Submission to the Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee on Its Review of the Criminal Justice Commission's Activities

• NCJ Number: 152296
• Date Published: 1994
• Length: 330 pages
• Corporate Author: Queensland Criminal Justice Cmssn
• Sale Source: Queensland Criminal Justice Cmssn
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

This July 1994 report of Queensland's Criminal Justice Commission (Australia) focuses on the Commission's progress in implementing the recommendations contained in the previous Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee reports.

Abstract

Although this report is being prepared simultaneously with the 1993/94 Annual Report of the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC), this report focuses on strategic and procedural issues, leaving operational and audit considerations to the annual report. The opening chapter provides an overview of the background, goals, functions, and responsibilities of the CJC. The CJC is a direct descendant of the Fitzgerald Commission of Inquiry and was constituted to be independent of executive control and be accountable directly to the people of Queensland through the all-party Parliamentary Committee. The Commission is permanently charged with monitoring, reviewing, coordinating, and initiating reform of the administration of criminal justice and fulfilling those criminal justice functions not appropriately performed by the police or other agencies. The CJC's overall goal is to promote justice and integrity in Queensland by safeguarding the integrity of public administration, improving the criminal justice system, providing an effective witness protection program, combating organized and major crime, preventing corruption in public-sector organizations, and promoting public understanding of and informed discussion on criminal justice issues. Each chapter of this report presents the background, structure, and achievements of a CJC division. The divisions focus on official misconduct, intelligence, research and coordination, corruption prevention, and corporate services. A report is also presented from the Office of General Counsel. Other chapters present a review of recommendations made in Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee Reports Nos. 13 and 18, as well as amendment of Criminal Justice Act 1989. Eleven appendixes present supplementary material.