The Directorate brings together government activities concerned with justice administration, protection of rights and law reform, law enforcement, business regulation and emergency services.

The Directorate is responsible to the ACT Attorney-General and Minister for Police and Emergency Services, and the Minister for Justice.

The Directorate's Director-General is Ms Alison Playford.

The Directorate's executive team consists of:

• the Director-General
• the Deputy Director-General, Community Safety
• the Deputy Director-General, Justice
• the Chief Finance Officer
• the Executive Director, People and Workplace Strategy
• the Executive Director, Governance, and
• the Executive Director, Capital Works.

The Deputy Directors-General have broad oversight responsibilities for the operational and service delivery areas of the Directorate in the following general groupings:

Deputy Director-General (Community Safety)

• ACT Corrective Services
• Emergency Services Agency
• Security and Emergency Management Branch

Deputy Director-General (Justice)

• ACT Courts administration and ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT)
• ACT Government Solicitor
• Legislation and Policy Branch
• Parliamentary Counsel's Office
• various ACT Statutory Offices

We currently employ approximately 1200 staff and oversee approximately 700 volunteers.

Staff are employed under the ACT Public Sector Management Act 1994 and enjoy agreed working entitlements under a range of Collective Agreements.

They also live in, or in the regional area of one of Australia's most beautiful cities.

Related information

ACT Government website
Live in Canberra website
Jobs in the ACT Government website
What's happening in Canberra website
ACT Government Community Engagement website