Department of Justice and Attorney-General

Queensland Budget 2021-22 · Palaszczuk Government

Minister
Shannon Fentiman MP
Department head
Director-General David Mackie

As at budget day (2021-06-15)

$826.7M
Total expenses
$19.7M
Capital program
$138M
1 tracked measure
3,811
FTE staff

Across budgets

Tracked across 6 budgets (2021-22 to 2026-27).

Key service areas

Justice ServicesLegal and Prosecution ServicesLiquor, Gaming and Fair TradingWomen and Violence Prevention

Budget initiatives

Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Support$138MExpandedAnnounced

Over four years from 2021-22, $30 million to boost domestic, family and sexual violence victim support services, $20 million to expand DFSV housing support, $4.4 million for critical frontline services and perpetrator interventions, and $4 million for Victim Assist Queensland, with more than $138 million provided in 2021-22 to respond to DFSV.

People affected by domestic, family and sexual violence get expanded counselling, crisis housing, court support and financial assistance.

2021-22: $138M

General Government operating. More than $138 million provided in 2021-22 to respond to domestic, family and sexual violence, including new four-year commitments of $30 million for victim support, $20 million for housing support, $4.4 million for frontline services and $4 million for Victim Assist Queensland.

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.

Measure2021-22Total
Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Support$138M$138.0M
Total$138.0M$138.0M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Backlog indicator (greater than 24 months) - Supreme Court Trial Division - Criminal law5%5%5%
Average time to register life events - Births (days)666
Average cost per life event registration$38$38$38
Percentage of blue card holder overall satisfaction with blue card application process and service85%93.57%85%
Number of domestic and family violence counselling service users with cases closed/finalised as a result of the majority of identified needs being met20,00020,00020,000
Average cost per hour of counselling services for people affected by domestic and family violence$123$123$123

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of Justice and Attorney-General (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.