Annual Report 2021 - 2022
Senior Executive
July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022
Monique Hitter
BSW, Dip Law
Acting Chief Executive Officer
(Band 3)
- Budget total: $426.9m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 1,312.5
- Total actual: 1,428
Brendan Thomas was Chief Executive Officer until 1 November 2021.
Our CEO has responsibility for the budget and staff of our whole organisation, and listed totals
reflect this.
Helen Jessop
BA (Hons), ACMA, CGMA
Executive Director, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
(Band 2)
Ms Jessop has been on secondment at the Department of Communities and Justice since 1 December 2021.
Trent Wilson
B Comm, MBA
Executive Director, Digital Transformation
(Band 2)
- Budget total: $0.7m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 8.9
- Total actual: 10
Michael Brodie
B Ec, CA, GAICD
Director, Finance
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $426.9m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 21.0
- Total actual: 21
Our Director, Finance has responsibility for the budget for our whole organisation, and his listed budget total reflects this.
Cherie Pittman
BA (Hons) Grad Dip, InfM LLB (Hons)
Acting Director, Legal Services
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $9.5m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 357.9
- Total actual: 399
Ms Pittman was appointed to this role on 8 November 2021.
Robert Hoyles
EMPA, LLB (Hons), BA (His, Pol, Phil), Accredited Specialist (Criminal Law)
Deputy Director, Criminal Law
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $146.5m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 289.1
- Total actual: 302
Annmarie Lumsden was Director, Criminal Law from 1 July 2021 to 27 October 2021. Mr Hoyles was Acting Director, Criminal Law until his appointment on 23 December 2021.
Alexandra Colquhoun
BA, LLB, MA, LLM (Hons), Accredited Specialist (Family Law)
Director, Family Law
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $66.7m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 211.9
- Total actual: 231
Ms Colquhoun was appointed to this role on 3 November 2021 after acting in the position since 27 November 2020.
Meredith Osborne
BA (Hons), LLB
Director, Civil Law
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $31.8m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 194.6
- Total actual: 216
Jane Cipants
BSW, M Social Policy, EMPA
Director, Client Service
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $34.7m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 68.7
- Total actual: 81
Michelle Jones
Dip Community Organisations, BA
Community Management, Grad Cert Adult
Ed (Community), M Public Administration
Director, (Human Resources)
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $4.9m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 31.5
- Total actual: 33
Jocelyn Flanagan
BA/LLB
Director, Grants
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $8.1m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 62.7
- Total actual: 66
Wayne Gale
BA (Computing) MCom (Accounting)
Director, Information and Communications Technology
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $15.8m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 34.0
- Total actual: 35
Kimberley Wilson
BA, LLB
Acting Director, Aboriginal Services
(Band 1)
- Budget total: $1.2m
- Total staff (full-time equivalent): 4.7
- Total actual: 5
Ms Wilson was appointed to this newly created role on 8 June 2022.
Melissa Burgess
BA, LLB
Deputy Director, Criminal Law(Band 1)
This role shares management of the budget and staff overseen by the Director, Criminal Law.
Ms Burgess was appointed to this role on 6 June 2022. Harriet Ketley acted in this role from 28 October 2021 to 6 June 2022. Robert Hoyles held this role until 27 October 2021.
Katie Kelso
B Comm, LLB
Deputy Director, Family Law
(Band 1)
This role shares management of the budget and staff overseen by the Director, Family Law.
Ms Kelso was appointed to this newly created role on 23 May 2022.