CHIEF EXAMINER - Key Persons

Joanne Smith is Victoria's Chief Examiner, who plays a key role in investigating organised crime. Joanne Smith is Victoria's Chief Examiner. The Chief Examiner is an independent statutory officer, appointed by the Governor-in-Council. Ms Smith began her five-year appointment as Victoria's Chief Examiner on 20 June 2018 and was reappointed for a further five years on 20 June 2023. Ms Smith first joined the Office of Chief Examiner in February 2016, with her appointment as an Examiner. Before that, Ms Smith was a Deputy Public Interest Monitor in the newly established Office of the Public Interest Monitor. Ms Smith has extensive experience in the exercise of coercive powers. Her career spans prosecution, law enforcement and integrity agencies in Victoria.