Department of Justice and Community Safety
$10.5B
$10,537,763,322, 2026-27
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 5, Department of Justice and Community Safety - Financial statement. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Capital projects listed
25
From the published project register, largest first below.
Programs
This government publishes a total for the department but not what each of its programs costs, so there is no level below this one to show. The figure above is the one in the budget papers, and the projects and contracts below are the levels that are published.
Major projects
Men's prison system capacity (statewide)
$809.1M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2026-27.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Technology and resources to support Victoria’s fines system (statewide)
$190.3M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2026-27. The TEI has increased by $10.000 million reflecting increased delivery complexity. The completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2026–27 in line with a revised program schedule.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Emergency Services High-priority infrastructure (statewide)
$181.7M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2027-28. The TEI has increased by $13.861 million, with $13.261 million due to funds being reprioritised from the Delivering a new Victoria State Emergency Service Footscray unit (Maidstone) initiative, $0.100 million reprioritised from the Delivering Emergency Services Upgrades (statewide) initiative, and $0.500 million due to budgeted amounts being reclassified as capital instead of operating expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2027-28 in line with the revised delivery program.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Delivering new police station infrastructure (statewide)
$150.1M
Estimated completion qtr 3 2027-28. The TEI has decreased by $3.000 million due to funds being reprioritised to the Critical police station infrastructure (Melbourne) initiative. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 3 2027-28 in line with a revised project schedule.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
CFA Capital Upgrades Program (statewide)
$108.8M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29. The TEI has increased by $27.663 million, $9.500 million due to funds being reprioritised from the Delivering Emergency Services Upgrades (statewide) initiative, $17.663 million reprioritised from the Building more Country Fire Authority stations (regional) initiative, and $0.500 million due to budgeted amounts being reclassified as capital instead of operating expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2028-29 in line with a revised project schedule.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
FRV Capital Upgrades Program (statewide) (b)
$103.9M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2027‑28.
B · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Delivering new Country Fire Authority fleet (statewide)
$100.0M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2035-36.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Next generation computer aided dispatch system for Triple Zero (statewide)
$92.9M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2027-28.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Upgrading Victoria’s Triple Zero telephony (statewide)
$67.5M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Strengthening of youth justice precincts (statewide)
$58.3M
Estimated completion qtr 2 2026-27. The TEI has decreased by $1.118 million due to budgeted amounts being reclassified as operating instead of capital expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 2 2026-27 in line with a revised program schedule.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers - Country Fire Authority (statewide)
$51.2M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29. This initiative was formerly published as 'Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers (statewide)'. The TEI has increased by $46.034 million to $99.094 million due to funds being reclassified as capital instead of operating expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The initiative has then been disaggregated into Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers – Country Fire Authority (statewide), Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers – Emergency Management Victoria (statewide) and Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers – Victoria State Emergency Service (statewide).
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Supporting the State’s forensic capability (statewide)
$50.8M
Statewide · Completed project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Critical police infrastructure (Melbourne)
$49.9M
Estimated completion qtr 1 2026-27. The TEI has increased by $3.000 million due to funds being reprioritised from the Delivering new police station infrastructure (statewide) initiative. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 1 2026-27 in line with a revised project schedule.
Melbourne · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Equipping frontline police officers with conducted energy devices (statewide)
$43.6M
Statewide · Completed project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Fire Rescue Victoria - Rolling fleet replacement program (statewide) (b)
$40.0M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29.
B · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers - Victoria State Emergency Service (statewide)
$32.6M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29. This initiative was formerly published as 'Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers (statewide)'. The TEI has increased by $46.034 million to $99.094 million due to funds being reclassified as capital instead of operating expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The initiative has then been disaggregated into Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers – Country Fire Authority (statewide), Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers – Emergency Management Victoria (statewide) and Further supporting our emergency services and volunteers – Victoria State Emergency Service (statewide).
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Delivering serious consequences and keeping the community safe (statewide)
$32.5M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2030-31. The TEI includes $10.896 million announced in the 2025-26 Budget Update in the Community Safety Package initiative.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Upgrading Fire Rescue Victoria’s human resources information system (statewide)
$27.0M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2027-28.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Repair of Rochester and Heathcote VICSES Emergency Hub (Rochester/Heathcote)
$26.8M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2026-27. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2026-27 in line with a revised project schedule.
Rochester/Heathcote · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Police information technology refresh (statewide)
$25.9M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Building more Country Fire Authority stations (statewide)
$23.5M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2029-30.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Mobile technology for police and evidence recording upgrade (statewide)
$21.3M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Continuity of the Road Safety Camera Network (statewide)
$20.0M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2029-30.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Prison system capacity expansion and security upgrades (metropolitan)
$19.3M
Estimated completion qtr 2 2026-27. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 2 2026-27 in line with a revised project schedule.
Metropolitan · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Victoria Police licensing and registration management system (statewide)
$18.5M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Largest contracts
Nothing published is linked to this entity. Rows are matched to an entity by the name the register uses, which does not always match the name in the budget papers; the unmatched ones are still in the full register.