Department of Justice and Attorney-General

A package of reforms responding to the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce's Hear her voice – Report Two on women and girls' experiences across the criminal justice system, including law reform on sexual offences, support for victim-survivors, and changes to watchhouses, courts and prisons.

A $225 million package reforms how the justice system treats women and girls, with better support for sexual violence victim-survivors, law and court changes, and improved conditions in watchhouses and prisons.

General Government operating and capital, $225M over 5 years ($32.7M per annum ongoing) across multiple agencies. The $40M in 2023-24 is the whole-of-package figure from BP4 Table 1.1.

Increased funding to address gaps in domestic, family and sexual violence service provision and meet immediate demand in the sector, implementing the DFSV review.

More funding for domestic, family and sexual violence services helps frontline providers meet rising demand and support more victims and survivors.

General Government operating, $58.3M over 4 years and $20.7M per annum ongoing

Increased funding to address sustained growth in demand in the criminal justice system, including additional support for Legal Aid Queensland.

More resources for the District Court and Legal Aid help manage growing demand in the criminal justice system and reduce delays for people seeking justice.

General Government operating, $34M over 4 years and $8.8M per annum ongoing (including $17M over 4 years for Legal Aid Queensland)

Additional funding to support sustainable resourcing of the Coroners Court of Queensland and meet community expectations of comprehensive and timely coronial investigations.

More resources for the Coroners Court mean families get more timely and thorough coronial investigations after the death of a loved one.

General Government operating, $18.9M over 4 years and $5.8M per annum ongoing

Increased funding for the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal to address increasing demand, reduce wait times and deliver an efficient civil justice system for vulnerable Queenslanders.

QCAT, which resolves disputes over tenancies, consumer matters and guardianship, gets more resources to reduce wait times for vulnerable Queenslanders.

General Government operating, $13.4M over 4 years and $1.2M per annum ongoing (combines the up to and including Budget Update and since-Update line items)

Funding to implement the government's response to the Commission of Inquiry relating to the Crime and Corruption Commission and other reforms to enhance the CCC's operations.

Funding implements reforms to the Crime and Corruption Commission following a Commission of Inquiry, strengthening integrity and accountability.

General Government operating, $32.4M over 5 years and $6.4M per annum ongoing (including $20.8M over 5 years for the CCC). The $8.3M in 2023-24 combines the two BP4 line items.

Increased funding for Legal Aid Queensland to meet demand from extending the protected witness scheme to domestic and family violence victim-survivors.

Extending the protected witness scheme to domestic and family violence victims means they are not directly cross-examined by their abuser in court.

General Government operating, $18.6M over 4 years and $4.7M per annum ongoing

Increased funding to support victims of violent crime, including victims of domestic and family violence, and to better respond to victims of property crime where violence or threats have occurred.

More support for victims of violent and property crime, including domestic and family violence, helps people recover after being a victim of crime.

General Government operating, $9M over 4 years

Funding to co-locate and co-administer worker screening checks, including Blue Card and disability worker screening.

Streamlining worker screening checks like the Blue Card helps keep children and vulnerable people safe while making it easier for workers to be cleared.

General Government operating, $6.7M over 4 years