Department of Justice and Community Safety#Agencies
{{Short description|Government department of Victoria, Australia}}
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| formed = {{Start date|2019|01|01|df=y}}
| preceding1 = Department of Justice and Regulation
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| jurisdiction = Victoria, Australia
| headquarters = Southern Cross Tower
121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
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| employees = 10,201 {{small|(June 2020)}}
| budget = $8.5 billion {{small|(FY 19–20)}}
| minister1_name = Jaclyn Symes
| minister1_pfo = Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services
| minister2_name = Anthony Carbines
| minister2_pfo = Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention
| minister3_name = Enver Erdogan
| minister3_pfo = Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support
| minister4_name = Melissa Horne
| minister4_pfo = Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation
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| chief1_name = Rebecca Falkingham
| chief1_position = Secretary
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The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of nine government departments in the state of Victoria, Australia.
Known as the Department of Justice and Regulation until January 2019, it manages and provides government services relating to Victoria's justice system.
Ministers
{{as of|2023|01}}, the DJCS supports four ministers in the following portfolios:{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/people-and-organisational-structure|title=People and organisational structure|website=Department of Justice and Community Safety|access-date=2 January 2023}}
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! colspan="2" | Name ! Party ! Portfolio |
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|Minister for Police |
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|Minister for Corrections |
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|Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation |
Functions
The DJCS has responsibility for the following policy areas:
Agencies
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- Office of Public Prosecutions
- Court Services Victoria
- Legal Services Board
- Sentencing Advisory Council
- Victims of Crime Commissioner
- Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission
- Victorian Law Foundation
- Victorian Law Reform Commission
- Victoria Legal Aid
- Victorian Legal Admissions Board
- Youth Parole Board
- Adult Parole Board
- Corrections Victoria
- Emergency Management Victoria
- State Emergency Service
- Victoria Police
- Fire Rescue Victoria
- Country Fire Authority
- Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner
- Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
- Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Consumer Affairs Victoria
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