• Source: Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources

      • The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) is a former department of the Government of Victoria. It was created on 1 January 2015 by the government of Premier Daniel Andrews when the number of government departments was reduced from 9 to 7, and assumed responsibility for ministerial portfolios previously spread across 5 departments. It was abolished at the end of 2018 and divided into two new departments.


      Governance and history


      The department was established after the 2014 Victorian state election by the new Labor government, using the powers of the Premier of Victoria and the Governor-in-council under the Public Administration Act 2004 and the Administrative Arrangements Act 1983. Its establishment was part of a reorganisation of the Victorian public sector which combined the functions of 9 departments into 7, following a similar process after the 2010 election which reduced the number of departments from 11 to 9. The new department absorbed all the functions of the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation; the agricultural, forestry and fisheries operations of the Department of Environment and Primary Industries; the transport responsibilities of the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure; and the Industrial Relations Victoria and Arts Victoria agencies from the Department of Treasury and Finance and the Department of Premier and Cabinet respectively.
      An inquiry into the changes was launched by the Legal and Social Issues Committee of the Victorian Legislative Council in 2015. The inquiry was told that the new, larger department was better able to collaborate and promote "liveability" through its functions.
      On 29 November 2018, following the re-election of the Labor Party in the 2018 Victorian state election, it was announced that DEDJTR would be broken up into two new departments: a Department of Transport and a Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions. The changes took effect on 1 January 2019.


      Overview


      The department supports the following 11 ministerial portfolios and their corresponding agencies:

      Agriculture
      Agriculture Victoria Services
      Biosciences Research Centre Joint Venture Board
      Dairy Food Safety, Victoria
      Game Management Authority
      Geoffrey Gardiner, Dairy Foundation
      Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area Industry Development Committee
      Melbourne Market Authority
      Murray Valley Wine Grape Industry Development Committee
      PrimeSafe
      Royal Melbourne Showgrounds Joint Venture Board
      VicForests
      Victorian Strawberry Industry Development Committee
      Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria
      Creative Industries
      Arts Centre Melbourne
      Australian Centre for the Moving Image
      Docklands Studios Melbourne
      Film Victoria
      Geelong Performing Arts Centre
      Melbourne Recital Centre
      Museum Victoria
      National Gallery of Victoria
      State Library of Victoria
      Employment
      Energy and Resources
      Industry
      Ports
      Port of Hastings Development Authority
      Port of Melbourne Corporation
      Victorian Regional Channels Authority
      Victorian Ports Corporation
      Public Transport
      Chief Investigator, Transport Safety
      Level Crossing Removal Authority
      Melbourne Metro Rail Authority
      Public Transport Victoria
      Taxi Services Commission
      Transport Safety Victoria
      V/Line Corporation
      VicTrack
      Regional Development
      Regional Development Victoria
      Roads and Road Safety
      Transport Accident Commission
      VicRoads
      Small Business, Innovation and Trade
      Launch Victoria
      Office of the Small Business Commissioner
      Tourism and Major Events
      Australian Grand Prix Corporation
      Emerald Tourist Railway Board
      Federation Square Pty Ltd
      Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust
      Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust
      Melbourne Cricket Ground Trust
      Visit Victoria
      The department secretary was Richard Bolt, brother of journalist Andrew Bolt, previously head of the Department of Environment and Primary Industries.


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