Department for Courts - Statement of Intent for the year ending 30 June 2004
Presented to the House of Representatives
Pursuant to Section 34A of the Public Finance Act 1989
E.60 SOI(03)
ISSN 1176-2519
Vision
Contributing to a free, fair and equitable society by facilitating access to justice.
Values
The Department has a set of key values that, if they were to be lived by every person in the Department, would make the Department highly successful. The values are:
Work with intelligence Work with empathy Work with integrity.
These are set out more fully below.
Work with intelligence:
Understand what we do and why
- Develop solutions, take ownership and share experiences
- Get the job done with energy and enthusiasm
- Question and challenge when coming up with rules
- Once agreed, know and be responsible for upholding the policies and procedures.
Work with empathy:
- Work with mutual trust and respect
- Understand the needs of each other (internal and external)
- Be responsive to the unique needs that arise from diversity
- Understand the impact of what we do on others and the justice they receive
- Open and sharing teamwork, including coaching and mentoring.
Work with integrity:
- Everyone having equal access to the law
- Work impartially and with objectivity
- Respect privacy and confidentiality
- Work for more timely decisions
- Impart relevant information to assist court users and the public.
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