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- Our board
- 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:
- Jaclyn Symes MP, Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services
- The Hon. Lisa Neville, Minister for Police
- The Hon. Natalie Hutchins MP, Minister for Crime Prevention, 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 MP, 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
- Ryan Phillips, Deputy Secretary, Corrections and Justice Services
- Larissa Strong, Commissioner, Corrections Victoria
- Bill Kyriakopoulos, Deputy Secretary, Service Delivery Reform, Coordination and Workplace Safety
- Joshua Smith, Deputy Secretary, Youth Justice
- Jodi Henderson, Commissioner, Youth Justice
- Justin Mohamed, Deputy Secretary, Aboriginal Justice
- Corinne Cadilhac, Deputy Secretary, Justice Infrastructure and CEO, Community Safety Building Authority
- John Batho, Deputy Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Liquor, Gaming and Dispute Services
- Jenni Rigby, Acting Deputy Secretary and Chief Executive, Emergency Management Victoria
- Andrew Crisp, Emergency Management Commissioner
- Andrew Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Corporate Governance and Support
- Nicola Brown, Deputy Secretary, People and Workplace Services
- Mariela Diaz, Interim Deputy State Controller, Industry Engagement and Enforcement Operation
- 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: Adrian Sculthorpe
Executive Director, Truth and Justice Response and Land Justice: Vacant
Executive Director, Koori Justice and Stolen Generations Reparations: Vacant
Consumer Affairs, Liquor, Gaming and Dispute Services
Deputy Secretary: John Batho
Commissioner for Residential Tenancies: Heather Holst
Executive Director, Regulatory Assurance and Policy: Kathryn Bannon
Acting Executive Director, Liquor and Gaming: Maria Marantos
Executive Director, Regulatory Services: Nicole Rich
Executive Director, Implementation Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence: John Katsoulas
Corporate Governance and Support
Deputy Secretary: Andrew Campbell
Associate Deputy Secretary: Fiona Dowsley
Acting Chief Information Officer, Technology Solutions: Daryl Dixon
Executive Director, Assurance: Scott Farquharson
Chief Procurement Officer: Thomai Veginis
Acting Chief Financial Officer: Ian Sargent
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
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Custodial Operations: Patrick McCormick
Assistant Commissioner, Custodial Operations Private Prisons: Scott Jacques
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Offender Services: Sarah Miles
Policy, Strategy and Offender Outcomes
Associate Deputy Secretary, Policy, Strategy and Offender Outcomes: Carly Edwards
Executive Director, Justice Health: Tania Scally
Acting Executive Director, COVID Response: Amber Griffiths
Executive Director: Policy Strategy and Service Design: Jess Low
Executive Director: Group Services and Coordination: Paul Fitzpatrick
Justice Services
Associate Deputy Secretary, Justice Services: Madonna Morton
Executive Director, West Area: Michelle Wood
Executive Director, South Area: Albert Bentincontri
Acting Executive Director, North West Metro: Taryn Escreet
Executive Director, North Area: Rob Francis
Emergency Management Victoria
Acting Deputy Secretary and Chief Executive: Jenni Rigby
Emergency Management Commissioner: Andrew Crisp
Deputy Commissioner, Operations: Chris Stephenson
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Capability and Risk Assessment: Lachlan Kelsall
Executive Director, Sector Investment, Performance and Reform: Melissa Skillbeck
Executive Director, Relief and Recovery Reform: Kate Millar
Acting Executive Director, Emergency Management Strategy: Sam Redlich
Industry Engagement and Enforcement Operation
Deputy State Controller: Janene Denton
Executive Director, Strategic Operations and Intelligence: Michelle McCormack
Executive Director, Policy Planning and Governance: Allison Will
Executive Director, Logistics and Demobilisation: Elizabeth Brande
Integrity, Legal and Law Reform
Deputy Secretary: Marian Chapman
Justice Policy and Data Reform
Associate Deputy Secretary, Justice Policy and Data Reform: Diab Harb
Executive Director: Vacant
Executive Director, Justice Policy and Legislation: David Atkinson
Executive Director, Priority Projects: Anthony Lawrie
Executive Director, Priority Projects - Response to Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants: Elinor Harper
Legal and Integrity
Associate Deputy Secretary and General Counsel, Legal and Integrity: Sam Gifford
Deputy General Counsel: Tom Saunders
Deputy General Counsel: Iresha Herath Gunawandana
Deputy General Counsel: Joseph Charles
Deputy General Counsel: Sally Winton
Executive Director, Integrity and Reviews: Kris Waring
Executive Director, Integrity Policy and Performance: Kathryn Bannon
Justice Infrastructure/ Community Safety Building Authority
Deputy Secretary, Justice Infrastructure and Chief Executive Officer: Corinne Cadilhac
Acting Executive Director, Program Delivery: Sam Werner
People and Workplace Services
Deputy Secretary: Nicola Brown
Executive Director, Workplace Service Improvement: Vacant
Police, Fines and Crime Prevention
Deputy Secretary: Corrie McKenzie
Executive Director, Fines and Enforcement Services: Craig Howard
Executive Director, Police Policy and Strategy: Vivienne Clare
Executive Director, Registration, Screening and Crime Prevention: Miriam Slattery
Service Delivery Reform, Coordination and Workplace Safety
Deputy Secretary: Bill Kyriakopoulos
Executive Director, Workplace Safety: 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, Stakeholder Engagement, Intergovernmental Strategy and Inclusion: Corinne West
Executive Director, Victim Support and Justice Operations: Melanie Heenan
Executive Director, Strategic Communication: David Stockman
Youth Justice
Acting Deputy Secretary: Joshua Smith
Commissioner Youth Justice: Jodi Henderson
Executive Director, Policy, Strategy and Performance: Stephanie Ng
Executive Director, Custodial Operations: James McCann
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