Justice Portfolio Strategic Directions 2008-2014

Vision: South Australia to be a safe, fair and just place to live, work, visit and conduct business.

Directions	Outcomes	Prority Areas
To ensure all South Australians have access to democratic, fair and just services	A cohesive society	Improve legislation, systems and procedures. Use new technologies to enhance the justice system. Improve access to advice, information and support services. Educate the public on justice issues and promote responsible practices in the community. Promote active citizenship.
To reduce crime and ensure that crime is dealt with effectively	A safe and reassured community	Reduce crime through early intervention and prevention. Respond to emerging trends in crime and use technologies to fight crime. Continue to provide effective law enforcement. Supervise prisoners and offenders effectively, safely and in accordance with the orders of the court and Parole Board. Provide opportunities for the development, rehabilitation and re-integration of offenders.
To improve public safety through education, prevention and management	A prepared and protected public	Increase focus on prevention and education programmes to enhance community awareness of hazards, risks, actions and responsibilities. Improve the community's ability to prepare and respond to emergencies through proactive planning, collaboration and legislative reform. Maintain an appropriate and timely response to emergencies and assist communities to recover after emergency events. Improve road safety through greater interagency collaboration and further implement road safety strategies and programmes.
To contribute towards building sustainable communities	A resilient community	Improve interactions with the Justice system for Aboriginal people. Improve interactions with the Justice system for socially disadvantaged people. Further develop a culturally appropriate and responsive justice system. Provide opportunity for community participation in Justice services.
To excel in service delivery, innovation and government efficiency	A dynamic, responsive and collaborative Justice Portfolio	Continue to build a valued, skilled, diverse and safe workforce. Implement appropriate public policy, legislation and planning processes to achieve desired Justice outcomes. Create systems to support sound and efficient decision-making, good governance and accountability. Reduce ‘red tape’ in business transactions. Improve infrastructure, information technology and customer services.

Links with South Australia’s Strategic Plan

(Highlighted targets indicate Justice Lead Agency status)

Goal 1: To ensure all South Australians have access to democratic, fair and just services

• T5.4 Enrolment to vote: increase the proportion of eligible young South Australians (18-19 years) enrolled to vote to better the Australian average by 2014.
• T5.8 Multiculturalism: increase the percentage of South Australians who accept cultural diversity as a positive influence in the community.

Goal 2: To ensure that crime is dealt with effectively

• T2.8 Statewide crime rates: reduce victim reported crime by 12% by 2014.

Goal 3: To improve public safety through education, prevention and management

• T2.9 Road safety – fatalities: by 2010, reduce road fatalities to less than 90 persons per year.
• T2.10 Road safety – serious injuries: by 2010 reduce serious injuries to less than 1000 per year.

Goal 4: To contribute towards building sustainable communities

• T3.15 Aboriginal lands - access and management: resolve 75% of all native title claims by 2014.
• T5.1 Boards and committees: increase the number of women on all State Government boards and committees to 50% on average by 2008, and maintain thereafter by ensuring that 50% of women are appointed, on average, each quarter
• T5.2 Chairs of boards and committees: increase the number of women chairing state government boards and committees to 50% by 2010.
• T5.6 Volunteering: maintain the high level of volunteering in South Australia at 50% participation rate or higher.
• T5.8 Multiculturalism: increase the percentage of South Australians who accept cultural diversity as a positive influence in the community. And T1.24 Overseas migration: increase net  overseas migration gain to 8500 per annum by 2014.  (Interacting Targets).
• T6.1 Aboriginal wellbeing: improve the overall wellbeing of Aboriginal South Australians.

Goal 5: To excel in service delivery, innovation and government efficiency

• T1.7 Performance in the public sector - customer and client satisfaction with government services: increase in the satisfaction of South Australians with government services by 10% by 2010, maintaining or exceeding that level of satisfaction thereafter.
• T1.8 Performance in the public sector - government decision-making: become, by 2010, the best-performing jurisdiction in Australia in timeliness and transparency of decisions which impact the business community (and maintain that rating).
• T1.9 Performance in the public sector - administrative efficiency: increase the ratio of operational to administrative expenditure in state government by 2010, and maintain or better that ratio thereafter.
• T2.11 Greater safety at work: Achieve the nationally agreed target of 40% reduction in injury by 2012.
• T2.12 Work-life balance: improve the quality of life of all South Australians through maintenance of a healthy work-life balance.
• T3.13 Energy efficiency – government buildings: improve the energy efficiency of government buildings by 25% from 2000-01 levels by 2014.
• T6.22 People with Disabilities – Double the number of people with disabilities employed by 2014.
• T6.23 Women: have women comprising half of the public sector employees in the executive levels (including chief executives) by 2014.
• T6.24 Aboriginal Employees – Increase the participation of Aboriginal people in the SA public sector, spread across all classifications and agencies by 2010 and maintain or better those levels through to 2014.

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For more information about South Australia’s Strategic Plan please visit www.stateplan.sa.gov.au

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