Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (Queensland)

Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services
Department overview
Jurisdiction Queensland
Headquarters 111 George Street, Brisbane
Minister responsible
  • Tracy Davis, Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services
Deputy Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Michael Hogan, Director-General
Website www.communities.qld.gov.au

The Department of Communities, Child Services and Disability Services is a department in the Queensland Government which is responsible for providing a number of social services. The Minister for Communities, Child Services and Disability Services Tracy Davis is responsible for the department,[1] along with Assistant Minister for Child Safety Tarnya Smith.[2] The department's head office is at 111 George Street in the Brisbane CBD.

The department has a range of focus areas in the delivery of human services including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services, child safety, disability, community care, housing, homelessness, multicultural affairs, sport, recreation and women. The department is divided across seven regions: South East, South West, Far North Queensland, North Queensland, North Coast, Brisbane and Central Queensland.

In 2009, the Department of Housing was abolished. The Department of Communities assumed the responsibility for administering the Housing Act 2003.[3]

Functions

Department of Communities is responsible for developing policy on community engagement, volunteering, crime prevention, family and domestic violence prevention, family support as well as support for individuals affected by problem gambling and alcohol abuse. It also provides support to those dealing with homelessness, disaster recovery and enabling the aged and youth to engage government services and information.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Minister". Government of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Assistant Minister". Government of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Our history". Department of Communities. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Department of Communities Qld". Consumer and business directory. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

External links

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