Department of Transport (Victoria)
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 2008 |
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| Dissolved | April 2013 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Victorian Government |
The Department of Transport (DOT) was the central government agency responsible for the coordination, integration and regulation of the transport system in the State of Victoria, Australia. The Department generated planning, policy, and legislation for transport in Victoria. As a result, the Department drove the integration of Victoria's transport land and water transport systems and the delivery of public transport, road and port services and associated activities across the State. The Department's stated mission was "Building a safer, fairer and greener transport system for all Victorians to create a more prosperous and connected community."
The Department was replaced in April 2013 by the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure, and again in January 2015 by the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.
At the time of its abolition, the Department of Transport supported three Ministerial portfolios, the Minister for Public Transport, the Minister for Roads (the Hon Terry Mulder MLA) and the Minister for Ports (the Hon David Hodgett MLA). It also supported one Parliamentary Secretary for Transport (Mr Gary Blackwood MLA).
The Department of Transport was established in 2008 and assumed the transport portfolio responsibilities of the former Department of Infrastructure. The activities and powers of the Department of Transport were governed by both the portfolios of its Ministers, the Minister for Public Transport, the Minister for Roads, the Minister for Ports and by the Transport Integration Act 2010.
The Department initially started its operation under the Transport Act 1983, which contained an old and minimalist policy framework for the Department and parts of the broader transport portfolio. The development of the Transport Integration Act after a comprehensive process driven by the Transport Legislation Review provided policy and organisational coherence to the Victorian transport portfolio by clarifying the central coordinating role of the Department of Transport. It also provided the Department and its statutory authorities and offices with a clear and modern policy framework and new organisational charters. The charter of the Department was made up of its objects and functions set out in the Transport Integration Act and these commenced in June 2010.
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