Retirement Of Chief Executive Of The Department Of Corrections
The State Services Commissioner, Mark Prebble, said it is with reluctance that he has accepted the resignation of the
Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections, Mark Byers.
Mr Byers has chosen to retire early from his role. He will finish in February 2005, having spent 39 years as a dedicated
public servant. His Public Service career culminated in his appointment as the first Chief Executive of the Department
of Corrections in 1995.
"Mr Byers oversaw an extensive modernisation programme for the processes, systems and infrastructure of the department.
"Mr Byers has achieved some notable successes in refocusing the work of the department. He oversaw the policy work
leading to the Corrections Act 2004, and has established 'integrated offender management'. This programme is recognised
internationally as being leading edge practice in the management of offenders. Recently the department has measured, for
the first time ever, a reduction in the reconvictions and re-offending rates of offenders.
Mark Prebble said the Commission will shortly begin the process of appointing a new chief executive for the Department
of Corrections.