Department of Justice and Community Safety 2025-26 annual report
- Total revenue and income from transactions
- $11.15 billion
- Printed as $11,153,380 thousand · Report, page 79
Summary
The report's own summary: Secretary’s foreword, pages 5 to 6
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The Department of Justice and Community Safety’s 2025–26 report covers its delivery of justice services and community safety policy and operations in Victoria.
The department reported opening 1,471 additional prison beds and recruiting more than 600 custodial staff in response to bail reforms.
It reported that the Victims of Crime Financial Assistance Scheme provided more than $89 million in assistance and finalised more than 11,500 matters during the year.
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Tobacco Licensing Victoria began its work on 1 July 2025, with an initial focus on implementing the new licensing scheme.
Finances 4
Total revenue and income from transactions
$11,153,380 thousand
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Total revenue and income from transactions 11,153,380 10,537,015
Total expenses from transactions
$(11,342,954) thousand
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Total expenses from transactions (11,342,954) (10,774,651)
Employee benefit expense
$(1,630,375) thousand
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Employee benefit expense 3.2.1 (1,630,375) (1,492,729)
Net result
$(186,884) thousand
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Net result (186,884) (232,159)
Staff 2
Total employees
11,247 people
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Total employees 11,247 10,884 9,368 745 9,913 1,134 971
Total employees
10,884 FTE
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Total employees 11,247 10,884 9,368 745 9,913 1,134 971
Executives and remuneration 9
Remuneration received or receivable by the Accountable Officer (Secretary)
$960,000–969,999
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was in the range: $960,000–969,999 ($740,000 – $749,999 in 2024–25)
Total remuneration
$50,989 thousand
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Total remuneration 50,989 46,273
Total number of executives
179
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Total number of executives 179 168
Total
$10,911 thousand
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Compensation of KMPs (i) 2026 2025 Short-term employee benefits 8,225 9,033 Post-employment benefits 628 754 Other long-term benefits 1,168 197 Termination benefits 890 225 Total 10,911 10,209
Total
129
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Total 129 -17 79 -10 50 -6 0 -1
Secretary
1
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Secretary 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SES-3
8
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SES-3 8 -3 5 -3 3 0 0 0
SES-2
43
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SES-2 43 -8 30 -6 13 -2 0 0
SES-1
77
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SES-1 77 -6 43 -1 34 -4 0 -1
Consultancies 44
Monash University
$165,742.73
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Monash University Evaluation of Justice-based Impacts of Public Intoxication Reform $911,333.64 $165,742.73 $286,522.73
Scyne Advisory Pty Ltd
$617,859.60
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Scyne Advisory Pty Ltd Review and provision of options on re-phased program approach for NextGen $804,363.64 $617,859.60 $186,504.04
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
$617,286.20
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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Development of Operational Communications and Digital Strategy 2025–35 $796,677.84 $617,286.20 $0.00
KPMG
$392,212.97
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KPMG Review of Youth Justice Community Support Programs and Aboriginal Youth Justice Programs $562,042.22 $392,212.97 $17,795.82
Deakin University
$209,260.50
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Deakin University Research addressing the needs of justice-involved African-Australian young people $516,205.53 $209,260.50 $10,000.21
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
$319,906.00
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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Development of Road Safety Camera-detected infringement forecast model $449,799.36 $319,906.00 $0.36
Nous Group Pty Ltd
$119,400.00
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Nous Group Pty Ltd Delivery of the Independent Review of the Financial Assistance Scheme $398,000.00 $119,400.00 $278,600.00
Cube Group Management Consulting Australia Pty Ltd
$286,068.18
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Cube Group Management Consulting Australia Pty Ltd Provision of Emergency Management Group Strategy and Operating Model Project Plan $314,675.00 $286,068.18 $28,606.82
Communicorp Group Pty Limited
$49,187.00
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Communicorp Group Pty Limited Provision of Psychosocial Risk Project to prepare for upcoming health regulations $275,059.10 $49,187.00 $0.00
Acil Allen Consulting Pty Ltd
$264,596.30
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Acil Allen Consulting Pty Ltd Independent Evaluation of Community Legal Centre Programs $264,596.30 $264,596.30 $0.00
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Indigenous Consulting Pty Ltd
$102,163.50
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PriceWaterhouseCoopers Indigenous Consulting Pty Ltd Review of the Aboriginal Independent Prison Visitor Scheme $227,030.00 $102,163.50 $124,866.50
Contact Centre Action
$5,203.13
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Contact Centre Action Advisory Services for Contact Centre Services project $225,690.00 $5,203.13 $164,751.48
Victoria University
$110,136.31
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Victoria University Provision of Structured Identification approach, guidelines and training $221,916.58 $110,136.31 $111,780.27
Story Matters
$216,350.97
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Story Matters Firearm Reform Rapid Review $216,350.97 $216,350.97 $0.00
Nous Group Pty Ltd
$107,200.00
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Nous Group Pty Ltd Professional advisory services for the Court Fee Review 2025 $214,400.00 $107,200.00 $0.00
Nous Group Pty Ltd
$199,000.00
