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Published by Executive Coordination and Communications Department of Communities Tasmania GPO Box 65 HOBART TAS 7001 ISSN 2652-3744 Table of Contents Submission to the Ministers 3 Secretary’s Report 4 Our Department .....................................................................................................................................................6 Our business ............................................................................................................................................................6 Our creation ............................................................................................................................................................7 Our future work priorities ........................................................................................................................................7 Our governance .......................................................................................................................................................8 Our internal community ...........................................................................................................................................9 Our Year 10 Our People 12 Staffing information ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Leave management ...............................................................................................................................................14 Human resource activities .....................................................................................................................................14 Communities Tasmania diversity ...........................................................................................................................15 Flexible working arrangements ..............................................................................................................................17 Superannuation Declaration 19 Children and Youth Services 20 Our purpose ...........................................................................................................................................................20 Our team ............................................................................................................................................................21 Our Achievements .................................................................................................................................................21 Our future priorities ...............................................................................................................................................22 Child Advocate .......................................................................................................................................................24 Communities, Sport and Recreation 26 Our purpose ...........................................................................................................................................................26 Our team ............................................................................................................................................................27 Our achievements ..................................................................................................................................................27 Our future priorities ...............................................................................................................................................30 Housing, Disabilities and Community Services 32 Our purpose ...........................................................................................................................................................32 Our team ............................................................................................................................................................32 Our achievements ..................................................................................................................................................33 Our future priorities ...............................................................................................................................................34 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES TASMANIA | ANNUAL REPORT 2019 | 1 Our legislation and transparency 38 Bills tabled ............................................................................................................................................................40 Key changes to legislation ......................................................................................................................................40 Subordinate legislation made .................................................................................................................................40 Right to information ...............................................................................................................................................40 Our performance measures 47 Children and Youth Services ..................................................................................................................................47 Custodial and community youth justice .................................................................................................................48 Children services system management ..................................................................................................................48 Communities, Sport and Recreation ......................................................................................................................49 Housing, Disability and Community Services ........................................................................................................50 Our Finances Department of Communities Tasmania – Financial Statements ...................................................... see Appendix A Director of Housing Special Report .................................................................................................. see Appendix B 2 | DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES TASMANIA | ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Submission to the Ministers Roger Jaensch MP Jeremy Rockliff MP Will Hodgman MP Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. Deputy Premier Premier Minister for Disability Services and Community Development. Minister for Education Minister for Advanced Minister for Housing. and Training. Manufacturing and Defence Industries. Minister for Human Services. Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing. Minister for Prevention of Minister for Planning. Minister for Sport and Family Violence. Recreation. Minister for Tourism, Hospitality Guy Barnett MP and Events. Minister for Energy. Minister for Trade. Minister for Primary Industries and Water. Sarah Courtney MP Minister for Resources. Minister for Health. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. Minister for Women Dear Ministers In accordance with the requirements of Section 36 of the State Service Act 2000 and Section 27 of the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990, I submit to you, for presentation to Parliament, this report on the affairs and activities of the Department of Communities Tasmania for the financial year ended 30 June 2019. Yours sincerely Michael Pervan Secretary Department of Communities Tasmania 28 October 2019 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES TASMANIA | ANNUAL REPORT 2019 | 3 Secretary's Report Communities Tasmania undertakes Communities Tasmania was created on 1 July 2018 and brought together a range of services work which I’m very passionate about. from across government which were specifically I’ve enjoyed working again with so many aimed at growing and maintaining resilient familiar faces and it’s been great to get communities. This collaboration has allowed us to think strategically about the impact we have a better understanding of the diverse within our community and how best to leverage work of our Communities, Sport and that into positive support, action and change. Recreation team who are without doubt I would like to recognise the resilience of staff equally as passionate when it comes who transitioned from other agencies and the way in which people worked together. I would to creating, strong, active and resilient also like to commend the Agency Executive team communities. for the leadership and support shown to staff, led predominately by Ginna Webster over the past twelve months. 4 | DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES TASMANIA | ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Communities Tasmania provides many • Prevention of Elder Abuse – launch of opportunities for its employees to undertake the Respect and Protect Older Tasmanians: roles where staff can make a significant difference Tasmania’s Elder Abuse Prevention Strategy to peoples’ lives. Whether it’s working in the 2019-2022. provision of statutory services to children and • National Disability Insurance Scheme young people, developing and implementing (NDIS) – supporting the ongoing transition policy, interacting with Tasmanians who to the national system. need housing, working with our sporting and • Affordable Housing – completion of recreation organisations or developing high- Tasmania’s Affordable Housing