2015-16

PERFORMANCE, ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTCOMES
Leadership that drives organisational
achievements
NTDCS programs were Chief Minister’s Award
Finalists
The Chief Minister’s Awards for Excellence in the
Public Sector formally recognises and rewards
Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) teams
and work groups for outstanding achievements,
as well as outstanding partnerships between the
public sector and private enterprise.
Three NTDCS teams were named finalists for
the Chief Minister’s Awards for Excellence in the
following categories:
Category
Strengthening
government and
public administration
Innovation in the
public sector
Improving Indigenous
employment
outcomes
Nominees
Darwin Correctional
Precinct Commissioning
Prisoner purchasing and
music solution
Sentenced to a Job
initiative
L to R: Acting Executive Director Custodial Operations William Yan
and Deputy Commissioner, Rob Steer at the 2015 Chief Minister’s
Awards
The Commissioning Team, Sentence to a Job
and MTA were accepted as finalists in their
categories. Although they were not award
recipients, the Chief Minister’s Awards provided
an opportunity to showcase what NTDCS is
achieving in the correctional services' sphere.
Overall Best Annual Report – two years in a
row!
NTDCS received the award of ‘Overall Best
Report’ for the second year in a row from the
NT Institute of Public Administration Australia
for the Department’s 2014-15 Annual Report.
The annual report was pulled together by
Janette Galton, Manager Organisational
Performance and Bronwyn Albanesi, Sinead
Noone, Governance and Risk Advisor, with
contributions from across all divisions.
White Ribbon
In December 2015, NTDCS submitted
comprehensive documentation to White Ribbon
Australia for accreditation assessment. On
31 March 2016, the Department of Correctional
Services was officially presented with White
Ribbon Workplace Accreditation, with the
distinction of being the first Correctional
Service in Australia to achieve this.
In granting accreditation status White
Ribbon Australia cited NTDCS as a pioneer
in contributing to national cultural change to
prevent and respond to men’s violence against
women, having evidenced commitment to
gender equality and supporting employees to be
more respectful across all spheres.
Addendum: Following a media broadcast in
July 2016, White Ribbon Australia withdrew
accreditation. On 11 August 2016, NTDCS
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
with CatholicCare NT's ‘No More’ Campaign and
will continue to support the reduction of men’s
violence against women through community
initiatives.
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