The Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (DTPLI) was a department of the Government of Victoria. It was created in machinery of government changes in 2013 following Denis Napthine's appointment as premier, and was abolished in 2015 following the election of a new government led by Daniel Andrews. The department had responsibility for policies relating to transport, planning, local government and sport, and oversaw a variety of other agencies in those functions.
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 9 April 2013 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Dissolved | 1 January 2015 |
| Superseding agencies | |
| Type | Department |
| Employees | 1119 (June 2014) |
| Annual budget | $6.0 billion (FY 2013-14) |
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| Website | dtpli |
| Agency ID | PROV VA 5003 |
| Footnotes | |
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History
editFollowing the resignation of Ted Ballieu as Premier on 6 May 2013, Denis Napthine was elected leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party and sworn in as Premier in the following days. On 9 April, Napthine announced extensive machinery of government changes, reducing the number of departments from 11 to 9. The Department of Transport and Department of Planning and Community Development were merged, creating DTPLI, which also assumed responsibility for land use from the Department of Sustainability and Environment, and minor functions from other departments. Dean Yates, a deputy secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, was appointed secretary, and former Transport secretary Jim Betts' contract was not renewed.[2][3]
Following the election of the Labor Party under Daniel Andrews at the November 2014 election, DTPLI was abolished on 1 January 2015 in changes which further reduced the number of departments from 9 to 7. The functions of DTPLI were absorbed by the newly created Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and Department of Health and Human Services.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ 2013-14 Annual Report (PDF). Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure. September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Gordon, Josh (9 April 2013). "Premier announces public service overhaul". The Age. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Agency VA 5003 - Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure". Public Record Office Victoria. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Donaldson, David (5 December 2014). "Victorian government reshuffles departments, public service". The Mandarin. Retrieved 4 June 2019.