33-468: The Public Transport Corporation (PTC) was a Victoria State Government owned statutory authority formed under the Transport Act 1983 which operated passenger and freight trains, trams and bus services. The PTC was also responsible for directly operating some bus services and procuring bus services from private operators. It was established on 1 July 1989 as a result of the passage and commencement of
66-622: A parliamentary constitutional monarchy , the State Government was first formed in 1851 when Victoria first gained the right to responsible government . The Constitution of Australia regulates the relationship between the Victorian Government and the Commonwealth level of government, and cedes legislative and judicial supremacy to the federal government on conflicting matters. The Victoria State Government enforces acts passed by
99-408: A lieutenant-governor and an administrator. The lieutenant-governor takes on the responsibilities of the governor when that post is vacant or when the governor is out of the state or unable to act. The lieutenant-governor is appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier of Victoria. Appointment as lieutenant-governor does not of itself confer any powers or functions. If there is no governor or if
132-520: A member selected by each of the government recognised traditional owner groups. Additional Reserved Member seats may be granted by the assembly on application by an Aboriginal group. The main task of the Assembly is to work out the rules by which individual treaties will be negotiated between the Victoria Government and the various Aboriginal peoples. It will also establish an independent umpire,
165-434: Is a body of 31 elected and appointed members representing Aboriginal Victorians . 22 "General Members" are elected via optional preferential voting in 5 multi-member electorates (known as "Regions"). General Members receiving a sufficient quota in each Region are elected, with the lowest ranking male candidates excluded until at least 40% of the members elected to a region are non-male. 10 "Reserved Members" are appointed, with
198-578: Is exercised by the premier, appointed by the governor, provided they can command the support of a majority of members of the Legislative Assembly . The Cabinet is the de facto chief policy making organ and consists of the premier and all ministers. Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Victoria , which consists of King Charles III , represented by the Governor of Victoria , and the two Houses,
231-626: Is to represent the monarch. This role mainly includes performing ceremonial functions, such as opening and dissolving parliament , appointing the cabinet and granting royal assent . The governor's office and official residence is Government House next to the Royal Botanic Gardens and surrounded by Kings Domain in Melbourne . The current governor of Victoria is Margaret Gardner , who succeeded Linda Dessau in August 2023. In accordance with
264-730: The Victorian Legislative Council (the upper house) and the Victorian Legislative Assembly (the lower house). Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court of Victoria and a system of subordinate courts, but the High Court of Australia and other federal courts have overriding jurisdiction on matters which fall under the ambit of the Australian Constitution. The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria
297-575: The Victorian Parliament , the Victorian Legislative Council . It met for the first time on 10 December 2019, and again met over two days in February 2020. The assembly hopes to agree upon a framework, umpire and process before November 2022, the date of the next state election. The Labor government under Daniel Andrews was supportive, but the Coalition had not made a clear commitment to supporting
330-806: The 1986 Australia Acts , the office of Governor of Victoria was an appointment of the British Foreign Office although local advice was considered and sometimes accepted. Until the appointment of Victorian-born Sir Henry Winneke in 1974, the governors of Victoria were British. Since then, governors have been Australian although several were born overseas, namely Davis McCaughey (born in Ireland) came to Australia for work and David de Kretser (born in Ceylon , now Sri Lanka ) and Alex Chernov (born in Lithuania ), both of whom came to Australia while at school. Prior to
363-605: The Director of Public Transport, which in turn sub-leased the assets to the private operators. The Public Transport Corporation was initially established under changes made to the Transport Act 1983 by the Transport (Amendment) Act 1989. The statutory changes abolished the former State Transport Authority and Metropolitan Transit Authority thereby creating the Public Transport Corporation in its place. The functions of
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#1732852823559396-570: The Governor was established under the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic) as an administrative office within the portfolio of the Department of Premier and Cabinet . The current official secretary is Jonathan Burke, the current deputy official secretary (operations) is Taara Olorenshaw and the current deputy official secretary (program) is Patrick Rundle. As with the other states, until
429-623: The PTC were an amalgamation of those of its two predecessors. The green and gold livery on vehicles was retained, though with a new double arrow logo. The PTC was subject to the control and general direction of the former Director-General of Transport initially and then later to the Secretary to the Department of Transport and, ultimately, the Minister for Transport. A 14-member Public Transport Corporation Board
462-680: The Southern Cross. Above the Southern Cross is the Royal Crown. The current standard has been in place since 1984. Previously, the standard used by Victorian governors after 1870 had been the Union Jack with the Badge of the State of Victoria emblazoned in the centre. The governor's standard is flown at Government House and on vehicles conveying the governor. The standard is lowered over Government House when
495-646: The Transport (Amendment) Act 1989 to manage the responsibilities of the State Transport Authority and the Metropolitan Transit Authority . In suburban Melbourne it continued to be referred to by the MTA's nickname of The Met, while in regional Victoria it operated as V/Line . The operational rail and tram activities of the PTC were franchised in 1999 by the Kennett Government through
528-466: The Treaty Authority, to oversee negotiations between Aboriginal groups and the Victoria Government and ensure fairness. It will also establish a fund to help negotiations are take place on an even financial footing among the various groups, and debate and decide which ideas, laws, policies and rights will be the subject of treaty negotiations. The assembly meets in the chamber of the upper house of
561-505: The conventions of the Westminster system of parliamentary government, the governor nearly always acts solely on the advice of the head of the elected government, the premier of Victoria . Nevertheless, the governor retains the reserve powers of the Crown, and has the right to dismiss the premier. The governor is appointed by the monarch , on the advice of the premier of Victoria, to act as
