Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is a
Queensland
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government agency
A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...
responsible for the housing of inmates at Queensland correctional centres. It belongs to the
Department of Justice and Attorney-General. QCS operates eleven high security and six low security correctional centres across the state.
Keith Hamburger was director-general from 1988 to 1997.
See also
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List of prisons in Australia
This is a list of operational and former Australian prisons for adult males and females and youth detention centres for juveniles. Prisons listed as "museum" are former prisons that are now open for public inspection and tours.
Throughout th ...
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List of Queensland Government departments
Government in Queensland is delivered by a number of agencies, grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a government minister who is a member of the Parliament of Queensland, appointed by the Governor as the rep ...
References
External links
Queensland Corrective Services
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Government agencies of Queensland