Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
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Jurisdiction | Victorian Government |
Headquarters | 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne |
Ministers responsible |
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Website | www |
The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is one of eight government departments in Victoria, Australia.[1] The Department is located at 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne, Victoria, with branch offices in Ballarat and Bendigo.[2]
Similar to other executive offices such as the federal Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet or the British Cabinet Office, the DPC provides support to the Premier and the public service, and is responsible for a number of miscellaneous matters not handled by other departments.
Ministers[]
The DPC supports eight ministers in the following portfolios:
Name | Party | Portfolio | |
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Daniel Andrews | Labor | Premier | |
James Merlino | Labor | Deputy Premier | |
Martin Foley | Labor | Minister for Equality | |
Gavin Jennings | Labor | Special Minister of State Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | |
Tim Pallas | Labor | Minister for Industrial Relations | |
Robin Scott | Labor | Minister for Veterans | |
Gabrielle Williams | Labor | Minister for Women Minister for Youth | |
Richard Wynne | Labor | Minister for Multicultural Affairs |
Functions[]
The DPC has responsibility over the following policy areas:
- Government administration
- Public service
- Aboriginal affairs
- Equalities
- Government communication
- Liaison with Governor
- Veterans' affairs
- Youth affairs
- Electoral affairs
- Government integrity and anti-corruption
- Multicultural affairs
Agencies[]
Agencies under the DPC's portfolios include:
- Electoral Boundaries Commission
- Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor
- Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission
- Infrastructure Victoria
- Local Government Inspectorate
- Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel
- Public Interest Monitor
- Office of the Victorian Government Architect
- Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner
- Public Record Office Victoria
- Shrine of Remembrance
- Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
- Victorian Electoral Commission
- Victorian Inspectorate
- Victorian Interpreting and Translating Service
- Victorian Multicultural Commission
- Victorian Ombudsman
- Victorian Public Sector Commission
- Victorian Treaty Advancement Commission
- Victorian Veterans' Council
See also[]
- List of Victorian government agencies
- Premiers of the Australian states
Notes[]
- ^ "vic.gov.au - Departments and Other Bodies". State Government Victoria. July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Department of Premier and Cabinet. Connect with Us". State Government Victoria. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
References[]
- Department of Premier and Cabinet (September 2014), 2013–14 Annual Report (PDF), Victorian Government
Categories:
- Government departments of Victoria (Australia)
- Victoria (Australia) government stubs