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Aboriginal Justice Forum

The Aboriginal Justice Forum (AJF) is the peak coordinating body responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and direction of Koori initiatives under the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement (AJA). The forum meets regularly to review progress and report to the Victorian Government on Koori justice outcomes. Its key roles are to:

• promote best practice approaches in program development and service delivery
• promote cross-program linkages and the development of a whole-of-government approach
• monitor and report on implementation and justice outcome data.

Membership of the AJF

The AJF is Co-Chaired by the Secretary, Department of Justice and the Chairperson, of the Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee in the host region. Forum membership comprises a range of senior community and government representatives including:

Community members

• Chairperson, Victorian Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee
• Chairperson of each Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee
• Chairperson (or nominated representative) Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
• Chairperson (or nominated representative) Aboriginal Community Justice Panels Program
• Chairperson (or nominated representative) Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service (Victoria)
• Chairperson (or nominated representative) Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated
• Chief Executive Officer (or nominated representative) Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
• State Coordinator, Victorian Indigenous Youth Advisory Council
• Representative, Indigenous Family Violence Partnership Forum.

Government members

• Secretary, Department of Justice
• Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police
• Director, Youth Services and Youth Justice, Department of Human Services
• Commissioner, Corrections Victoria
• Executive Director, Community Operations and Strategy, Department of Justice
• Director, Koori Justice Unit, Department of Justice
• Director, Victims Support Agency
• Director, Infringement Management and Enforcement Services, Department of Justice
• Executive Director, Courts and Programs Development Unit, Department of Justice
• Director, Courts and Tribunals Unit
• Chief Executive Officer, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria
• Executive Director, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria
• State Manager, Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
• Chief Magistrate, Magistrates' Court of Victoria
• President of the Children’s Court of Victoria
• General Manager, System Policy Division, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
• Executive Director, Aboriginal Affairs Taskforce.