The Government of Victoria is delivered by a number of agencies, grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a minister appointed from the Parliament of Victoria

Parliament of Victoria

The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of The Queen, represented by the Governor of Victoria; the Legislative Council ; and the Legislative Assembly...

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Current Departments and agencies

Education and Early Childhood

• Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
• Registered Schools Board
• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
  Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
  The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority is a statutory authority of the Government of Victoria responsible for the provision of curriculum and assessment programs for students in Victoria, Australia...
  
  
• Victorian Institute of Teaching
  Victorian Institute of Teaching
  The Victorian Institute of Teaching is a statutory authority whose task is to recognise and regulate members of the teaching profession in Victoria, Australia,. The Institute registers teachers working in all schools in Victoria....
  
  
• Victorian Qualifications Authority

Emergency Services

• Country Fire Authority
  Country Fire Authority
  Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne...
  
  
• Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne)
  Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne)
  The Metropolitan Fire Brigade , also known as the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, provides firefighting, rescue, and hazardous material incident response services to the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
  
  
• State Emergency Service
  State Emergency Service
  A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared disasters. The SES is also the primary or secondary agency for emergencies, such as storm damage,flood damage, building damage, traffic hazards and road crash rescue...
  
  
• Ambulance Victoria
  Ambulance Victoria
  Since 1 July 2008 emergency ambulance services in Victoria have been provided by a single provider known as Ambulance Victoria. It was formed from the three previous providers of emergency ambulance services: the Metropolitan Ambulance Service , Rural Ambulance Victoria , and the Alexandra District...
  
  

1. Metropolitan Ambulance Service (MAS)
   Ambulance services of Victoria
   Since 1 July 2008 Emergency ambulance services in Victoria have been provided by a single provider known as Ambulance Victoria. It was formed from the three previous providers of emergency ambulance services: the Metropolitan Ambulance Service , Rural Ambulance Victoria , and the Alexandra District...
   
   
2. Rural Ambulance Victoria (RAV)
   Ambulance services of Victoria
   Since 1 July 2008 Emergency ambulance services in Victoria have been provided by a single provider known as Ambulance Victoria. It was formed from the three previous providers of emergency ambulance services: the Metropolitan Ambulance Service , Rural Ambulance Victoria , and the Alexandra District...
   
   
   • St John Ambulance Victoria
     St John Ambulance Australia
     St John Ambulance Australia is a self-funding charitable organisation dedicated to helping people in sickness, distress, suffering or danger. It is part of an international organisation that consists of eight Priories that form the Order of St John.- History :St John First Aid training centres...
     
     
   • Life Saving Victoria
     Life Saving Victoria
     Life Saving Victoria is an Australian life saving organisation formed in 2002 from a merger of the Victorian Branch of the Royal Life Saving Society Australia and Surf Life Saving Victoria. Life Saving Victoria works to prevent drownings and other water related deaths and injuries in Victoria...
     
     
   • Coast guards in Australia
     Coast guards in Australia
     Australia, with 19,650 kilometres of coastline does not have a force purely to defend its coast. The duty of patrolling the Australian coastline falls to the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service , and the Police services of the states...
     
     

Environment

• Department of Sustainability and Environment
• Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
  Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
  The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority region spans 13,000 square kilometres of south-west Victoria, Australia. About 350,000 people live within the catchment area, which stretches from Ballarat to Geelong and along the coast to Peterborough....
  
  
• East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
  East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
  The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority covers 22,000 km² of land, lakes and coastal waters in the easternmost part of Victoria.About 80% of the land of the region is in public ownership, mainly as State Forests and National Parks...
  
  
• Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)
  Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)
  EPA Victoria is a statutory authority that reports to the Victorian Parliament through the . Its purpose is to protect, care for and improve the environment for the benefit of the Victorian community.-Overview:...
  
  
• Mallee Catchment Management Authority
  Mallee Catchment Management Authority
  The Mallee Catchment Management Authority region is the largest catchment area in Victoria, Australia, covering approximately 3.9 million hectares – almost one-fifth of the State.-Mallee Region:...
  
  

Human Services

The Department of Human Services (DHS) is the Victorian Government's largest department. Its responsibilities include health, mental health, senior citizens, community services, and public housing.

