Order abolishing and renaming departments (PDF)

4 December 2014

ORDER ABOLISHING AND RENAMING DEPARTMENTS

Order in Council

Public Administration Act 2004

The Governor in Council under section 10 of the Public Administration Act 2004:

  1. abolish the following Departments –
    • Department of Human Services; and
    • Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure; and
  2. change the name of each Department listed in Column 1 of the Table below to the name of the Department listed in Column 2 of the Table.
Column 1 Column 2
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Department of Education and Training
Department of Environment and Primary Industries Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Department of Health Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Justice Department of Justice and Regulation
Department of State Development, Business and Innovation Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources

The order came into effect 1 January 2015 (inclusive)

Dated 4 December 2014

Responsible Minister
THE HON DANIEL ANDREWS MP
Premier

YVETTE CARISBROOKE
Clerk of the Executive Council