Our Values represent who we are as a Department and what we want to be known for in the Tasmanian community.
Our Values:
- influence policy, practices and service delivery
- help form and strengthen our collective identity as a Department
- influence how we engage with colleagues, clients and external organisations
- create a productive and supportive work environment for all Department of Justice workers
- set an expected level of worker behaviour.
Our values are Integrity, Respect and Accountability. Our workplaces are Inclusive and Collaborative.
We act with:
- Integrity: We are honest, ethical, reliable, and fair in everything we do.
- Respect: We treat our colleagues, stakeholders and clients with courtesy and value the diverse experiences of others.
- Accountability: We are transparent, take ownership for our actions and acknowledge the responsibility we have to our colleagues, stakeholders and clients.
Our workplaces are:
- Inclusive: We enable our colleagues, clients and stakeholders to be respected, valued and treated equitably.
- Collaborative We actively engage with our colleagues, stakeholders and clients to make informed decisions that benefit the Tasmanian community.
In more detail:
Integrity
We are honest, ethical, reliable, and fair in everything we do.
We will:
- Be equitable and free from bias in our actions
- Follow policies and procedures
- Speak up when something doesn’t seem right
- Actively work to build trust and confidence in our services
Respect
We treat our colleagues, stakeholders and clients with courtesy and value the diverse experiences of others.
We will:
- Treat everyone with kindness and sensitivity
- Seek and provide constructive feedback
- Truly listen, seek to understand and acknowledge contributions of others
- Create a positive work environment and push back on disrespectful behaviours
Accountability
We are transparent, take ownership for our actions and acknowledge the responsibility we have to our colleagues, stakeholders and clients.
We will:
- Follow through on the commitments we have made
- Continuously work to improve the services we provide
- Acknowledge our mistakes and actively work to resolve them
- Clearly communicate our decisions and actions
Inclusive
We enable our colleagues, clients and stakeholders to be respected, valued and treated equitably.
We will:
- Value and respect the contributions, needs and experience of others
- Consider the diverse needs of colleagues, clients and stakeholders in everything we do
- Create safe workplaces that are free of discrimination
- Work with our people to provide flexibility where we can
Collaborative
We actively engage with our colleagues, stakeholders and clients to make informed decisions that benefit the Tasmanian community.
We will:
- Seek the views of others, connect and work together to problem solve
- Actively work within and across teams to achieve goals
- Share information to shape ideas together
- Invest the time to develop healthy, supportive workplace relationships