Justice and Community Safety Statutory Entities
The Department of Justice and Community Safety has productive partnerships with more than 60 statutory entities and the support of more than 100,000 volunteers.
Accident Compensation Conciliation Service
The Accident Compensation Conciliation Service (ACCS) facilitates the resolution of disputes by involving all parties - Workers, Employers and WorkSafe Agents or Self-Insurers - in a process that is fair, economical, informal and quick.
Adult Parole Board of Victoria
The Adult Parole Board is an independent statutory authority that is mandated to make decisions, under a statutory framework, about the reintegration of eligible prisoners into the community in a way that protects community safety.
Appeal Costs Board
The Appeal Costs Board is responsible for the administration of the Appeal Costs Act 1998. The Board serves a function similar to that of a compensation tribunal: in certain circumstances it may partially compensate litigating parties who suffer loss through incurring legal costs arising from judicial error or other special circumstances for which the litigating party is not responsible.
Business Licensing Authority
Victoria's Business Licensing Authority (BLA) provides licences to businesses that need one to operate lawfully.
Commission for Children and Young People
The Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) has been established to promote continuous improvement and innovation in: policies and practices relating to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people generally, and in particular those who are vulnerable;and the provision of out of home care services for children.
Country Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a volunteer and community-based fire and emergency services organisation. Our vision is to work together with communities to keep Victorians safe from fire and other emergencies.
Country Fire Authority Appeals Commission
The Country Fire Authority Appeals Commission hears and determines appeals by employees of CFA concerning promotions and disciplinary matters.
Crime Statistics Agency
The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) is responsible for processing, analysing and publishing Victorian crime statistics, independent of Victoria Police.
Crown Counsel
Crown Counsel is appointed by the Governor in Council. The duties are to provide advice to the Attorney-General and, by arrangement with the Attorney-General, to the Premier and other Ministers.
Crown Counsel (Advisings)
Crown Counsel (Advisings) is appointed by the Governor in Council. The duties are to provide advice and legal services to the Attorney-General and, by arrangement with the Attorney-General, to the Premier and other Ministers.
Emergency Management Victoria
Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) is the new overarching body which supports and enables the Emergency Management Commissioner (EMC) to fulfil his role.
Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority
The Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) has legislative authority for handling Triple Zero (000) calls and providing and managing the provision of emergency and operational communications for dispatching police, fire and ambulance in Victoria.
Estate Agents Council
The Estate Agents Council (the Council) was established following the 1994 amendments to the Estate Agents Act 1980. The Council is a statutory body with a policy and advisory role which is described on this site. The Minister for Consumer Affairs has responsibility for the Act.
Fire Rescue Victoria
A new organisation - Fire Rescue Victoria - will bring together MFB and CFA career firefighters to serve metropolitan Melbourne and major regional centres. Victoria's 1,220 CFA volunteer brigades will be strengthened and supported to serve and protect their communities as they always have.
Firearms Appeals Committee
The Firearms Appeals Committee is a statutory appeals body, independent of government, established under Part 9 of the Firearms Act 1996.
Integrity Reform Implementation
Legal Practitioners' Liability Committee
The Legal Practitioners' Liability Committee is the professional indemnity insurer for Australian legal practitioners and most national law firms.
Legal Services Board
The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner are independent statutory authorities responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in Victoria. We are accountable to the Victorian Parliament.
Medical Panels
Medical Panels provides expert and binding medical opinions in workers' compensation and personal injury cases.
Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Services Appeals Commission
Established under the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958, the Commission hears and determines appeals by members of the MFB against decisions of, or penalties imposed by, the Chief Executive and Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board.
Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board
Established under the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 the Board's functions are to provide for fire safety, fire suppression and fire prevention services, and emergency prevention and response services in the Metropolitan Fire District, and to carry out any other functions conferred on the Board by the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 or any other Act.
Motor Car Traders Claims Committee
The Motor Car Traders Claims Committee is a statutory committee established under section 57 of the Motor Car Traders Act 1986.
Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria
The Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) is the independent statutory authority responsible for preparing and conducting criminal prosecutions in Victoria on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Office of the Public Advocate
The Victorian Office of the Public Advocate aims to promote and protect the rights and dignity of people with disabilities.