594-431: The direction or supervision of the monarch but acts upon the advice of the premier. Upon appointment, the governor becomes a viceroy . The governor's main responsibilities fall into three categories – constitutional, ceremonial and community engagement. The personal standard of the governor of Victoria is the same design as the state flag of Victoria , but with the blue background replaced by gold, and red stars depicting
627-408: The governor is absent from Victoria. There is also a lieutenant-governor and an administrator. The chief justice of Victoria is ex officio the administrator, unless the chief justice is the lieutenant-governor, in which case, the next most senior judge is the administrator. The lieutenant-governor takes on the responsibilities of the governor when that post is vacant or when the governor is out of
660-414: The governor is unavailable to act for a substantial period, the lieutenant-governor assumes office as administrator and exercises all the powers and functions of the governor. If expecting to be unavailable for a short period only, the governor, with the consent of the premier, usually commissions the lieutenant-governor to act as deputy for the governor, performing some or all of the powers and functions of
693-409: The governor. The chief justice of Victoria is ex officio the administrator, unless the chief justice is the lieutenant-governor, in which case the next most senior judge is the administrator. The administrator takes on the governor's duties if both the governor and lieutenant-governor are not able to act for the above reasons. The current lieutenant-governor is James Angus , who was appointed to
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#1732852823559726-563: The governor. The Government of Victoria operates under the principles of the Westminster system as adapted in the Australian Constitution and of responsible government . Both systems and principles of governance have developed out of the United Kingdom, to which Victoria was previously a colony. Executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, which consists of the governor and senior ministers. In practice, executive power
759-490: The intermediary of a new agency, the Director of Public Transport , a statutory office within the Department of Transport . The director was required to enter into franchise agreements with private rail and tram companies for the on-the-ground delivery of public transport services. The land and infrastructure assets of the Public Transport Corporation were transferred to another new agency, VicTrack , who then leased those assets to
792-512: The monarch's representative as head of state in Victoria. The governor acts " At His Majesty's pleasure ", meaning that the term of the governor can be terminated at any time by the monarch acting upon the advice of the premier. Since the passage of the Australia Acts 1986 , it is the governor and not the monarch who exercises all the powers of the head of state and the governor is not subject to
825-639: The office and its administrative and service staff. All staff report to their respective managers, and through them to the Deputy Official Secretary and Official Secretary. The office also is in charge of maintaining Government House and its collections as a heritage and community asset of national importance. The official secretary is the Victorian nominee on the Council for the Order of Australia . The Office of
858-498: The parliament through government departments, statutory authorities, and other public agencies. The government is formally presided over by the governor , who exercises executive authority granted by the state's constitution through the Executive Council, a body consisting of senior cabinet ministers . In reality, both the governor and the Executive Council are largely ceremonial, with the premier and ministers having control over policy, appointments, and other executive orders made by
891-522: The private sector in August 1999. These separate bodies were all franchised separately as follows: The remaining functions of the corporation were transferred to Metlink , later Public Transport Victoria . Victoria State Government The Victoria State Government , also referred to as the Victorian Government , is the executive government of the Australian state of Victoria . As
924-485: The separation of the colony of Victoria from New South Wales in 1851, the area was called the Port Phillip District of New South Wales . The Governor of New South Wales appointed superintendents of the district. In 1839, Charles La Trobe was appointed superintendent. La Trobe became lieutenant-governor of the new colony of Victoria on separation on 1 July 1851. From 1850 to 1861, the Governor of New South Wales
957-641: The state or unable to act. The administrator takes on those duties if both the governor and lieutenant-governor are not able to act for the above reasons. See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of governor. The Official Secretary to the Governor of Victoria is the head of the Office of the Governor which supports the Governor of Victoria in carrying out his or her official constitutional and ceremonial duties and community and international engagements. The official secretary manages
990-537: The treaty process. On 11 July 2020, the Victorian Government announced that it would establish a truth and reconciliation commission for Aboriginal Australians in Victoria, the first ever in Australia, with the terms of reference to be worked out collaboratively. The 21 elected members of the assembly would consult with their communities and work with the Victoria Government to design the process. The announcement
1023-663: Was appointed by the Minister to provide advice to the Chief Executive of the PTC. Franchising of the PTC commenced under the Kennett Government of the 1990s. Privatisation began with some of the bus operations in December 1993. V/Line was split into Passenger and Freight divisions, with the latter sold outright. The Met was divided into Bayside Trains , Hillside Trains , Swanston Trams and Yarra Trams on 1 July 1998 and these along with V/Line's passenger operations passed to
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1056-570: Was titled Governor-general of New South Wales in an attempt to form a federal structure. Until Victoria obtained responsible government in 1855, the Governor-general of New South Wales appointed lieutenant-governors to Victoria. On Victoria obtaining responsible government in May 1855, the title of the then incumbent lieutenant-governor, Captain Sir Charles Hotham , became governor. There is also
1089-469: Was welcomed by the community. The 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart called for a similar commission to be established at a national level. Governor of Victoria The Governor of Victoria is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III , in the Australian state of Victoria . The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the premier of Victoria . The governor's role
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