Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)

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Department of Premier and Cabinet
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Department overview
Jurisdiction Victorian Government
Headquarters 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
Ministers responsible
Website www.dpc.vic.gov.au

The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is a government department in Victoria, Australia. [1] The department is located at 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne, Victoria, with branch offices in Ballarat and Bendigo. [2]

Contents

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 five ministers in the following portfolios: [3]

NamePartyPortfolio
Daniel Andrews Labor Premier
Jacinta Allan Labor Deputy Premier
Tim Pallas Labor Minister for Industrial Relations
Gabrielle Williams Labor Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Danny Pearson Labor Minister for Government Services

Functions

The DPC has responsibility over the following policy areas:

Agencies

Agencies under the DPC's portfolios include:

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.
  3. "DPC ministers". Victorian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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