Find information about our ministers, executives, organisational structure, portfolios and agencies.  You can also visit our contact us section.

 

On this page

  • Our ministers
  • Our board
  • Our organisational structure
  • Portfolios, agencies and entities

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
  • Sonya Kilkenny MP, Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support
  • The Hon. Melissa Horne MP, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation
  • Ingrid Stitt MLC, Minister for Workplace Safety.

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.

  • Rebecca Falkingham, Secretary
  • Peta McCammon, Associate Secretary
  • Corri McKenzie Deputy Secretary, Police, Fines and Crime Prevention
  • Marian Chapman, Deputy Secretary, Integrity, Legal, and Law Reform
  • Kate Fitzgerald, Deputy Secretary and Chief Executive, Emergency Management Victoria
  • Andrew Crisp, Emergency Management Commissioner
  • Ryan Phillips, Deputy Secretary, Corrections and Justice Services
  • Larissa Strong, Commissioner, Corrections Victoria
  • John Batho, Deputy Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Liquor, Gaming and Dispute Services
  • Justin Mohamed, Deputy Secretary, Aboriginal Justice
  • Joshua Smith, Acting Deputy Secretary, Youth Justice
  • Jodi Henderson, Commissioner, Youth Justice
  • Bill Kyriakopoulos, Deputy Secretary, Service Delivery Reform, Coordination and Workplace Safety
  • Nicola Brown, Deputy Secretary, People and Workplace Services
  • Madonna Morton, Acting Deputy Secretary, Corporate Governance and Support
  • Corinne Cadilhac, Deputy Secretary, Justice Infrastructure and Chief Executive Officer, Community Safety Building Authority
  • Gabriela Pulczynski, Executive Director, Office of the Secretary

Our organisational structure

Secretary: Rebecca Falkingham

Associate Secretary: Peta McCammon

 

Aboriginal Justice

Deputy Secretary: Justin Mohamed

Associate Deputy Secretary, Aboriginal Justice: Adrian Sculthorpe

Executive Director, Truth and Justice Response and Land Justice: Dean Cowie

Executive Justice, Koori Justice and Stolen Generation Repatriations: Joy Savage

 

Consumer Affairs, Liquor, Gaming and Dispute Services

Deputy Secretary: John Batho

Commissioner for Residential Tenancies: Heather Holst

Acting Chief Operating Officer, Liquor Control Victoria: Alex Fitzpatrick

Acting Executive Director, Regulation Policy: Tessa Piper

Chief Dispute Resolution Officer: Sarah Bendall

Executive Director, Liquor and Gaming: Simon Grieve

Executive Director, Regulatory Services and Director, Consumer Affairs Victoria: Nicole Rich

Executive Director, Implementation RCCOL: John Katsoulas

 

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: Lesley Crombie

Acting Chief Procurement Officer: Kira Fitzpatrick

Acting Chief Financial Officer: Vikram Cariappa

 

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

Director, Contracts and Infrastructure: Iain Davison

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: Rachael Bolton

Executive Director, West Area: Michelle Wood

Executive Director, South Area Albert Bentincontri

Executive Director, North West Metropolitan Area: Taryn Escreet

Executive Director, North Area: Rob Francis

 

Emergency Management Victoria

Deputy Secretary and Chief Executive: Kate Fitzgerald

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

 

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, Priority Projects: Anthony Lawrie

Executive Director, Courts and Strategic Policy: Elinor Harper

Associate Deputy Secretary and General Counsel: Sam Gifford

Deputy General Counsel: Tom 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

 

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 and Crime Prevention

Deputy Secretary: Corri McKenzie

Executive Director, Fines and Enforcement Services: Craig Howard

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: Elizabeth Brandè

 

Service Delivery Reform, Coordination and Workplace Safety

Deputy Secretary: Bill Kyriakopoulos

Executive Director, Workplace Safety Reform: Peggie Tobin

Executive Director, Service Delivery and Place Reform: Trent Kear

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

Executive Director, Stakeholder Engagement, Intergovernmental Strategy and Inclusion: Corinne West

Executive Director, Victim Services Support and Reform: Melanie Heenan

Executive Director, Strategic Communication: David Stockman

 

Youth Justice

Acting Deputy Secretary: Josh Smith

Commissioner, Youth Justice: Jodi Henderson

Executive Director, Youth Justice Operations: Andrea Davidson

Executive Director, Young People’s Outcomes and Workforce Support: James McCann

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 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 Bar
  • 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
  • Municipal Electoral Tribunals 
 

Consumer affairs, gaming and liquor regulation

Statutory offices:

  • Arbitrator, Sale of Land Act
  • Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria 

Statutory authorities:

  • Business Licensing Authority
  • Commissioner for Residential Tenancies
  • Consumer Policy Research Centre
  • Estate Agents Council
  • Independent Review Panel 
  • Liquor Control Advisory Council
  • Motor Car Traders Claims Committee
  • Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
  • Responsible Gambling Ministerial Advisory Council
  • Sex Work Ministerial Advisory Committee
  • Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
  • Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
 

Corrections

Statutory authorities:

  • Adult Parole Board
  • Post Sentence Authority
  • Women’s Correctional Services Advisory Committee 
  • Justice Health Ministerial Advisory Committee
  • Ministerial Community Advisory Committee (Custodial Community Permit Program) 
 

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
  • COVID-19 Quarantine 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
  • 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
 

Workplace safety

Statutory offices:

  • Convenor of Medical Panels

Statutory authorities:

  • Accident Compensation Conciliation Service
  • Victorian Work Cover Authority
  • Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency 
 

Youth Justice

  • Youth Parole Board