DEDJTR Annual Report 2016-17DEDJTR Annual Report 2016 -17

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Department of Economic Development,
Jobs, Transport and Resources
1 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Telephone [phone]
September 2017
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CONTENTS
SECTION 1: OVERVIEW 3
Secretary’s foreword 4
SECTION 2: FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 19
SECTION 3: NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 175
SECTION 4: APPENDICES 235
Appendix 1: Budget portfolio outcomes 236
Appendix 2: Capital projects/assets investment programs 242
Appendix 3: International Victorian Government Business Offices network 244
Appendix 4: People and workplace 244
Appendix 5: Office-based environmental performance 271
Appendix 6: Implementation of the Victorian Industry Participation Policy 277
Appendix 7: Government advertising expenditure 278
Appendix 8: Consultancy expenditure 280
Appendix 9: Disclosure of major contracts 280
Appendix 10: Information and Communication Technology expenditure 281
Appendix 11: Freedom of Information 282
Appendix 12: Better Roads Victoria Trust Account 283
Appendix 13: Victorian Transport Fund 284
Appendix 14: Compliance and attestations 285
Appendix 15: Grants and related assistance 289
Appendix 16: Ministerial Statements of Expectations 325
Appendix 17: Additional departmental information available on request 325
Appendix 18: Acronyms 327
Appendix 19: Disclosure index 329
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OVERVIEW
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OVERVIEW
SECRETARY’S
FOREWORD
Marking the second full year The Employment, Investment and Trade group
of operation, 2016-17 was a year within the department was created to deliver
programs and services to grow the Victorian
of considerable achievement
economy, create jobs and raise incomes through
for the Department of Economic
industry and sector development, targeted
Development, Jobs, Transport
investment and increasing the export value
and Resources (DEDJTR), toward of Victorian products and services.
our goals of creating jobs, connecting
Our challenges for 2017-18 include managing
Victorians and increasing the liveability
the intrinsic risks of an unprecedentedly growing
of our State.
capital program, and translating our different
activities into place-based strategies that meet
There has been a further increase in output
the needs of suburbs and regions, as well as Victoria
across the portfolios. The department
and Melbourne as a whole.
has overseen and delivered on the expanding
program of new infrastructure investment. Our agencies are becoming better integrated
We continue to expand and improve our transport into the department's work program, and there
services to help Victorians get to where they need is scope to increase the collaboration amongst
to be. We have attracted business investment them that is being explored under departmental
in key sectors and precincts, promoted innovation coordination and guidance.
and trade, helped industries and workers
in transition, supported disadvantaged Victorians It has been an active and productive period
to find work, and fostered good industrial relations. in the economic portfolios of the State. The staff
of DEDJTR and its agencies have done a superb
We supported Victoria’s regions by delivering job in delivering the government's programs.
investment, developing industry, particularly On behalf of our ministers and my Executive Board,
the agriculture and resource sectors, and facilitating I acknowledge and thank them for their work.
regional partnerships and assemblies across
the state, giving regional communities a platform
Accountable Officer’s declaration
to identify their priorities. The visitor and creative
economies have also continued to grow. In accordance with the Financial Management
Act 1994, I am pleased to present the Department
The department realised further benefits
of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport
from having the key economic functions
and Resources' Annual Report for the year ended
of government under one roof. We have struck
30 June 2017.
a better balance between empowering individual
portfolios to get the job done, while joining
up activities across the department to magnify
their impact.
Transport for Victoria was established Richard Bolt
to better integrate the work of the department Secretary
with its statutory agencies, particularly VicRoads
and Public Transport Victoria, improving
the coordination and management of Victoria’s
growing transport system and planning for its future.
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ABOUT THE
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Economic Our vision
Development, Jobs, Transport
and Resources (DEDJTR) was A productive, competitive and sustainable
established on 1 January 2015, Victorian economy that contributes to a prosperous
and inclusive society.
bringing together many of the main
areas that drive economic development
and job creation in Victoria. These Our mission
include transport and ports, investment
attraction and facilitation, trade, The mission of the Department of Economic
Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources
innovation, regional development
(DEDJTR) is to get our economy and society working
and small business, together with
together for the benefit of all Victorians – by creating
key services to sectors such as
more jobs for more people, connecting people
agriculture, the creative industries, and businesses, and maintaining Victoria’s envied
resources and tourism. reputation for liveability now, and for the future.
Our work supports eight ministers, spans This means:
12 portfolios and operates across metropolitan,
More jobs for more people – we are creating
regional and international offices.
and maintaining jobs so that more people have
We also oversee various public entities, including meaningful work that is safe and secure. We are
public corporations, infrastructure development doing this by supporting businesses and workers,
entities, asset management agencies, regulatory developing and growing our future industries,
authorities and specialist boards. attracting investment to our regions and supporting
industries in transition. We are also creating jobs
Ultimately, our work is about sustainably developing by leveraging our natural assets, including fostering
the Victorian economy by growing employment our visitor economy, creativity and innovation.
and improving the lives and prosperity of all
Victorians. We work with many government, Making connections – we are connecting Victorians
industry and community stakeholders to do this. to work, education, family and recreation.
We are connecting businesses to each other
and their customers. We are doing this by growing
our transport services, making them more reliable
and accessible, and by building new infrastructure,
across Melbourne and our regions, and across
all transport modes. We are also connecting Victoria
to the world by attracting investment and talent,
and helping Victorian businesses trade into
global markets.
Maintaining Victoria's liveability – we are helping
to create places, towns and cities that are accessible,
well connected, culturally rich, diverse, resilient
and safe. We are doing this for all Victorians.
