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• Our contribution to Queensland Government services
• Our performance compared nationally
• Service delivery locations
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• Cover page
• Containment services
• Containment services (cont.)
• Containment services (cont.)
• Supervision services
• Supervision services (cont.)
• Supervision services (cont.)
• Intervention services
• Intervention services (cont.)
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• Intervention services (cont.)
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• Governance
• Governance
• Governance (cont.)
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• Governance (cont.)
• Our leadership
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• Corporate governance committees
• Corporate governance committees (cont.)
• Organisational structure
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• Appendix
• Key performance statistics
• Cover page
• Table 1
• Tables 2-4
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• Tables 10-11
• Table 12
• Departmental contact details
• Feedback form
• Financial statements
• Financial summary
• Financials guide
• Statement 1
• Statement 2
• Statement 3
• Statement 4
• Statement 4(cont.)
• Notes 1a-1d
• Notes 1e-1j
• Notes 1k-1m
• Notes 1n-1s
• Notes 1t-1v
• Notes 1w-1ab
• Notes 1ac-1ad
• Notes 2-3
• Notes 4-5
• Note 6
• Notes 7-9
• Notes 10-13
• Notes 14-15
• Notes 16-19
• Note 19 (cont.)
• Notes 19 (cont.)-20
• Notes 21-23
• Note 24
• Note 25
• Note 26
• Notes 26 (cont.)-28
• Notes 29-30
• Notes 30 (cont.)-31
• Notes 32-34
• Certificate of the Department
• Independent audit report
• Annual Report Index
• Downloads Page

Overseas Travel

No departmental officer travelled overseas during the financial year.


Consultancies

Consultancies undertaken in 2003-04 included:

• Evaluation of Sexual Offenders Program, Griffith University - $11,000
• Evaluation of the Department’s Anger Management Program, University of South Australian - $71,940
• Evaluation of Substance Abuse: Prevention and Managing Relapse Program, Dr Sharon Dawe - $23,414

Voluntary early retirement

In accordance with Directive No 27/99, the Department is required to report on voluntary early retirement. There were no packages offered or taken by employees during the year.


Energy management report

The Department’s retail electricity power contract negotiated in December 2001 for three years realised savings of approximately 18% for the year when compared to the equivalent tariff rate/s. Total expenditure on electricity and gas for 2003-04 was $5.116 million.

During the year, the Department selected a small number of energy service companies to potentially conduct energy audits at pilot sites with the view to proceeding with energy performance contracting arrangements.

If the Department proceeds with such arrangements, it will be on the basis that they will yield energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions, through a range of agreed energy conservation measures.

These reductions will assist the Government in meeting its overall energy cost reduction objectives over the next four years. The energy savings will be in all types of utility consumption, including water.

The Department is also investigating future opportunities for cogeneration of electricity, utilising its standby generation capacity. This initiative would assist in the reduction of electricity costs.

Strategic waste management plan

The Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Policy 2000 requires the Department to undertake strategic waste management planning.

This planning addresses current and proposed waste management practices, and defines strategies, actions, timeframes, performance indicators and overall requirements for the development and implementation of a plan with respect to all waste streams within the Department.

During 2003-04, a waste management strategic plan was prepared for implementation in the 2004-05 year. The plan utilises the Woodford Correctional Centre as a pilot site and the results of the twelve-month project will form the basis of a generic plan for implementation throughout all departmental facilities.

Woodford Correctional Centre was chosen as the pilot site due to the size of the centre and the range of activities conducted within the site.

The plan addresses:

• disposal and recycling of waste materials from timber and metal and other industry manufacturing operations
• energy management efficiencies
• water conservation management efficiencies
• effluent and water treatment plant management plans
• recycling of waste paper and cardboard
• various processes for treatment of pollutants from industry related activities to comply with Environmental Protection Authority requirements
• treatment of clinical waste
• treatment of food waste

Judicial review

During 2003-04, 33 new judicial review cases were filed against the Department by prisoners. Fourteen judicial review matters were determined by a court, with the Department successful in 13 cases and unsuccessful in one.

Four other matters were withdrawn by applicants prior to hearing.

Freedom of Information

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1992, the Department received 1131 applications, a 21% increase over the previous year.

In dealing with these applications the Department considered 141,000 documents and released 98% of these documents, in full or in part.

Department of Corrective Services
Annual Report 2003-04