Corrections Victoria

Corrections Victoria
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2003[1]
TypePart of Corrections and Justice Services[3]
JurisdictionVictoria, Australia
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Dr Emma Cassar[2], Commissioner
Parent agencyDepartment of Justice and Community Safety

Corrections Victoria is part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety in the Victorian Government, and is responsible for the provision of custodial and community-based services as an important element of the criminal justice system in the state of Victoria, Australia. In March 2018, Dr Emma Cassar was announced as the new Commissioner of Corrections Victoria to commence in June 2018.[2]

The services provided include correctional centre custody of remand and sentenced inmates, parole, pre-sentence reports and advice to courts and releasing authorities, community service orders and other forms of community-based offender supervision. Offenders in custody and those supervised in the community are assessed for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of re-offending. Corrections Victoria works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies in regard to inmates in custody and offenders in the community.

  1. ^ Department of Justice. Department of Justice Annual Report 2002-03 (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2003.
  2. ^ a b Minister of Corrections (8 March 2018). "New Commissioner For Corrections Victoria". Premier of Victoria. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "DJCS Functional Organisational Chart" (PDF). Department of Justice and Community Safety. August 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.