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Department of Justice Annual Report 2019-2020 Government of Western Australia Department of Justice Annual Report 2019/20 Statement of compliance Hon John Quigley MLA Hon Francis Logan MLA Attorney General Minister for Corrective Services In accordance with Section 61 of the Financial Management Act 2006, I hereby submit for your information and presentation to Parliament, the Annual Report of the Department of Justice for the financial year ended 30 June 2020. This Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Management Act 2006. Dr Adam Tomison Director General Department of Justice 24 September 2020 Mail: GPO Box F317, PERTH WA 6841 Phone: 9264 1600 Web: www.justice.wa.gov.au ISSN: 1837-0500 (Print) ISSN: 1838-4277 (Online) The front cover features an artwork called 'Waterholes', painted by a prisoner from Casuarina Prison. This is how the artist describes the painting: “This is Ballardong Waterholes, in the Avon River in the Stirling Ranges. I painted it because it was the fresh waterhole where we would catch fresh marron. The green lines were the tracks we walked down to get to the waterholes.” Overview of the Agency Contents Overview of the Agency ..................................................................................................................5 Executive summary ....................................................................................................................................................................5 Operating locations ....................................................................................................................................................................9 Strategic framework ................................................................................................................................................................10 Performance management framework ....................................................................................................................................12 Agency performance .....................................................................................................................12 Financial summary ...................................................................................................................................................................13 Financial targets .......................................................................................................................................................................13 Key Performance Indicators summary .....................................................................................................................................14 COVID-19 response ..................................................................................................................................................................18 Corrective Services ..................................................................................................................................................................24 Court and Tribunal Services .....................................................................................................................................................51 Office of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������64 Advocacy, Guardianship and Administration Services ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������69 Trustee Services .......................................................................................................................................................................72 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages ...............................................................................................................................76 Services to Government ...........................................................................................................................................................78 Asset Management ................................................................................................................................................................107 Professional Standards ..........................................................................................................................................................114 Managing our people .............................................................................................................................................................116 Significant issues impacting the agency ..................................................................................121 Financial statements ....................................................................................................................124 Key Performance Indicators .......................................................................................................183 Disclosures and Legal Compliance ...........................................................................................214 Governance disclosures .........................................................................................................................................................214 Major capital works ...............................................................................................................................................................215 Customer feedback ................................................................................................................................................................215 Employment and industrial relations .....................................................................................................................................215 Other legal requirements .............................................................................................................217 Code of conduct .....................................................................................................................................................................217 Compliance with sector standards and ethical codes ...........................................................................................................217 Gifts and benefits ...................................................................................................................................................................217 Recordkeeping plan ................................................................................................................................................................217 Advertising and Allied Expenditure .......................................................................................................................................219 Freedom of Information ..........................................................................................................................................................219 Disability Access and Inclusion Planning ..............................................................................................................................220 Government policy requirements ...............................................................................................222 Substantive equality ..............................................................................................................................................................222 Reconciliation action plan ......................................................................................................................................................222 OSH and injury management .................................................................................................................................................222 Appendix 1 - Acts Administered through the Department of Justice...................................224 4 4 Overview of the Agency Executive summary The Department supports the community, Western continuing to operate our Australian Government, judiciary and State Parliament services with the least through the provision of access to high-quality justice, disruption possible. legal and corrective services, information and products. I would also thank The Department is the agency principally responsible the general public for for assisting the Attorney General and the Minister for bearing with us when Corrective Services in developing and implementing services had to be policy and the administration of, and compliance with, either delayed or were approximately 200 Acts of Parliament. otherwise impacted due to the physical The past financial year was both a challenging and highly distancing requirements productive period that has demonstrated the delivery of and other restrictions significant legislative reforms; continued progress of key that needed to be infrastructure expansion projects; and increasing demand for applied at this time. services. This combined with the operational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched the Department’s resources. The Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is explored in greater detail later in this report. Other key I am proud of the Department’s staff who have continued to outcomes for 2019/20 are highlighted below. meet these challenges and who have worked diligently and tirelessly to deliver results, often within short timeframes, Driving justice reforms during this difficult time. The Department
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