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OVERVIEW
Major departmental and Transport for Victoria (TfV) was formally established
on 12 April 2017 and was created to support record
administrative changes
levels of investment in transport and to address
during 2016-17
a broad range of challenges facing Victoria’s
Visit Victoria was established on 1 July 2016, transport network.
and brought together the functions of Tourism
As part of the establishment of TfV, planning
Victoria, the Victorian Major Events Company
functions were transferred from Public Transport
and the Melbourne Convention Bureau to form
Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads to the department.
a unified organisation dedicated to growing
This involved the transfer of 150 staff from PTV
Victoria’s visitor economy.
and 44 staff from VicRoads.
The North East Link Authority, an administrative
office in relation to the department, was established
on 13 December 2016.
In an internal realignment, the formation
of the Employment, Investment and Trade group
was announced by the Secretary on 31 March 2017.
This group comprises Agriculture and Resources,
Creative Victoria and the former Economic
Development, Employment and Innovation group.
Development Victoria began operating on 1 April 2017
as a statutory authority to manage property
and precinct development and civic projects.
It combines the expertise and capabilities of Major
Projects Victoria and Places Victoria.
The Transport Integration Amendment (Head,
Transport for Victoria and Other Governance
Reforms) Act 2017 established the Head, Transport
for Victoria as a new statutory office and the lead
transport agency in Victoria to integrate
and coordinate the state’s transport system.
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Ministers
The department supports eight ministers across 12 portfolios. As at 30 June 2017, they were:
The Hon. Jacinta Allan MP Minister for Public Transport
Minister for Major Projects
The Hon. Philip Dalidakis MP Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade
The Hon. Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety
Minister for Ports
The Hon. John Eren MP Minister for Tourism and Major Events
The Hon. Martin Foley MP Minister for Creative Industries
The Hon. Natalie Hutchins MP Minister for Industrial Relations
The Hon. Wade Noonan MP Minister for Industry and Employment
Minister for Resources
The Hon. Jaala Pulford MLC Minister for Agriculture
Minister for Regional Development
The department also provides advice and support to parliamentary secretaries . As at 30 June 2017, they were:
Ms Danielle Green MP Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Major Events and Regional Victoria
Mr Shaun Leane MLC Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure
Mr Hong Lim MP Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Asia Engagement
Mr Frank McGuire MP Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Innovation
Ms Ros Spence MP Parliamentary Secretary for Public Transport and Roads
Ms Vicki Ward MP Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Employment
Executive Board
The department’s leadership team, Executive Board. As at 30 June 2017 were:
Richard Bolt Secretary
Sue Eddy Lead Deputy Secretary, Corporate Services
Corey Hannett Coordinator-General, Major Transport Infrastructure Program
Justin Hanney Head, Employment, Investment and Trade
Anthea Harris Lead Deputy Secretary, Strategy and Planning
Gillian Miles Head, Transport for Victoria
Emily Phillips Acting Chief Executive, Agriculture Victoria
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Departmental groups Transport for Victoria
The department is made up of two service Transport for Victoria (TfV) was created
delivery groups, two enabling groups and a major by the Victorian Government in response
infrastructure delivery group as summarised below. to community expectations and the changing
environment - an organisation that will put
Two areas also report directly to the Secretary:
the user at the centre as it designs, builds
the Office of the Lead Scientist and Industrial
and operates Victoria's new and existing
Relations Victoria (IRV).
transport infrastructure.
The Lead Scientist works across the Victorian
TfV brings together the planning, coordination
Government to foster linkages and identify
and operation of Victoria’s transport system
opportunities for economic outcomes
and its key agencies, including VicRoads and Public
by engaging with business, the research sector
Transport Victoria. It is designing and building
and the Australian government.
one integrated transport network for simpler, quicker
and safer journeys that connect people, places
IRV oversees policies and initiatives to achieve
and support Victoria's prosperity and liveability.
a positive industrial relations environment in Victoria.
TfV takes an integrated approach that
Employment, Investment seeks to understand the user's needs, while
delivering the highest return on investment
and Trade
for the community.
This service delivery group provides programs and
Over time, TfV will become a single source
services to grow the Victorian economy. It works with
of real-time information on how Victoria's
businesses, including primary producers, to develop
integrated transport networks are operating.
new trade opportunities, improve productivity,
develop economic infrastructure and remove
barriers to growth. Major Transport
Infrastructure Program
It also delivers programs to help workers affected
by industry changes to transition to new jobs and
This program delivers significant infrastructure
to provide disadvantaged job seekers with
projects, such as the Metro Tunnel, level crossing
employment opportunities.
removals, the West Gate Tunnel and the Mernda Rail
Extension Project.
This group positions and markets Victoria as
a competitive destination for tourism and major
events. It delivers a coordinated approach to Corporate Services
developing creative industries, fostering an
This group provides corporate services to the
environment in which they can thrive together and
department, its ministers and its agencies. It also
deliver increased public value culturally, socially
provides strategic advice to drive the department
and economically.
and agencies’ performance and improve their
This group also incorporates Agriculture Victoria, financial sustainability.
which works with agribusiness and key industry
and community stakeholders to support the Strategy and Planning

agriculture, food and fibre sector to become more
globally competitive, innovative and resilient. It also This group is responsible for the department’s
plays an important role in animal welfare policy strategic planning and communications, policy
and regulation and the governance of statutory research and analysis, emergency management
authorities that deliver services to the fisheries, and coordination. It also manages the department’s
forestry, game, hunting, meat and dairy industries. legal and legislative work.
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