Strategic plan 2019-2021

Our vision

Queenslanders have confidence in sentencing.

Our mission

To provide independent expert research and advice, seek public views and promote community understanding of sentencing.

Our values

• We recognise and prioritise the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to reduce their over-representation in the criminal justice system
• We are professional, efficient and responsive
• We listen to all views
• We are open and transparent but maintain the confidentiality of individuals

Strategic Goals

Inform

• Deliver on a well-designed and innovative sentencing research agenda
• Collaborate with key partners, including nationally, to progress dialogue and understanding on key issues
• Regularly scan the environment for emerging and contentious sentencing issues and determine appropriate responses

Engage

• Extend the community engagement strategy to increase community understanding of sentencing, with a focus on connecting to the regions
• Strengthen stakeholder networks to feed into the Council’s work
• Work with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel to build a strong understanding of the implications of sentencing for first nations people

Advise

• Respond effectively and professionally to all Terms of Reference
• Publish resources that are informative, credible and accessible, including for particular cohorts of the community
• Work with the media to build the Council’s role as a sentencing commentator

Key performance indicators

Operational

• Terms of reference delivery - 100% of projects delivered on time
• >4 products/publications

Financial

• All activities funded within expense budget

Engagement effectiveness

• >95% who attend Judge for Yourself  sessions report learning something new
• >10 invitations to speak
• >50% of papers accepted at conferences
• 5% increase in  social media followers
• Stakeholder feedback from annual reputational survey
• 5% increase in eAlert subscribers
• Number of media articles that cite QSAC
• Number of face-to-face Judge for Yourself and online interactions

People, learning and development

• >10 attendances at professional development opportunities

Strategic Risk Areas

• Service delivery
• Reputational
• Performance
• Human Resources