Office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner
The Road Safety Camera Commissioner independently monitors the road safety camera system in Victoria, undertaking quality assurance, reviewing complaints, and investigating issues related to the camera system integrity, accuracy or efficiency.
Police Registration and Services Board
The Police Registration and Services Board (PRSB) is an independent statutory body established by the Victoria Police Act 2013.
Residential Tenancies Bond Authority
The Residential Tenancies Bond Authority (RTBA) holds all Victorian residential tenancy bonds, including those on rented premises, long term caravans, and rooming houses.
Responsible Gambling Ministerial Advisory Council
The Responsible Gambling Ministerial Advisory Council (RGMAC) advises the Victorian Government, through the Minister for Gaming Regulation on responsible gambling and how to minimise the negative impacts of gambling in Victoria.
Sentencing Advisory Council
The Sentencing Advisory Council undertakes research on sentencing issues and disseminates information to the community, judiciary and government.
Sex Work Ministerial Advisory Committee
The Sex Work Ministerial Advisory Committee is an independent statutory body. The committee's role includes advising the Minister for Consumer Affairs about issues related to the regulation, control and general operation of the sex work industry in Victoria.
Solicitor-General for Victoria
The Solicitor-General is the Government's most senior professional legal advocate and adviser. The Solicitor-General is a Senior Counsel appointed by the Governor in Council to appear for the Crown in important court cases and to advise the Government on matters of law. The appointment is made subject to the provisions of the Attorney-General Act 1972.
Victims of Crime Commissioner
The Victims of Crime Commissioner (VoCC) aims to improve services and systems within government departments, victims service providers and the justice system to meet the needs of victims of crime.
Victoria Law Foundation
Victoria Law Foundation is a not-for-profit, independent statutory body that helps Victorians understand their legal system and the law.
Victoria Legal Aid
Victoria Legal Aid helps people with their legal problems. We focus on helping and protecting the rights of socially and economically disadvantaged Victorians. We can help in areas of criminal law, family law and some civil law matters.
Victoria Police
Victoria Police provides policing services to the Victorian community across 54 Police Service Areas (PSAs), within 21 divisions and four regions - North West Metro, Southern Metro, Eastern and Western. These regional boundaries correspond with those of other Victorian government departments, enhancing cross-department service delivery, particularly in the area of emergency management.
Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency
The Victorian Asbestos Eradication Agency (VAEA) provides Victoria with a long term plan for the removal of asbestos from government owned buildings.
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) is the independent statutory authority that regulates Victoria's gambling and liquor industries.
Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
The Commission helps people resolve complaints of discrimination, sexual harassment and religious vilification by offering a confidential, free and impartial complaint resolution service with the aim of achieving a mutual agreement.
Victorian Government Solicitor's Office
As the primary source of legal services to the Victorian State Government and its statutory authorities, VGSO provides strategic advice and practical legal solutions.
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) is Australia's largest multi-disciplinary centre for forensic medical and scientific services. Our specialist medico-legal investigators support the maintenance of a safe and just Victoria by working in partnership with a range of justice agencies to provide critical forensic evidence to our courts and tribunals.
Victorian Law Reform Commission
The Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) is established under the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000 as a central agency for developing law reform in Victoria.
Victorian Legal Admissions Board
The Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB) is a statutory body which performs functions associated with the admission of lawyers in Victoria in accordance with the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.
Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner
The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner are independent statutory authorities responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in Victoria.
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation aims to reduce the prevalence and harms of problem gambling and to help those who choose to gamble, to do so responsibly.
Victorian State Emergency Service Authority
VICSES is a volunteer-based organisation responding to emergencies and working to ensure the safety of communities around Victoria.
WorkSafe Victoria
WorkSafe Victoria plays a critical role in the lives of Victorian employers and workers - as the state’s health and safety regulator and as the manager of Victoria’s workers compensation scheme. In both capacities, employers and workers are at the heart of our service.
Youth Parole and Youth Residential Boards of Victoria
The Youth Parole and Youth Residential Boards exercise jurisdiction over all young people sentenced by a court to a period of detention in a youth justice custodial centre and over young people transferred by the Adult Parole Board from imprisonment in adult prison to serve their sentence in a youth justice centre.