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Annual Report 2021 - 2022

Senior Executive

July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022

Monique Hitter

Monique Hitter, Director

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

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

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

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

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

Rob 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

Alex 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

Meredith Osbourne

BA (Hons), LLB

Director, Civil Law
(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $31.8m
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 194.6
  • Total actual: 216

Jane Cipants

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

Michelle Jones, Senior Executive

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

Jocelyn Flanagan Director

BA/LLB

Director, Grants
(Band 1)

  • Budget total: $8.1m
  • Total staff (full-time equivalent): 62.7
  • Total actual: 66

Wayne Gale

Wayne Gale Director

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

Kim 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

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

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.