Transport for Victoria is a statutory office of the

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that is responsible for the planning and coordination of all transport systems in

Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au ...

. It acts as an umbrella agency for

Public Transport Victoria Public Transport Victoria (PTV) is the brand name for public transport in the Australian state of Victoria, Australia, Victoria. It was the trading name of the Go Public Transport Development Authority (PTDA), a now-defunct statutory authorit ...

(PTV, the statutory authority that manages all public transit in Victoria, including trains, trams and buses) and

VicRoads VicRoads is a government joint venture in the state of Victoria, Australia. In the state, it is responsible for driver licensing and vehicle registration. It is owned and operated through a joint venture between the Victorian government and a c ...

(the statutory authority that manages Victoria's roads).

History

The formation of Transport for Victoria was jointly announced on 27 June 2016, by

Jacinta Allan Jacinta Marie Allan (born 19 September 1973) is an Australian politician serving as the 29th and current Deputy Premier of Victoria, deputy premier of Victoria since June 2022. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch), Vi ...

, Minister for Public Transport, and

Luke Donnellan Luke Anthony Donnellan (born 26 March 1966) is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 2002 and his retirement in 2022, representing Narre Warren North. He was the Minister for ...

, Minister for Roads. At the time, the

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anticipated that TFV would eventually become a single point of information for travel within Victoria, as well as a coordinating agency for the planning of transport infrastructure. Adam Carey, writing in ''

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'', suggested that the new authority would only undermine the role of the then recently established PTV as an umbrella agency. The organization became operational in April 2017 to realise the principal objectives of the

Transport Integration Act 2010 The Transport Integration Act 2010 (the Act) is a law enacted by the Parliament of the State of Victoria, Australia. The Act is the prime transport statute in Victoria, having replaced major parts of the ''Transport Act 1983'', which was renam ...

. At the start of 2019, TFV became part of the newly established

Head, Transport for Victoria

The office for the head of Transport for Victoria, officially Head, Transport for Victoria, is a statutory office established under section 64A of the ''

''. The head plays a key strategic role in ensuring Victoria's growing transport system is integrated and coordinated. After the establishment of Department of Transport, the secretary of

, currently Paul Younis, also holds the position of acting head of TfV. CC-BY icon

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References

External links

Transport For Victoria website
Government agencies of Victoria (Australia) Public transport in Melbourne Transport in Victoria (Australia) 2017 establishments in Australia Intermodal transport authorities in Australia {{VictoriaAU-gov-stub