WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Policy, Reform and Legislation (PRL) branch is responsible for ensuring that DCJ’s legal and policy framework is aligned with the Government’s current priorities. PRL provides expert legal policy and law reform advice, and the development of legislation in the justice and communities’ sectors.
The PRL branch provides support to the Attorney General, the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Inclusion, and other Ministers, to DCJ, and to other departments. The PRL branch supports the development and delivery of justice systems reforms and provides parliamentary and administrative support services.

The Directors will:

• Lead the development, evaluation and implementation of cluster wide strategies in line with legislative priorities of the Government and Department
• Provide comprehensive advice on a range of key stronger community portfolio policy priorities
• Manage law and major process reforms to ensure targeted strategies can be implemented quickly and manages ongoing review and reform of major legislation
• Participate in and contribute to strategic and business planning processes, aligning policy review with organisational goals
• Establish and sustain effective working relationships with senior policy professionals and key stakeholders across the public sector
• Identify, evaluate, and critically analyse highly complex and politically sensitive issues and concerns affecting policy outcomes to deliver evidence-based decision making and develop logical, practical, and well-balanced policy resolutions

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS ROLE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR APPLICATION.

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