A special message to staff - Queensland Corrective Services ...

Contents
Legislation Review Team appointed 3 Making a difference in Hervey Bay 4 The new-look corporate uniform is unveiled 5 News from
Information Management 6 WORC conference and awards 7 Programs 10 IOMS update 11 Fast News 12
Front cover photos: Main picture, DCS goes to the Ekka (story page 8); bottom left, the new-look corporate wardrobe is unveiled (story page 5);
and news from the annual WORC conference, including the 2004 award winners (page 7).
A special message to staff
Deadlines
CORRECTIONS News is published monthly by the Queensland Department of Corrective Services for its staff and stakeholders.
It is distributed on the first payday of the month, with the next issue out on October 13. Deadline for contributions is September 28.
Subsequent issues will come out on November 10 (deadline October 26) and December 8 (deadline November 23).
Please send disks, hard copy and photographs to the Media and Communications Unit, GPO Box 1054, Brisbane, 4001. The unit reserves the right to edit contributions.
Photographs should be black and white or colour prints, transparencies or negatives, or high quality digital photographs.
If you are photographed for Corrections News, you will be required to consent to the use of your personal information in accordance with the Queensland Government s
Information Privacy Standard 42. The information privacy principles contained within this Standard govern the collection, use, storage, security, and disclosure of personal
information. Consent forms are available on the intranet or from media unit staff.
Contacts:
Editor Carly Wood phone 3227 6595 Carly.Wood@dcs.qld.gov.au facsimile 3239 0529
Publications Officers Helen Schofield phone 3227 6739 Helen.Schofield@dcs.qld.gov.au; Peter O Halloran phone 3227 7231 Peter.OHalloran@dcs.qld.gov.au
Assistant Communications Officer Leslie Bonner phone 3238 3943 Leslie.Bonner@dcs.qld.gov.au
Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Department of Corrective Services. No article may be produced in full or in part without the permission of the Editor.
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Remembering the little champion with a big heart
Sam Abbott, our son, lost his battle against leukemia after a very
long three-and-a-half years.
For those people who met him, to others that knew of him, I can tell
you as a parent I couldn t be prouder to have had him come into our
lives for a short eight years.
Sam s courage, strength and generosity were his main strengths,
and his cheeky and charming traits made him a very special little
boy with one very big heart.
On behalf of my family, Mel my wonderful wife and Tayla my
princess, we wish to thank all the staff at Sir David Longland that
helped and supported us, and cared enough to allow me to be with
Sam and my family during these past years.
I also wish to thank all the other centres throughout Queensland
Corrections for their support and goodwill during Sam s journey.
Rob Abbott
Sir David Longland Correctional Centre
Custodial Correctional Officer
Brought from Angels from above
you came, you saw,
you conquered all,
we light a candle
just to show the other stars
how bright you glow.
Our Little Champion
Sam Terence Robert Abbott
June 17, 1996 June 18, 2004

Reviewing
our legislation
Review
Corrective Services Act 2000
Meet the team reviewing the Department s legislation Fiona Rafter,
David Crothers, Anthony Knobloch, Tom Humphreys, Amanda Dulvarie
and Tomara Spreadborough.
Appointed to the Legislation Review Team positions last month, they
will be responsible for carrying out the review of the Corrective Services
Act 2000 on a day-to-day basis, including the public consultation
process which starts later this month.
Fiona Rafter moves from her position as Women s Services Manager to
the position of Project Director and Tomara Spreadborough, who has
been the A/Adviser with the Concerned Persons Register, has been
appointed as the Policy Adviser to the team.
Wolston Correctional Centre s Secure Manager David Crothers, Tom
Humphreys from the Department of Communities and Amanda
Dulvarie, who has previously worked with Corrective Services and
most recently with the Department of Transport, join the team as
Principal Policy Advisers.
Anthony Knobloch from Brisbane Women s Correctional Centre is
A/Principal Policy Adviser.
Fiona said the team combined an extensive knowledge of corrective
services operations, legal and whole-of-Government policy expertise.
Even with that combination of operational knowledge and policy
development skills, it is vital to the review process that staff and
stakeholders take the opportunity to express their views, she said.
I urge interested people to keep an eye on our DCS website, the Intra-,
and Extranets and Corrections News for updates on how they can
Dorretti deGraaff
The Legislation Review Team, from left, Anthony Knobloch, Tomara Spreadborough, Amanda Dulvarie, David Crothers,
Fiona Rafter and Tom Humphreys
contribute to making this review as comprehensive as possible.
Interested groups and individuals will be able to submit their views
online or by mailing their written responses.
The public consultation process will begin later this month when a
series of issues papers are released for comment.
Feedback sessions are also being planned, providing staff and
stakeholders with opportunities to express their views in person.
The consultation process will continue until February 2005. The new
legislation is expected to be enacted on July 1, 2006.
Legislation Review
You can contact the Legislation Review Team by email
legislation.review@dcs.qld.gov.au or by mailing Legislation
Review Team, Department of Corrective Services, GPO Box
1054, Brisbane QLD 4001.
For further information about the Legislation Review log on
to the DCS website at www.dcs.qld.gov.au Staff can access
information at the DCS Intranet just click the Legislation
Review icon on the homepage.
Corporate Services Executive Director appointed
Dorretti deGraaff has been appointed Corporate Services Executive Director.
Ms deGraaff has been overseeing the Internal Audit for the past two years and was
recently involved in a review of the operations and procedures of custodial correctional
centres.
Ms deGraaff has close to 20 years experience in the public sector, including positions
with Queensland Health, Education, Community Services, the Queensland Ombudsman,
and the Criminal Justice Commission (now the Crime and Misconduct Commission).
Director-General Frank Rockett, who announced the appointment last month, said
Dorretti brought a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position.
I would also like to acknowledge the signifi cant contribution made by Jenny Briant
whilst she acted in this position for the past 18 months, particularly her signifi cant
achievements in terms of the Department s relationship with Treasury, the Cabinet
Budget Review Committee and budget process, co-sponsoring the IOMS project and
the audit committee, and for maintaining continuity in Corporate Services at a time of
major change, he said.
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