2024-2025 Executive Summary
It is with pride and a strong sense of purpose that I present the Department of Justice 2024-2025 Annual Report.
Our Department supports Western Australia’s Government, Parliament, courts and community through the provision of justice, legal, correctional and other essential services.
We also support the Attorney General and Corrective Services Minister in the development and implementation of policies and administration of laws.
During the financial year, our focus has been on driving meaningful change, tackling longstanding challenges and ensuring the safety, wellbeing and rehabilitation of all individuals in our care remains paramount. We are on a comprehensive journey of reform, underpinned by strategic collaboration across the Department and with our key stakeholders and partner agencies.
A major initiative of 2024/25 has been the re-establishment of the multi-agency Justice Planning and Reform Committee (JPRC) to co-ordinate strategic and structural reforms across the justice estate. The JPRC consists of senior leadership from our Department, WA Police Force, the Departments of Communities, Treasury and Finance, and the Premier and Cabinet, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Chaired by our Department, the JPRC provides a valuable platform to foster shared responses to complex matters facing the justice system including those contributing to rising incarceration rates. Our strategic workstreams are addressing key areas including long-term infrastructure needs for courts and custodial facilities, reducing wait times for trials and improving access to justice, responding to the needs of at-risk youth and analysing emerging evidence to forecast future demand and guide investment.
A central lens guiding all our efforts is advancing the Government’s commitments under the National Closing the Gap Agreement, particularly addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in contact with the criminal justice system.
We are dedicated to developing and delivering culturally responsive services in genuine partnership with Aboriginal people and communities.
This commitment is reflected in the rollout of our Aboriginal Cultural Capability Training Strategy (ACCTS) for all Department staff, as well as our latest Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Our RAP aligns with both the Closing the Gap Priority Reform Areas and the Government’s WA Aboriginal Empowerment Strategy 2021-2029.
Kylie Maj
Director General
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