The department directly employs more than 13,000 people and funds hospitals, aged care facilities, ambulance services, and community service agencies that collectively employ more than 80,000 people.

• Cemetery Trusts Victoria
• Health Purchasing Victoria
  Health Purchasing Victoria
  Health Purchasing Victoria is an Australian public authority established in 2001 by an amendment to the Victorian Health Services Act 1988, and has a responsibility to facilitate reform of the procurement system for Victorian hospitals and health services...
  
  
• Health Services Commissioner
• Housing and Community Building Division (Office of Housing)
• Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)
  Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)
  The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation is a statutory authority in the Australian state of Victoria, originally funded by hypothecated taxation raised by the Victorian Tobacco Act 1987. It was the first health promotion body in the world to be funded by a tax on tobacco.Better known as...
  
  
• The Cancer Council Victoria
• Various Medical Registration Boards

Planning and Community Development

• Department of Planning and Community Development
• Adult, Community and Further Education Board
• Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation (Now defunct)
• Victorian Multicultural Commission

Police

• Victorian Ministry for Police
  Victorian Ministry for Police
  The Victorian Ministry for Police is a ministry of the Government of Victoria. It has responsibility for three government agencies:*Victorian Crime Commission*Victoria Police*Victorian Office of Police Integrity...
  
  
• Victorian Crime Commission
• Victoria Police
  Victoria Police
  Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. , the Victoria Police has over 12,190 sworn members, along with over 400 recruits, reservists and Protective Service Officers, and over 2,900 civilian staff across 393 police stations.-Early history:The Victoria Police...
  
  
• Victorian Office of Police Integrity
  Office of Police Integrity
  The Office of Police Integrity is a Victorian independent police oversight and anti-corruption agency established by the Victorian Government in November 2004...
  
  

Ports and Waterways

• the Port of Melbourne Corporation
  Port of Melbourne Corporation
  The Port of Melbourne Corporation is a statutory body established by the Victorian Government. The Corporation commenced operations on 1 July 2003, when it took over the management of the Port of Melbourne from Melbourne Port Corporation...
  
  
• the Victorian Regional Channels Authority

Premier and Cabinet

• Department of Premier and Cabinet
• State Services Authority
• Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel
• Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Premier and Cabinet
  Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Premier and Cabinet
  The Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Premier and Cabinet is a Victorian Junior Ministerial position. It is the only Junior Ministry to sit in the Victorian Cabinet. The portfolio's main responsibilities are to: Assist and advise in the running of Cabinet, and to; Assist the Premier in his...
  
  

Primary Industries

• Department of Primary Industries (Victoria)
  Department of Primary Industries (Victoria)
  The Department of Primary Industries is the central Government agency responsible for agriculture, biosecurity, fisheries, earth resources, energy and forestry policy and programs in the State of Victoria, Australia....
  
  
• Energy Safe Victoria

Transport

The Department of Transport(DOT) supports three Ministerial portfolios, the Minister for Public Transport, the Minister for Roads and the Minister for Ports. It also supports one Parliamentary Secretary for Transport.

Agencies

DOT oversees and coordinates the activities of the state agencies responsible for the transport system in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

. These agencies can be divided into three main types - statutory offices, statutory authorities and independent transport safety agencies.

Together with DOT, the agencies provide, manage and regulate transport system activities in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 including -

• heavy and light rail systems including trains and trams
• roads systems and vehicles including cars, trucks and bicycles
• ports and waterways including commercial ships and recreational vessels
• some air transport systems.

Statutory offices

The statutory offices include -

• the Director of Public Transport
  Director of Public Transport
  The Director of Public Transport is the Government agency responsible for promoting, providing, coordinating and regulating public transport in the State of Victoria, Australia...
  
  
• the Transport Infrastructure Development Agent.

These agencies are part of the Department of Transport but each has a distinct statutory charter and powers.

Statutory authorities

The statutory authorities are -

• the Roads Corporation (VicRoads)
  VicRoads
  VicRoads or the Roads Corporation of Victoria is a statutory corporation which is the state road and traffic authority in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is responsible for maintenance and construction of the state arterial road network, as well as driver licensing and vehicle registration. ...
  
