoria
- Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner
- Racing Victoria
- Victorian Racing Tribunal
- Victoria Racing Integrity Board
- Victims of Crime Commissioner
- Victims of Crime Consultative Committee
Youth Justice
- Youth Parole Board