Our people

During 2009–10, the department employed 3 470 full time equivalent (FTE) staff. Through these valuable staff, the department drives performance and delivers effective services to the community.

During 2009–10, the department retained 94 per cent of its permanent employees and 4.83 per cent of permanent employees separated from the public service.

Engagement with the community

Communication of government services is essential to keep the community informed on matters such as:

• the operations of the justice and industrial relations systems
• cases before the courts
• important safety warnings and the status of workplace health and safety investigations
• knowing where to access dispute resolution and Justice of the Peace services.

Direct engagement with stakeholders and the community through discussion papers, draft bills, meetings, seminars, forums, working groups and our website strengthens policy decisions and ensures better service to the people of Queensland.

As at 30 June 2010, the department employed 18.4 FTE staff whose functions relate to media and public relations.

Achievements

• The successful implementation of Victim Assist Queensland was informed by ongoing consultation with key community, non-government and government stakeholders who provide services to and/or represent victims of crime across Queensland. This included the Director-General chairing an inter-departmental working group and an external community reference group, both of which met quarterly throughout 2009 to inform the implementation.
• The department consulted widely on a discussion paper released as part of a review of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989 and on the Neighbourhood Dispute Resolution Bill.
• An amendment to the Electrical Safety Act 2002 introduced a legislative authority for the Minister to issue a recall order to compel a stated designer, manufacturer or importer to recall and make-safe faulty electrical equipment. Consultation on this amendment was undertaken with the Electrical Safety Board and its committees, whose members represent employers, workers and the community.
• The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 was informed by written submissions received from the discussion paper The Queensland Workers’ Compensation Scheme: Ensuring Sustainability and Fairness, as well as four meetings of a Stakeholder Reference Group chaired by the Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations.
• A forum was held for chief executive officers, human resource directors from all public sector agencies and a selection of private sector agencies to promote the Work Life Balance Strategy.
• An industrial relations forum for GOCs was held in February 2009 to assist in implementing the 2010 GOCs Wages Policy and encourage GOCs to provide arrangements that enhance work life balance.

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