Department of Community Safety

The Department of Community Safety was a Queensland Government department established in March 2009 and dissolved in 2015. The department formed from a merger of the former Department of Emergency Services and the Department of Corrective Services. It is headquartered at Kedron in Brisbane.

Department of Community Safety
Department overview
Formed2009
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Emergency Services
  • Department of Corrective Services
Dissolved2013
JurisdictionQueensland
HeadquartersKedron, Brisbane
Minister responsible

It consisted of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Emergency Management Queensland, the Queensland Corrective Services, and the Queensland Ambulance Service.

Functions

The Department of Community Safety was responsible for providing front line services in law enforcement, emergency services, and other community safety services.

Dissolution

On the 1 November 2013, the Department of Community Safety was renamed the Public Safety Business Agency and had various functions transferred to other departments and agencies. The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and Emergency Management Queensland were merged to become the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. Disaster resilience and recovery programs were transferred to the Department of Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience. Queensland Corrective Services was assigned to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.

Awards

The Department of Community Safety along with the Queensland Police Service established the 2010-2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation.[1]

See also

References
  1. Medal Yearbook 2013. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2013. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-908-828-00-2.
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