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Nous Group Pty Ltd Independent review of the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission $199,000.00 $199,000.00 $0.00
Alvarez & Marsal Australia
$172,372.98
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Alvarez & Marsal Australia Financial analysis, document review and preparation of joint expert report $172,372.98 $172,372.98 $0.00
Empact Group
$115,610.00
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Empact Group Change management services for Trailer Projects $162,240.00 $115,610.00 $46,630.00
Acil Allen Consulting Pty Ltd
$23,737.26
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Acil Allen Consulting Pty Ltd Review of voluntary case management $118,686.29 $23,737.26 $94,949.03
Kenneth Douglas Lay
$109,307.09
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Kenneth Douglas Lay Firearms Reform Rapid Review $109,307.09 $109,307.09 $0.00
Lionheart Consulting Australia
$89,825.00
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Lionheart Consulting Australia Provision of final report for South Sudanese Australian Youth Justice Expert Working Group $89,825.00 $89,825.00 $0.00
Grosvenor Performance Group Pty Ltd
$57,759.91
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Grosvenor Performance Group Pty Ltd Evaluation of account-based play and facial recognition technology $57,759.91 $57,759.91 $0.00
Catherine Zissermann
$44,800.00
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Catherine Zissermann Provision of final report for South Sudanese Australian Youth Justice Expert Working Group $44,800.00 $44,800.00 $0.00
Ybrik International Pty Ltd
$33,168.45
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Ybrik International Pty Ltd Review of Melbourne Law School Juris Doctor Degree $35,000.00 $33,168.45 $1,831.55
SHM Advisory Pty Ltd
$30,800.00
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SHM Advisory Pty Ltd Security Risk Profile Assessment in accordance with Victorian Protective Data Security Framework requirements $30,800.00 $30,800.00 $0.00
Youngs List Pty Ltd
$27,000.00
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Youngs List Pty Ltd Provision of advice on Privacy and Artificial Intelligence in Government $27,000.00 $27,000.00 $0.00
Christopher Roper
$20,400.00
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Christopher Roper Review of RMIT University School of Law Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws Degrees $25,000.00 $20,400.00 $4,600.00
Pamela O’Connor
$18,000.00
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Pamela O’Connor Review of RMIT University School of Law Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws degrees $25,000.00 $18,000.00 $7,000.00
Peta Spender
$22,100.00
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Peta Spender Review of La Trobe Law School Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws Degrees $25,000.00 $22,100.00 $2,900.00
Stephen Bottomley
$22,100.00
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Stephen Bottomley Review of La Trobe Law School’s Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws law courses (including any combined degrees) $25,000.00 $22,100.00 $2,900.00
Stephen Bottomley
$8,500.00
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Stephen Bottomley Review of Victoria Law School Online Juris Doctor Degree Application $25,000.00 $8,500.00 $16,500.00
List A Barristers
$24,545.45
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List A Barristers Provision of legal policy advice on Corrections Victoria Transgender Persons Policies $24,545.45 $24,545.45 $0.00
Jo Farmer Consulting
$24,000.00
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Jo Farmer Consulting Evaluation of Lived Experience Advisory Group $24,000.00 $24,000.00 $0.00
Christopher Roper
$19,500.00
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Christopher Roper Review of Melbourne Law School Juris Doctor Degree $22,000.00 $19,500.00 $2,500.00
En Masse Pty Ltd
$19,800.00
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En Masse Pty Ltd Review of Victims of Crime Commissioner complaint process and procedures $19,800.00 $19,800.00 $0.00
SGS Economics and Planning Pty Ltd
$8,497.50
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SGS Economics and Planning Pty Ltd Review of decarbonisation opportunities for DJCS $18,695.00 $8,497.50 $10,197.50
List A Barristers
$15,077.28
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List A Barristers Advice on proposed reforms to the Youth Justice Act (Automatic Transfer) $15,077.28 $15,077.28 $0.00
Fiona Collis Research & Consulting
$14,560.68
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Fiona Collis Research & Consulting Provision of report for the Mental Health Clarity Project Scoping Project $14,560.68 $14,560.68 $0.00
List A Barristers
$14,090.91
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List A Barristers Provision of legal advice in relation to the amendments to the Bail Act 1977 $14,090.91 $14,090.91 $0.00
JBG Consulting Pty Ltd
$12,000.00
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JBG Consulting Pty Ltd Provision of advice and facilitation of Youth Justice priority work 2025–26 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 $0.00
The List G Barristers
$11,909.10
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The List G Barristers Provision of legal advice on proposed legislative reform to the Corrections Act 1986 to amend the ‘open air’ right $11,909.10 $11,909.10 $0.00
Swinburne University of Technology
$8,527.67
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Swinburne University of Technology Review of Youth Justice Custodial Services Wellbeing Program $11,662.23 $8,527.67 $3,134.56
Christopher Roper
$11,220.00
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Christopher Roper Provision of the Swinburne Online Bachelor of Laws Redeveloped Units report $11,220.00 $11,220.00 $0.00
The total expenditure incurred during 2025–26 in relation to these consultancies
$4.76 million million
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The total expenditure incurred during 2025–26 in relation to these consultancies is $4.76 million (excluding GST)
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- Current edition
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- Pages
- 195
- Figures not found in the report
- Executive average remuneration; Investigations commenced; Investigations finalised; Matters received; Public hearings; Recommendations made; Referrals to prosecution