Elise Archer,Attorney-General and Minister for Corrections
Rebecca Devine, a highly respected Probation Officer with more than 25 years’ experience working in Community Corrections, has been named as the Tasmanian recipient of the Australian Corrections Medal in the Australia Day Honours List for 2022.
Ms Devine joined Community Corrections in November 1996 after completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work.
Since that time she has undertaken a range of duties, including working with offenders on parole and other community based orders, and delivering community based rehabilitation programs such as the Family Violence Offender Intervention Program and the Sober Driver Program.
Throughout her 25 years at Community Corrections, Ms Devine has undertaken her role with a tireless and passionate dedication to offender rehabilitation and community safety.
She has the ability to place the long-term outcomes of increased community safety and reduced rates of reoffending over and above the challenges of working with, at times, resistant and complex high-risk clients.
Ms Devine has mentored new staff for many years, including the professional supervision of students on placement at Community Corrections, and she continues to generously give her time to the development and training of each new member of the Community Corrections team.
Ms Devine brings enormous energy and enthusiasm to her work with offenders and promotes a positive and supportive workplace culture, demonstrating knowledge, dedication and experience in all aspects of her work.
The Australian Corrections Medal is presented to one Tasmanian recipient each year as part of the Australia Day Honours List, and I would like to personally congratulate Ms Devine for this well-deserved recognition of her tireless and dedicated work over many years.
