Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: $100,894 - $114,476

Grade: VPS 4

Occupation: Policy

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DJ9251MAY2026

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

About Us

The First Law Officer (FLO) Team sits within the Integrity Policy and Performance business unit of the Justice System Coordination and Reform group and leads the delivery of a number of the Attorney-General's First Law Officer functions.

The Attorney General's First Law Officer function comprises a variety of compelling matters which go to upholding the rule of law and promoting the administration of justice. The team's work includes receiving and managing applications and advises on:

• petitions for mercy, including the Governor's power to grant a pardon and the Attorney-General's power to refer matters to the Court of Appeal;
• the transfer of prisoners between jurisdictions to face trial;
• the expungement scheme, a scheme which allows for the expungement of historical convictions for homosexual activity which would not be a crime today;
• the State's compliance with its obligations to act as a model litigant.

About the Role

Some of your duties will include:

• Assisting with the provision of high-quality assessments of applications and complaints in relation to the Attorney-General's First Law Officer functions.
• Engaging, consulting, and working collaboratively with our partners across the department and the broader justice system to deliver the First Law Officer functions.
• Contributing to the preparation and lodgement of cabinet and parliamentary documentation and the drafting of ministerial and other correspondence.

About You

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

• Knowledge of/and or experience of regulation, administrative assessments or law.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of/and or experience in Victorian Government administrative processes would be advantageous.

Qualifications

A tertiary qualification in criminology, public policy or law is highly desirable but not mandatory.

Child Safe Statement of Commitment

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.