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Court Services Victoria

Portfolio: Justice

https://www.courts.vic.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$650M

2025-26 Budget
Flat vs prior year
Total Revenue

$800M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

2,500

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

Court Services Victoria provides the means to achieve the collective ambition by providing high-quality, responsive administrative services and is accountable to Courts Council for doing so.

PURPOSE

Court Services Victoria provides the means to achieve the collective ambition by providing high-quality, responsive administrative services and is accountable to Courts Council for doing so.

Court Services Victoria Strategic Plan 2020-2025 2020 · p.2

Strategic priorities

· 5

1

Excellence in court and tribunal administration

Court Services Victoria Strategic Plan 2020-2025 2020 · p.5
2

Reliable, integrated and innovative technology and digital capabilities

Court Services Victoria Strategic Plan 2020-2025 2020 · p.5
3

Diverse, collaborative, ethical and capable people

Court Services Victoria Strategic Plan 2020-2025 2020 · p.5
4

Contemporary, safe and integrated venues

Court Services Victoria Strategic Plan 2020-2025 2020 · p.5
5

Building understanding, confidence and trust

Court Services Victoria Strategic Plan 2020-2025 2020 · p.5

Outcomes

· 1

Outcome 1: Excellence in court and tribunal administration

Court Services Victoria is committed to excellence in the delivery of justice, and pursue opportunities to streamline service delivery, reduce duplication and implement service delivery improvements to become more effective, efficient and financially sustainable.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Work toward long term financial sustainability by improving the efficiency of service delivery and redirecting resources to maintain and improve frontline services
  • Engage with justice sector partners and stakeholders to work in more connected ways that improve information sharing and service outcomes

Values

· 4

always keeping the people who use and work in the court’s environment front of mind

meaningful community engagement and striving to deliver the best possible experience for court users and the community

collaborating where appropriate with Government and justice sector bodies

continually improving the services we deliver

Performance measures

· 1

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

Case completion efficiency

Stability or improvement

Court Services Victoria Strategic Plan 2020-2025 2020

Target met

Annual Report 2017
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

sexual-harassment-independent-audit-report-phase-one.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

sexual-harassment-independent-audit-report-phase-one.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

csv_strategic_plan_2020-2025_feb21.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

csv_strategic_plan_2020-2025_feb21.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

csv_gender_equality_action_plan_-_progress_report.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

csv_gender_equality_action_plan_-_progress_report.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

csv_strategic_plan_2020-2025_feb21.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

csv_strategic_plan_2020-2025_feb21.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

sexual-harassment-independent-audit-report-phase-one.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

sexual-harassment-independent-audit-report-phase-one.pdf)

Case Processing

Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases

Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

csv_gender_equality_action_plan.pdf)

Case Processing

End-to-end case processing redesign

Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

csv_gender_equality_action_plan.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

sexual-harassment-independent-audit-report-phase-one.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

sexual-harassment-independent-audit-report-phase-one.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

csv_strategic_plan_2020-2025_feb21.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

csv_strategic_plan_2020-2025_feb21.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

csv_gender_equality_action_plan_-_progress_report.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

csv_gender_equality_action_plan_-_progress_report.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

csv_strategic_plan_2020-2025_feb21.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

csv_strategic_plan_2020-2025_feb21.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

sexual-harassment-independent-audit-report-phase-one.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

sexual-harassment-independent-audit-report-phase-one.pdf)

Case Processing

Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases

Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

csv_gender_equality_action_plan.pdf)

Case Processing

End-to-end case processing redesign

Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

csv_gender_equality_action_plan.pdf)

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