Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)

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]

Department of Premier and Cabinet
Department overview
JurisdictionVictorian Government
Headquarters1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.dpc.vic.gov.au

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
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:

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
  • Office of the Governor
  • 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


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See also

Notes
  1. "vic.gov.au - Departments and Other Bodies". State Government Victoria. July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. "Department of Premier and Cabinet. Connect with Us". State Government Victoria. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.

References


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