Department of Justice
Justice services available
Are you having a dispute with your neighbour and need some support? Do you need advice on renting rights and responsibilities or product safety? Do you wish to pay a fine or obtain a birth, death or marriage certificate?
If so then the Department of Justice can help with:
· Birth, death and marriage enquiries – Your application for a birth, death or marriage certificate can be lodged at a Justice Service Centre or Regional Office.
· Community correctional services – Offenders in local communities are supported by Community Corrections Officers to ensure they meet the conditions of their court or parole orders, including connecting them with community work options.
· Consumer help – Consumers and businesses can get advice from Consumer Affairs about a range of topics, including building and renovating, business licensing and regulation, buying and selling property, product safety, renting, shopping and trading.
· Resolving disputes – People can settle their differences informally, fairly and for free through the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria, providing a less costly and faster option than going to court.
· Victims support services – If you have been a victim of crime, there are services across Victoria providing practical support through information and advice, or connections with other services that can help.
· Working with Children Checks – If your paid or volunteer work is child-related, you can get a Working with Children Check card through the department.
· Sorting out fines and warrants – If you have outstanding fines, Sheriff’s Officers can provide information on warrants and payment options, including payment plans and community work.
We also deliver:
· culturally-appropriate responses to local justice issues in partnership with the Koori community – We support local Koori community and government representatives to deliver programs and initiatives that address the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the Victorian justice system.
· correctional facilities and prisons – The Grampians region hosts two of Victoria’s public prisons, the medium-security Hopkins Correctional Centre and medium-security Langi Kal Kal Prison, both for male prisoners.
www.justice.vic.gov.au
Justice service locations
Birth, death and marriage enquiries / Consumer help and information / Community corrections,
correctional facilities and prisons / Resolving disputes and reaching agreement / Regional and local Aboriginal
Justice committees / Sorting out fines and warrants
Service locations / Ballarat Regional Office
206 Mair Street, tel: (03) 4301 7000
Horsham Justice Service Centre
Level 2, 21 McLachlan Street, tel: (03) 4344 1444
Other / Hopkins Correctional Centre
Warrak Road, Ararat, tel: (03) 5352 0500
Langi Kal Kal Prison
Western Highway, Trawalla, tel: (03) 5349 4900
Other statewide services available are:
· Victims Assistance and Counselling Program via Victims of Crime Helpline on tel: 1800 819 817 or online at www.justice.vic.gov.au/victimsofcrime
· Working With Children Check information is available online at www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au
· Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place (providing culturally-appropriate services to Aboriginal men undertaking community-based orders) on tel: (03) 5188 0000
· Translation and interpreter services are available by calling 131 450, or if you are hearing impaired, the department also offers 24 hour TTY assistance by calling tel: 133 677. / Statewide contact details for the above services
Births, Deaths & Marriages
Tel: 1300 369 367
www.bdm.vic.gov.au / Consumer Affairs Victoria
Tel: 1300 558 181
www.consumer.vic.gov.au / Corrections Victoria
Tel: 8684 6600
/ Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria
Tel: 1800 658 528
www.disputes.vic.gov.au / Koori Justice Unit
Tel: 8684 1766
/ Sheriff’s Operations
www.fines.vic.gov.au
Your feedback about our services and staff is welcome in person, by phone (details above) or email to: