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2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources DEDJTR Authorised and published by the Victorian Government. Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources 1 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Telephone (03) 9651 9999 September 2017 ISSN 2205-6513 (print) ISSN 2205-6521 (online) Print managed by Finsbury Green Printed on Ecostar (Fsc) 100% recycled paper Unless indicated otherwise, this work is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au It is a condition of this Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence that you must give credit to the original author who is the State of Victoria. Accessibility If you would like to receive this publication in an accessible format, such as large print or audio, telephone 03 9651 9999 or email [email protected]. This document is also available in accessible Word and PDF format at economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au CONTENTS SECTION 1: OVERVIEW 3 Secretary’s foreword 4 SECTION 2: FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 19 SECTION 3: NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 175 SECTION 4: APPENDICES 235 Appendix 1: Budget portfolio outcomes 236 Appendix 2: Capital projects/assets investment programs 242 Appendix 3: International Victorian Government Business Offices network 244 Appendix 4: People and workplace 244 Appendix 5: Office-based environmental performance 271 Appendix 6: Implementation of the Victorian Industry Participation Policy 277 Appendix 7: Government advertising expenditure 278 Appendix 8: Consultancy expenditure 280 Appendix 9: Disclosure of major contracts 280 Appendix 10: Information and Communication Technology expenditure 281 Appendix 11: Freedom of Information 282 Appendix 12: Better Roads Victoria Trust Account 283 Appendix 13: Victorian Transport Fund 284 Appendix 14: Compliance and attestations 285 Appendix 15: Grants and related assistance 289 Appendix 16: Ministerial Statements of Expectations 325 Appendix 17: Additional departmental information available on request 325 Appendix 18: Acronyms 327 Appendix 19: Disclosure index 329 DEDJTR Annual Report 2016-17 1 2 DEDJTR Annual Report 2016-17 01 OVERVIEW DEDJTR Annual Report 2016-17 3 01 OVERVIEW SECRETARY’S FOREWORD Marking the second full year The Employment, Investment and Trade group of operation, 2016-17 was a year within the department was created to deliver of considerable achievement programs and services to grow the Victorian economy, create jobs and raise incomes through for the Department of Economic industry and sector development, targeted Development, Jobs, Transport investment and increasing the export value and Resources (DEDJTR), toward of Victorian products and services. our goals of creating jobs, connecting Our challenges for 2017-18 include managing Victorians and increasing the liveability the intrinsic risks of an unprecedentedly growing of our State. capital program, and translating our different activities into place-based strategies that meet There has been a further increase in output the needs of suburbs and regions, as well as Victoria across the portfolios. The department and Melbourne as a whole. has overseen and delivered on the expanding program of new infrastructure investment. Our agencies are becoming better integrated We continue to expand and improve our transport into the department's work program, and there services to help Victorians get to where they need is scope to increase the collaboration amongst to be. We have attracted business investment them that is being explored under departmental in key sectors and precincts, promoted innovation coordination and guidance. and trade, helped industries and workers in transition, supported disadvantaged Victorians It has been an active and productive period to find work, and fostered good industrial relations. in the economic portfolios of the State. The staff of DEDJTR and its agencies have done a superb We supported Victoria’s regions by delivering job in delivering the government's programs. investment, developing industry, particularly On behalf of our ministers and my Executive Board, the agriculture and resource sectors, and facilitating I acknowledge and thank them for their work. regional partnerships and assemblies across the state, giving regional communities a platform to identify their priorities. The visitor and creative Accountable Officer’s declaration economies have also continued to grow. In accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, I am pleased to present the Department The department realised further benefits of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport from having the key economic functions and Resources' Annual Report for the year ended of government under one roof. We have struck 30 June 2017. a better balance between empowering individual portfolios to get the job done, while joining up activities across the department to magnify their impact. Transport for Victoria was established Richard Bolt to better integrate the work of the department Secretary with its statutory agencies, particularly VicRoads and Public Transport Victoria, improving the coordination and management of Victoria’s growing transport system and planning for its future. 4 DEDJTR Annual Report 2016-17 ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The Department of Economic Our vision Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) was A productive, competitive and sustainable established on 1 January 2015, Victorian economy that contributes to a prosperous bringing together many of the main and inclusive society. areas that drive economic development and job creation in Victoria. These Our mission include transport and ports, investment attraction and facilitation, trade, The mission of the Department of Economic innovation, regional development Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) is to get our economy and society working and small business, together with together for the benefit of all Victorians – by creating key services to sectors such as more jobs for more people, connecting people agriculture, the creative industries, and businesses, and maintaining Victoria’s envied resources and tourism. reputation for liveability now, and for the future. Our work supports eight ministers, spans This means: 12 portfolios and operates across metropolitan, More jobs for more people – we are creating regional and international offices. and maintaining jobs so that more people have We also oversee various public entities, including meaningful work that is safe and secure. We are public corporations, infrastructure development doing this by supporting businesses and workers, entities, asset management agencies, regulatory developing and growing our future industries, authorities and specialist boards. attracting investment to our regions and supporting industries in transition. We are also creating jobs Ultimately, our work is about sustainably developing by leveraging our natural assets, including fostering the Victorian economy by growing employment our visitor economy, creativity and innovation. and improving the lives and prosperity of all Victorians. We work with many government, Making connections – we are connecting Victorians industry and community stakeholders to do this. to work, education, family and recreation. We are connecting businesses to each other and their customers. We are doing this by growing our transport services, making them more reliable and accessible, and by building new infrastructure, across Melbourne and our regions, and across all transport modes. We are also connecting Victoria to the world by attracting investment and talent, and helping Victorian businesses trade into global markets. Maintaining Victoria's liveability – we are helping to create places, towns and cities that are accessible, well connected, culturally rich, diverse, resilient and safe. We are doing this for all Victorians. DEDJTR Annual Report 2016-17 5 01 OVERVIEW Major departmental and Transport for Victoria (TfV) was formally established on 12 April 2017 and was created to support record administrative changes levels of investment in transport and to address during 2016-17 a broad range of challenges facing Victoria’s Visit Victoria was established on 1 July 2016, transport network. and brought together the functions of Tourism As part of the establishment of TfV, planning Victoria, the Victorian Major Events Company functions were transferred from Public Transport and the Melbourne Convention Bureau to form Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads to the department. a unified organisation dedicated to growing This involved the transfer of 150 staff from PTV Victoria’s visitor economy. and 44 staff from VicRoads. The North East Link Authority, an administrative office in relation to the department, was established on 13 December 2016. In an internal realignment, the formation of the Employment, Investment and Trade group was announced by the Secretary on 31 March 2017. This group comprises Agriculture and Resources, Creative Victoria and the former Economic Development, Employment and Innovation group. Development Victoria began operating on 1 April 2017 as a statutory authority to manage property and precinct development and civic projects. It combines the expertise and capabilities of Major Projects Victoria and Places Victoria. The Transport Integration Amendment (Head, Transport for Victoria and Other Governance Reforms) Act 2017 established the Head, Transport