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The '''Government of Victoria''' has a democratic parliamentary form of government. The branches of the government is the Executive (Premier and Cabinet Members), Legislative (Parliament) and Judiciary (system of courts). The State of Victoria is one of the six states of the Australian Commonwealth. The Queen (represented by the Governor), the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly makes up the Parliament. The political party with the larger number of seats in the Legislative Assembly forms the government of Victoria and the leader of the party becomes the Premier of Victoria.<ref>[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-parliamentary-system The Parliamentary System]</ref>
The '''Government of Victoria''', Australia, is a democratic parliamentary form of government. The State of Victoria is one of the six states of the Australian Commonwealth.<ref>[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-parliamentary-system The Parliamentary System]</ref>
 
The head of the state government is the Premier who is elected and supported by the majority members of the Legislative Assembly. The Ministers of the Cabinet help the Premier in governing the State. [[Ted Baillieu]] is the current Premier of the Government of Victoria. <ref>[http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/our-commitment.html Premier of Victoria]</ref>
 
The governor of Victoria is appointed by Queen based on the recommendation of the Premier of the State. The governor serves as the representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and his primary responsibility is to ensure the democracy of the state. The governor's power and responsibility include constitutional, ceremonial and community functions as defined by the laws established by the Parliament. [[Alex Chernov]] is the current Governor of the State. <ref>[http://www.governor.vic.gov.au/role.htm Position of the Governor]</ref>
 
The government of Victoria is based from United Kingdom's Westminster system, wherein the government has the responsibility to present its policies to the Parliament for evaluation and approval. <ref>[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about About the Parliament]</ref>  


==Application for New gTLD==
===Application for New gTLD===
In 2011, the State Government of Victoria announced its plan to submit an application for the [[.victoria]] [[GeoTLD| geographical top level domain name]] ([[TLD]]) to the [[New gTLD Program]] of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]]. The government issues a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking for a partner to submit the application and to manage and operate the TLD under a revenue sharing agreement. <ref>[https://tenders.nsw.gov.au/dfs/?event=public.rft.showArchived&RFTUUID=F020CB28-D868-DD68-DFD741D90E8B3E2A Registry Operator to obtaining & operating multiple generic Top Level Domains]</ref> [[ARI Registry Services]], a leading registry service provider in Australia won the contract to operate the .victoria TLD. The company hired Ernst and Young and Melbourne IT to help in developing the application for the TLD. <ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/02/22/ari-wins-sydney-melbourne-victoria-as-big-guns-wheel-out-announcements/ ARI Wins .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE & .VICTORIA As Big Guns Wheel Out Announcements]</ref>
In 2011, the State Government of Victoria announced its plan to submit an application for the [[.victoria]] and [[.melbourne]] [[GeoTLD| geographical top level domain name]] via [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. On October 19, 2011, the government issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a partner to submit the application and to manage and operate the TLD under a revenue sharing agreement. <ref>[https://tenders.nsw.gov.au/dfs/?event=public.rft.showArchived&RFTUUID=F020CB28-D868-DD68-DFD741D90E8B3E2A Registry Operator to obtaining & operating multiple generic Top Level Domains]</ref> [[ARI Registry Services]], a leading registry service provider based in Australia, won the contract to operate the .victoria and melbourne TLDs. The company hired [[Ernst & Young]] and [[Melbourne IT]] to help prepare the application for the TLD. ARI Registry Service will also serve as registry operator for the [[.sydney]] string for the [[Government of New South Wales]].
<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/02/22/ari-wins-sydney-melbourne-victoria-as-big-guns-wheel-out-announcements/ ARI Wins .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE & .VICTORIA As Big Guns Wheel Out Announcements]</ref>


==Government Department and Agencies==
'''While the [[Government of Victoria]] did apply for [[.melbourne]], no such application was submitted for [[.victoria]].<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php ARI Wins Tender For Melbourne and Sydney, ARIservices.com]</ref><ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Applications, gTLDresult.ICANN.org]</ref>
The Government of Victoria has different departments and agencies headed by a Minister. The departments and agencies include: <ref>[http://www.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Online]</ref>
* Aboriginal Affairs
* Ageing
* Education and Early Childhood
* Emergency Services
* Energy
* Environment
* Health
* Human Services
* Industrial Relations
* Infrastructure
* Justice
* Local government
* Planning and Community Development
* Police
* Ports and Waterways
* Premier and Cabinet
* Primary Industries
* Transport


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 19 March 2021

Type: Government Entity
Headquarters: Victoria
Country: Australia
Website: www.vic.gov.au
Twitter: @InfoVic
Key People
Alex Chernov, Governor
Ted Baillieu, Premier

The Government of Victoria, Australia, is a democratic parliamentary form of government. The State of Victoria is one of the six states of the Australian Commonwealth.[1]

Application for New gTLD[edit | edit source]

In 2011, the State Government of Victoria announced its plan to submit an application for the .victoria and .melbourne geographical top level domain name via ICANN's New gTLD Program. On October 19, 2011, the government issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a partner to submit the application and to manage and operate the TLD under a revenue sharing agreement. [2] ARI Registry Services, a leading registry service provider based in Australia, won the contract to operate the .victoria and melbourne TLDs. The company hired Ernst & Young and Melbourne IT to help prepare the application for the TLD. ARI Registry Service will also serve as registry operator for the .sydney string for the Government of New South Wales. [3]

While the Government of Victoria did apply for .melbourne, no such application was submitted for .victoria.[4][5]

References[edit | edit source]

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