About Us


Who we are

The Justice and Community Safety Directorate seeks to maintain a safe, just and resilient community. This vision is realised by working with the ACT Government, key stakeholders and the community to strengthen community safety, protect people’s rights and interests, care for and support vulnerable people, enhance access to justice and building community resilience to emergencies.

Strategic Plan

The JACS Strategic Plan 2024-2027 defines the strategic direction of the Justice and Community Safety Directorate and sets out how the Directorate will work collectively to achieve this.

The high-level strategic plan is supported by a series of business unit plans, which seeks to demonstrate the linkages across the portfolio in meeting our strategic objectives.

Underpinning our strategy is a shared vision of a Safe, Just and Resilient Community.

We pride ourselves on being a Directorate whose attitudes and actions are consistent with the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) values and behaviours of respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation.

Organisational Chart

The Directorate is comprised of a range of business functions responsible for providing an accessible justice system, community safety and promoting and protecting the rights and interests of all Canberrans.

JACS Organisational Chart as of 18 March 2024

The Directorate is responsible to the following Ministers:

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