Communication Objective The Department of Justice and Attorney-General’s annual report summarises its financial and corporate performance for 2013–14. It has been prepared to meet the needs of stakeholders and the department’s accountability requirements under the Financial Accountability Act 2009. The Queensland Government is committed to providing accessible services to Queenslanders from all culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you have difficulty in understanding the annual report, you can contact us on 13 QGOV (13 7468) and we will arrange an interpreter to effectively communicate the report to you. The full financial statements of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General for 2013–14 are contained on the CD attached to the inside the back cover of the report. Our report including additional information not reported in the published version is available at: http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/corporate/general-publications/annual-report/2013-14-djag-annual-report. Open Data reporting for additional information is available at: https://data.qld.gov.au/ Contact details for additional hard copies: Corporate Governance Unit Department of Justice and Attorney-General GPO Box 149, Brisbane QLD 4001 Tel: +(617) 3006 9084 Fax: +(617) 3239 0502 www.justice.qld.gov.au Email: [email protected] Contact details and location of feedback survey: Feedback survey relating to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General’s annual report is located on the Get Involved website at: www.qld.gov.au/annualreportfeedback ISSN 1838-1987 ©The State of Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General 2014 Licence: This annual report is licensed by the State of Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 3.0 Australia licence. 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To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en Attribution: Content from this annual report should be attributed as: The State of Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General annual report 2013–14 Table of contents Letter of compliance ..................................................... 2 Public sector ethics ................................................. 51 Director-General’s message ......................................... 3 Queensland Audit Office reports ............................ 52 The Minister .................................................................. 5 Queensland Coroner recommendations ............... 52 The department ............................................................ 5 Queensland Ombudsman reports .......................... 53 Organisational structure ............................................... 6 Our people Getting Queensland back on track ............................... 8 Workforce planning, attraction frameworks and key strategies to retain staff ................... 54 Planning, performance and reporting ......................... 9 Learning and development ..................................... 54 Strategic risks ................................................................ 10 Employee opinion survey ........................................ 55 Queensland is safe—our performance ........................ 11 Reward and recognition .......................................... 55 Queensland is fair and just—our performance ........... 24 Staff health and wellbeing ...................................... 55 Queensland can get on with the job—our performance .......................................................... 34 Culture and values ................................................... 55 Queensland gets great service—our performance ..... 40 Information systems and recordkeeping DJAG is responsive and high performing—our performance ........................................................... 46 Case management systems .................................... 56 Governance, management and structure Open data ................................................................ 56 Governance committees............................. 46 Financial performance ............................................ 57 Board of Management ................................ 47 Chief Financial Officer statement ........................... 60 Audit and Risk Management Committee ... 49 Service standards and other performance measures standards…………………………………………………………….64 Risk management framework..................... 50 Crown Law …………………………………………………………...…….81 Internal Audit……………………………………………51 Appendices 1 to 15 ……………………………………..……………..92 Department of Justice and Attorney-General Annual Report 2013-14 1 Letter of compliance 11 September 2014 The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie MP Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Level 18, State Law Building 50 Ann Street, Brisbane Qld 4000 Dear Attorney I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2013–14 and financial statements for the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. I certify that this Annual Report complies with: the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009, and the detailed requirements set out in the Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies published by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be accessed at http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/corporate/general-publications/annual-report/2013-14-djag-annual-report. Yours sincerely John Sosso Director-General Department of Justice and Attorney-General Annual Report 2013-14 2 Director-General’s message I am very pleased to present the Department of Justice and Attorney-General’s 2013–14 Annual Report. It has been a year of significant change and achievement for the department. This report demonstrates our strong contribution to the Queensland Government’s objectives and the department’s progress towards achieving its vision of a fair, safe and just Queensland. Departmental services expand A number of machinery-of-Government changes during the year have increased the range and diversity of services provided by the department. Queensland Corrective Services and the Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Authority (trading as Q-COMP) transferred into the department. In line with recommendations of the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry, certain functions of the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian were transferred to the Public Guardian (established on 1 July 2014). I would like to welcome our new departmental colleagues and thank staff who have ensured these changes have been managed so smoothly and effectively. In response to these and previous machinery-of-Government changes, my Board of Management has worked during the year to develop a new strategic plan focused on shared strategic outcomes. This report reflects the new strategic directions. Reform and renewal agenda During 2013–14, the department continued its strong contribution to the Government’s renewal and reform agenda, while continuing to provide effective services to its diverse range of clients throughout Queensland. Some reform and renewal activities are already delivering improved services and outcomes in red tape reduction and improvements to workers compensation arrangements. The new Office of the Public Guardian, part of the Government’s child protection reforms, commenced operations on 1 July 2014. Other reform and renewal programs for justice and courts services, youth justice and corrections are long term and complex. In 2013-14, the department’s efforts were focused on progressing the planning required to implement these programs in future years. Significant legislative and policy program delivered During the year, the department has delivered a significant legislative and policy agenda. In 2013–14, 25 departmental Bills were introduced into the Legislative Assembly, almost 30% of all Bills introduced during the year. The department provided 17% of all Cabinet Submissions for the year. This important work supported the reform and renewal agenda and service delivery improvements, reduced red tape and the regulatory burden and contributed to a fairer, safer and more just Queensland. Safer communities In 2013–14, community safety was strengthened with a range of new laws and tougher restrictions to address serious community concern about incidents of violence, intimidation and criminal behaviour by members and participants of criminal organisations, in particular criminal motorcycle gangs. Both Workplace Health and Safety Queensland and the Electrical Safety Office continued to make sure Queensland communities and workplaces are safer through a range of programs and activities using both preventative and compliance measures. This has resulted in continuing significant reductions in both workplace deaths and injuries and deaths and serious incidents caused by electricity in Queensland. Other community safety initiatives in 2013–14 include the development of the Safe Night Out Strategy to minimise alcohol and drug fuelled violence and phase two of the Gambling too much? campaign as part of Responsible Gambling Awareness Week 2014. Department of Justice and Attorney-General Annual Report 2013-14 3 Director-General’s message The youth boot camp trial is delivering encouraging results in addressing