Minister for Corrections | |
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since 5 April 2023 | |
Department of Communities and Justice | |
Style | The Honourable |
Nominator | Premier of New South Wales |
Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
Inaugural holder | Bill Haigh (as the Minister for Corrective Services) |
Formation | 30 January 2017 |
The New South Wales Minister for Corrections is a minister of the Government of New South Wales who is commissioned with responsibility for the administration of correctional services, juvenile justice, and prisons in the state of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]
The current Minister for Corrections is Anoulack Chanthivong, since 5 April 2023. The minister administers the portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies.[3]
Ultimately the minister is responsible to Parliament of New South Wales.