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Jurisdiction | Victorian Government |
Headquarters | 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne |
Ministers responsible |
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Website | www |
The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is a government department in Victoria, Australia. [1] The department is located at 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne, Victoria, with branch offices in Ballarat and Bendigo. [2]
Similar to other executive offices such as the federal Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet or the British Cabinet Office, the DPC provides support to the Premier and the public service, and is responsible for a number of miscellaneous matters not handled by other departments.
As of September 2023 [update] , the DPC supports four ministers in the following portfolios: [3]
Name | Party | Portfolio | |
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Jacinta Allan | Labor | Premier | |
Ben Carroll | Labor | Deputy Premier | |
Tim Pallas | Labor | Minister for Industrial Relations | |
Gabrielle Williams | Labor | Minister for Treaty and First Peoples |
The DPC has responsibility over the following policy areas:
Agencies under the DPC's portfolios include:
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