This article is about the executive branch of government in Victoria, Australia. For the overall system of government, see Politics of Victoria.
The Victoria State Government, also referred to as just the Victorian Government, is the state-level authority for Victoria, Australia. Like all state governments, it is formed by three independent branches: the executive, the judicial, and the parliament.
Government of Victoria
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The Victoria State Government enforces acts passed by 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 the Governor.[5]
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 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.
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 main aim of the Assembly is to work out the rules by which individual treaties will be negotiated between the Victoria State Government and individual Aboriginal peoples. It will also establish an independent "umpire", the Treaty Authority, to oversee the negotiations between the Aboriginal groups and the Victoria State 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.[6]
The Assembly meets in the chamber of the Upper House, seat of the Legislative Council.[6] It met for the first time on 10 December 2019,[7] 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 current Labor government under Daniel Andrews is supportive, but the Coalition had not made a clear commitment to supporting the treaty process.[8]
On 11 July 2020, the Victoria State 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 State Government to design the process. The announcement was welcomed by the community. The 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart recommended that such a commission should be established across all of Australia.[9]
On 3 August 2020, the Assembly held its first official negotiation meeting with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams.[10]
The Assembly held its second election in 2023, and new co-chairs were elected.
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^"Departments". Victorian Government. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^"Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act". Act of 1900.
^"Fact Sheet: Victoria's Parliamentary History". Parliament of Victoria. Parliament of Victoria. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ abcDunstan, Joseph (5 November 2019). "Victorian Aboriginal voters have elected a treaty assembly. So what's next?". ABC News. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Costa, Jedda; Dunstan, Joseph (11 December 2019). "'We are taking this place back': Treaty assembly sits in Victoria's Upper House". ABC News. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Dunstan, Joseph (29 February 2020). "'We've got a lot of eyes watching us': The weight of expectation on Victoria's treaty process". ABC News. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^Thorne, Leonie (11 July 2020). "Victoria to establish truth and justice process as part of Aboriginal treaty process". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^Dunstan, Joseph (4 August 2020). "Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly holds first formal Aboriginal treaty talks with Government". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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This article is about the executive branch of government in Victoria Australia For the overall system of government see Politics of Victoria The Victoria State Government also referred to as just the Victorian Government is the state level authority for Victoria Australia Like all state governments it is formed by three independent branches the executive the judicial and the parliament Government of VictoriaState governmentThe Victorian Government logo used to corporately identity the executive government and its agencies and the coat of arms of Victoria used across the governmentFormation1 July 1851 172 years ago 1851 07 01 as a responsible colonial government1 January 1901 122 years ago 1901 01 01 as an Australian stateFounding documentConstitution of VictoriaState VictoriaCountry AustraliaWebsitevic wbr gov wbr auCrownHead of state sovereign Monarch King Vice regal representativeGovernorSeatGovernment HouseLegislative branchLegislatureParliament of Victoria Legislative CouncilLegislative AssemblyMeeting placeParliament HouseExecutive branchHead of governmentPremierMain bodyCabinet of VictoriaAppointed byGovernor on behalf of the King of Australia in right of the State of Victoria Headquarters1 Treasury PlaceMain organExecutive Council of Victoria 1 Departments9 departments 2 Judicial branchCourtSupreme CourtSeatSupreme court buildingAs 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 Australian Government and cedes legislative and judicial supremacy to the federal government on conflicting matters 3 4 The Victoria State Government enforces acts passed by 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 the Governor 5 The current head of government is Premier Jacinta Allan of the Labor Party and the current head of state is Governor Margaret Gardner Contents 1 Executive branch 2 Legislative branch 3 Judicial power 4 First Peoples Assembly of Victoria 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksExecutive branch editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 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 branch editMain article Parliament of Victoria Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Victoria which consists of Charles III King of Australia represented by the Governor of Victoria and the two Houses the Victorian Legislative Council the upper house and the Victorian Legislative Assembly the lower house Judicial power editMain article Supreme Court of Victoria 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 First Peoples Assembly of Victoria editThis section is an excerpt from Australian state and territory Indigenous voices Victoria edit In November 2019 the inaugural First Peoples Assembly of Victoria was formed and elected consisting of 21 members representing Aboriginal Victorians elected from five different regions in the state and 10 members to represent each of the state s formally recognised traditional owner corporations excluding the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation who declined to participate in the election process 6 The main aim of the Assembly is to work out the rules by which individual treaties will be negotiated between the Victoria State Government and individual Aboriginal peoples It will also establish an independent umpire the Treaty Authority to oversee the negotiations between the Aboriginal groups and the Victoria State 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 6 The Assembly meets in the chamber of the Upper House seat of the Legislative Council 6 It met for the first time on 10 December 2019 7 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 current Labor government under Daniel Andrews is supportive but the Coalition had not made a clear commitment to supporting the treaty process 8 On 11 July 2020 the Victoria State 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 State Government to design the process The announcement was welcomed by the community The 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart recommended that such a commission should be established across all of Australia 9 On 3 August 2020 the Assembly held its first official negotiation meeting with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams 10 The Assembly held its second election in 2023 and new co chairs were elected See also edit nbsp Victoria portal nbsp Government portalThird Andrews ministry the current Cabinet formation List of Victorian government agencies Local government areas of Victoria Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 2006 References edit AUSTLII Constitution Act 1975 Vic austlii edu au Retrieved 1 July 2020 CONSTITUTION ACT 1975 SECT 87A There shall be an Executive Council of the State of Victoria Departments Victorian Government 18 December 2019 Retrieved 2 June 2021 Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act Act of 1900 Fact Sheet Victoria s Parliamentary History Parliament of Victoria Parliament of Victoria 25 February 2015 Retrieved 21 March 2019 Constitution Act Act of 1975 PDF a b c Dunstan Joseph 5 November 2019 Victorian Aboriginal voters have elected a treaty assembly So what s next ABC News Retrieved 28 April 2020 Costa Jedda Dunstan Joseph 11 December 2019 We are taking this place back Treaty assembly sits in Victoria s Upper House ABC News Retrieved 28 April 2020 Dunstan Joseph 29 February 2020 We ve got a lot of eyes watching us The weight of expectation on Victoria s treaty process ABC News Retrieved 28 April 2020 Thorne Leonie 11 July 2020 Victoria to establish truth and justice process as part of Aboriginal treaty process ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 11 July 2020 Dunstan Joseph 4 August 2020 Victoria s First Peoples Assembly holds first formal Aboriginal treaty talks with Government ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 6 August 2020 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