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Annual Report 2014–15 Department of Justice and Regulation Annual Report 2014–15 2 014–15 The Department of Justice and Regulation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land of Victoria, the people of the Kulin Nations, and pays respect to their Elders, both past and present. Throughout this document the term ‘Koori’ is used to refer to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Use of the terms ‘Aboriginal’ and ‘Indigenous’ are retained in the names of some programs, titles and initiatives, and, unless noted otherwise, are inclusive of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne Printed by On Demand, Port Melbourne October 2015 © Government of Victoria This report is protected by copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, and those explicitly granted below, all other rights are reserved. Accessibility If you would like to receive this publication in an accessible format please telephone (03) 8684 0300. Also published in an accessible format on www.justice.vic.gov.au Unless indicated otherwise, this work is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au. It is a condition of this Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence that you must give credit to the original author, who is the State of Victoria. Designed by Think Productions. This report is printed on Revive Laser, an Australian-made paper. Revive Laser is certified carbon neutral under the ‘National Carbon Offset Standard’ (NCOS). No bleaching occurs in the recycling process and Revive Laser is manufactured in Australia by an ISO 14001 certified mill. Sales of Revive supports Landcare Australia. Department of Justice and Regulation Annual Report 2014–15 Contents Justice ministers and portfolios ............................................................................................................................................4 Secretary’s foreword ............................................................................................................................................................5 About us ..............................................................................................................................................................................6 Who we are ....................................................................................................................................................................6 Our focus .......................................................................................................................................................................6 What we do ...................................................................................................................................................................6 Key facts and figures ......................................................................................................................................................7 Organisational chart (at 30 June 2015) ...........................................................................................................................8 Our divisions ..................................................................................................................................................................9 Our Regional Service Network ......................................................................................................................................10 Report of operations ..........................................................................................................................................................12 Improving community safety through policing, law enforcement and prevention activities ............................................14 Supporting the rule of law ............................................................................................................................................24 Protecting individual rights and personal identity ...........................................................................................................30 Promoting community safety through effective management of prisoners and offenders and provision of opportunities for rehabilitation and reparation ............................................................................................34 Minimising injury and property loss through coordinated and integrated emergency management ................................39 Promoting responsible industry behaviour and an informed community through effective regulation, education, monitoring and enforcement .......................................................................................................................45 Five-year financial summary and review of financial conditions ...........................................................................................52 Disclosure of grants and other transfers (other than contributions by owners) ....................................................................53 Annual financial statements ...............................................................................................................................................56 Notes to the financial statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2015 ......................................................................64 Appendices .....................................................................................................................................................................142 1: Disclosure index ..................................................................................................................................................142 2: Budget portfolio outcomes ..................................................................................................................................144 3: Governance ........................................................................................................................................................150 4: Statutory authorities and offices by ministerial portfolio 2014–15 .........................................................................151 5: Acts administered by the Justice Portfolio and enacted during 2014–15 .............................................................153 6: People management ...........................................................................................................................................159 7: Environmental performance and targets ..............................................................................................................171 8: Statutory compliance ..........................................................................................................................................178 9: Monitoring of corrections.....................................................................................................................................183 10: Prison service statistics .......................................................................................................................................186 11: Correctional system performance ........................................................................................................................187 12: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages .............................................................................................................188 13: Inspector-General for Emergency Management ...................................................................................................189 14: Additional departmental information available on request ....................................................................................193 3 Justice ministers and portfolios The Hon Martin Pakula MP Attorney-General Minister for Racing Dear ministers Annual Report 2014–15 In accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, I am pleased to present the Department of Justice The Hon Jane Garrett MP and Regulation Annual Report for the Minister for Emergency Services year ended 30 June 2015. Minister for Consumer Affairs, Yours sincerely Gaming and Liquor Regulation Greg Wilson The Hon Wade Noonan MP Minister for Corrections Secretary Minister for Police Department of Justice and Regulation October 2015 Mr Ben Carroll, MP Parliamentary Secretary There was a change of government during the reporting year. The ministers above were sworn in on 4 December 2014. Justice ministers 4 Secretary’s foreword The 2014–15 annual report represents another passed. Bills introduced reforms in laws relating productive year for the Department of Justice and to critical community safety issues including child Regulation. abuse, sexual offences and asbestos-related diseases, as well as new power of attorney laws. There were some significant changes to the justice Further, the department responded to nearly 25,000 portfolio, including the establishment of Court calls to the Victims of Crime Helpline and delivered Services Victoria on 1 July 2014 as an independent services to over 13,500 victims through the Victims statutory body corporate to provide services and Assistance Program. facilities to Victoria’s courts, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and the Judicial College Work continued on Aboriginal Justice Agreement of Victoria. The year also marked the creation of 3 initiatives to reduce
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