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Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources

{{Short description|Government organization in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia}}

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| preceding1 = Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure

| preceding2 = Department of Environment and Primary Industries

| dissolved = {{End date|2018|12|31|df=y}}

| superseding1 = Department of Transport

| superseding2 = Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions

| jurisdiction = State of Victoria, Australia

| headquarters = Melbourne

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| minister1_name = Jacinta Allan

| minister1_pfo = Minister for Public Transport, Minister for Major Projects

| minister2_name = Philip Dalidakis

| minister2_pfo = Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade

| minister3_name = Luke Donnellan

| minister3_pfo = Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Minister for Ports

| minister4_name = John Eren

| minister4_pfo = Minister for Tourism and Major Events

| minister5_name = Martin Foley

| minister5_pfo = Minister for Creative Industries

| minister6_name = Natalie Hutchins

| minister6_pfo = Minister for Industrial Relations

| minister7_name = Wade Noonan

| minister7_pfo = Minister for Industry and Employment, Minister for Resources

| minister8_name = Jaala Pulford

| minister8_pfo = Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional Development

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| chief1_name = Richard Bolt

| chief1_position = Secretary

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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.{{cite web|title=Machinery of Government Changes|url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/Submission_2.pdf|publisher=Government of Victoria|accessdate=13 April 2017}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Donaldson|first1=David|title=Victorian government reshuffles departments, public service|url=http://www.themandarin.com.au/13277-andrews-centralises-victorian-public-service/|accessdate=13 April 2017|work=The Mandarin|date=5 December 2014}} 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.{{cite book|last1=Parliament of Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee|title=Inquiry into machinery of government changes: interim report|date=December 2015|publisher=Victorian Government Printer|isbn=978-1-925458-03-9|page=4|url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/SCLSI/MOG/Report/LSIC_58-03_Text_WEB.pdf|accessdate=16 April 2017}}

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.{{cite book|last1=Parliament of Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee|title=Inquiry into machinery of government changes: Final Report|date=May 2016|publisher=Victorian Government Printer|isbn=978-1-925458-35-0|page=19|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/SCLSI/MOG/Report/Final_Report/LSIC_58-04_Text_WEB.pdf|accessdate=16 April 2017}}

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.{{cite web |title=A Strong Team To Keep Delivering For All Victorians |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/a-strong-team-to-keep-delivering-for-all-victorians/ |website=Premier of Victoria |accessdate=29 November 2018 |date=29 November 2018}}

Overview

The department supports the following 11 ministerial portfolios and their corresponding agencies:{{cite book|last1=Parliament of Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee|title=Inquiry into machinery of government changes: interim report|date=December 2015|publisher=Victorian Government Printer|isbn=978-1-925458-03-9|page=101|url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/SCLSI/MOG/Report/LSIC_58-03_Text_WEB.pdf|accessdate=16 April 2017}}{{cite book|title=DEDJTR Delivers: Strategic Plan|date=July 2016|publisher=Government of Victoria|pages=38–39|url=http://economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1405995/DEDJTR_Strategic_Plan_2016-17.pdf|accessdate=16 April 2017}}

The department secretary was Richard Bolt, brother of journalist Andrew Bolt, previously head of the Department of Environment and Primary Industries.

References

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{{Government of Victoria}}

{{Transport departments of Victoria}}

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Category:Former government departments of Victoria (state)

Category:Transport in Victoria (state)

Category:2015 establishments in Australia

Category:Ministries established in 2015

Category:Ministries disestablished in 2018

Category:2018 disestablishments in Australia