MEDIA RELEASE

Report tabled for the inquiry into

Annual and Financial Reports 2020-21

(Justice and Community Safety)

The Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety published a report today, including 29 recommendations with respect to the operation of corrective services, restorative justice, police, gambling machines, and human rights in the Territory.

During the inquiry, the Committee examined all or part of the following Annual and Financial Reports for 2020-21: ACT Electoral Commission; ACT Gambling and Racing Commission; ACT Human Rights Commission; ACT Integrity Commission; ACT Policing; Inspector of the ACT Integrity Commission; Justice and Community Safety Directorate; Legal Aid ACT; Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Office of the Inspector of Correctional Services; Office of the Public Trustee and Guardian; and Sentence Administration Board.

Under the Assembly’s standing orders, the Government is required to respond to committee reports within four months of tabling.

The report is available at: https://www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentary-business/in-committees/recent-reports

20 May 2022

STATEMENT ENDS.

Committee Chair, Mr Peter Cain MLA on (02) 6205 1927

Committee Secretary, Kathleen de Kleuver, on (02) 6207 0524 or at LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au