Department of Justice and Community Safety

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of nine government departments in the state of Victoria, Australia.

Department of Justice and Community Safety

Department overview
Formed	1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)
Preceding Department	Department of Justice and Regulation
Jurisdiction	Victoria, Australia
Headquarters	Southern Cross Tower 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Employees	10,201 (June 2020)
Annual budget	$8.5 billion (FY 19–20)
Ministers responsible	Jaclyn Symes, Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services Anthony Carbines, Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention Enver Erdogan, Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Victim Support Melissa Horne, Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation
Department executive	Rebecca Falkingham, Secretary
Website	justice.vic.gov.au
Agency ID	PROV VA 5038
Footnotes
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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 January 2023^[update], the DJCS supports four ministers in the following portfolios:^[2]

Name		Party	Portfolio
	Jaclyn Symes	Labor	Attorney-General Minister for Emergency Services
	Anthony Carbines	Labor	Minister for Police Minister for Crime Prevention
	Enver Erdogan	Labor	Minister for Corrections Minister for Youth Justice Minister for Victim Support
	Melissa Horne	Labor	Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation

Functions

The DJCS has responsibility for the following policy areas:

• Legal system
• Courts and tribunals
• Policing
• Business licensing
• Corrections, prisons and parole
• Human rights and anti-discrimination law
• Emergency services
• Births, deaths and marriages
• Emergency management
• Consumer affairs
• Workplace safety
• Gambling and alcohol regulation

Agencies

Agencies under the DJCS portfolios include:^[3]

• 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