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Our Executive

The department brings together government activities concerned with reform, administration and enforcement of the law in Victoria. This includes:

• the police force
• the court and prison systems
• tribunals that protect citizens' rights
• emergency services
• the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

The department also oversees:

• the regulation of gaming and racing
• liquor licensing and trade measurement
• drafting of new legislation
• support for the government with legal advice.

The Justice Executive Committee is made of up the Department of Justice Secretary and eight Executive Directors. There are also three Commissioners.

Justice Executive Committee

• Penny Armytage, Secretary
• Nial Finegan, Executive Director, Regional and Executive Services
• Gail Moody, Executive Director, Strategic Projects and Planning
• Ross Kennedy, Executive Director, Gaming and Racing
• Marisa De Cicco, Executive Director, Strategic Policy and Legislation
• Julia Griffith, Executive Director, Corrections, Health and Crime Prevention
• Neil Robertson, Executive Director, Police and Emergency Management
• Claire Noone, Executive Director, Consumer Affairs
• Carolyn Gale, Executive Director, Community Operations and Strategy
• Graham Hill, Executive Director, Courts.

Commissioners

• Robert Hastings, Commissioner, Corrections Victoria
• Craig Lapsley, Fire Services Commissioner Victoria
• Michael Hallowes, Emergency Services Commissioner