The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) is a former

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of the

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. It was created on 1 January 2015 by the government of Premier

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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

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by the new

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government, using the powers of the

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and the

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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

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; the transport responsibilities of the

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; and the Industrial Relations Victoria and Arts Victoria agencies from the

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and the Department of Premier and Cabinet respectively. An inquiry into the changes was launched by the Legal and Social Issues Committee of the

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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

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, it was announced that DEDJTR would be broken up into two new departments: a

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and a

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) was a department in Victoria, Australia. Commencing operation on 1 January 2019, the DJPR supported six ministers across 10 portfolios, broadly related to economic development. Along with th ...

. 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 **

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**Victorian Strawberry Industry Development Committee **Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria *Creative Industries **

Arts Centre Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne, originally known as the Victorian Arts Centre and briefly called the Arts Centre, is a performing arts centre consisting of a complex of theatres and concert halls in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, located in the central M ...

Australian Centre for the Moving Image ACMI, formerly the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, is Australia's national museum of film, television, videogames, and art. ACMI was established in 2002 and is based at Federation Square in Melbourne, Victoria. During the 2014-15 finan ...

Docklands Studios Melbourne Docklands Studios Melbourne is a major film and television production complex located in Melbourne’s redeveloped Docklands precinct. The site is approximately from Melbourne’s Central Business District. The complex opened in 2004 and its ...

Film Victoria VicScreen, formerly known as Film Victoria, is the Victoria State Government, Victorian Government’s creative and economic screen development agency. They function behind the scenes, supporting professionals, infrastructure, projects and ev ...

Geelong Performing Arts Centre Geelong Arts Centre, formerly the Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC), is a performing arts, functions, and events venue located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The complex is located between Little Malop and Ryrie Streets in central Geelon ...

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*Employment *Energy and Resources *Industry *Ports **

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**Victorian Regional Channels Authority **Victorian Ports Corporation *Public Transport **Chief Investigator, Transport Safety **

Level Crossing Removal Authority The Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is a program of the Government of Victoria, Australia, to remove 110 level crossings and rebuild 51 railway stations in Melbourne. After pledging the removal of 50 level crossings at the 2014 Victor ...

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**Transport Safety Victoria **

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Corporation **

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*Regional Development **Regional Development Victoria *Roads and Road Safety **

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*Small Business, Innovation and Trade **Launch Victoria **Office of the Small Business Commissioner *Tourism and Major Events **

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Corporation **Emerald Tourist Railway Board **

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Pty Ltd **

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and

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Parks Trust ** Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust **

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Trust **Visit Victoria The department secretary was Richard Bolt, brother of journalist

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, previously head of the Department of Environment and Primary Industries.

References

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