  
• the Taxi Services Commission
  Taxi Services Commission
  The Taxi Services Commission is the independent Government agency responsible for conducting a major inquiry, the Taxi Industry Inquiry, into taxi and other small commercial passenger vehicle services in the State of Victoria, Australia...
  
  
• Victorian Rail Track (VicTrack)
  VicTrack
  VicTrack is the Victorian Government agency which owns all railway and tram lines, associated rail lands and other related rail-related infrastructure in the state of Victoria, Australia....
  
  
• V/Line Corporation (V/Line)
  V/Line
  V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
  
  
• the Linking Melbourne Authority
• the Port of Melbourne Corporation
  Port of Melbourne Corporation
  The Port of Melbourne Corporation is a statutory body established by the Victorian Government. The Corporation commenced operations on 1 July 2003, when it took over the management of the Port of Melbourne from Melbourne Port Corporation...
  
  
• the Victorian Regional Channels Authority
• the Transport Ticketing Authority
• the Regional Rail Link Authority.

These agencies are structurally separate from the Department of Transport.

Independent transport safety agencies

The independent transport safety agencies are -

• the Director, Transport Safety (Transport Safety Victoria)
  Director, Transport Safety
  The Director, Transport Safety is the independent Government agency responsible for rail, bus and marine safety in the State of Victoria, Australia. The position was created as a statutory office by the Transport Integration Act 2010...
  
  
• the Chief Investigator, Transport Safety
  Chief Investigator, Transport Safety
  The Chief Investigator, Transport Safety is the independent Government agency responsible for investigation of safety-related trends and incidents in the rail, bus and marine industries in the State of Victoria, Australia. The position was created as a statutory office by the Transport...
  
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These agencies are part of the Department of Transport

Department of Transport (Victoria, Australia)

The Department of Transport or DOT is the central Government agency responsible for the coordination, integration and regulation of the transport system in the State of Victoria, Australia...

 but are functionally independent and report to the relevant Ministers.

Tourism

• Skills Victoria
• Tourism Victoria
• Workplace Rights Advocate

Victorian cross

Justice

• Attorney-General of Victoria
  Attorney-General of Victoria (Australia)
  The Attorney-General of Victoria is a ministry of the Government of Victoria with responsibility for the state's courts and tribunals. The Attorney General is a senior minister in the state government and the First Law Officer of the State....
  
  
• Civic Compliance Victoria
• Department of Justice (Victoria)
  Department of Justice (Victoria)
  The Department of Justice is one of ten departments of the Government of the State of Victoria, Australia.The main purpose of the department is to assist the government achieve its vision of a safe and just Victoria...
  
  
• Consumer Affairs Victoria
  Consumer Affairs Victoria
  Consumer Affairs Victoria is a Victorian government agency that protects and promotes the interests of consumers and is based in the Australian state of Victoria...
  
  
• Corrections Victoria
  Corrections Victoria
  Corrections Victoria is the Victorian government department established in 2003, responsible for Victoria's corrections system. Corrections Victoria manages approximately 50 Community Correctional Centres in Victoria and is also responsible for the management of the states public prisons as well as...
  
  
• Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation
  Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation
  The Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation is the gambling regulator in the Australian state of Victoria. The VCGR is part of the Victorian Department of Justice....
  
  

Treasury and Finance

• Treasurer of Victoria
  Treasurer of Victoria
  The Treasurer of Victoria is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the financial management of Victoria’s budget sector. This primarily includes:* preparation and delivery of the annual State Budget;...
  
  
• The Department of Treasury and Finance
  Department of Treasury and Finance
  In the Australian state of Victoria, the Department of Treasury and Finance , also often informally referred to as The Treasury, is a government department within the Victorian Government that plays a leading role in economic, financial and resource management to support the government in...
  
   provides policy advice to the Victorian Government on economic, financial and resource management, supporting the delivery of its financially responsible and socially progressive policy platform.
• Financial Reform Division
  Financial Reform Division
  The Financial Reform Division was formerly a part of the Department of Treasury and Finance, a department of the Victorian Government. The Financial Reform Division ceased to exist in 2009....
  
  
• The Department formulates and implements the Government’s longer-term economic and budgetary objectives, which are to achieve economic growth for all regions of the State and increase the living standards of all Victorians.