Government of Victoria
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| Type: | Government Entity |
| Founded: | 1851 |
| Headquarters: | Victoria |
| Country: | Australia |
| Website: | www.vic.gov.au |
| Twitter: |  @InfoVic
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| Key People | |
| Alex Chernov, Governor Ted Baillieu, Premier | |
The Government of Victoria has a democratic parliamentary form of government. 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.[1]
The head of the state governmenr 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. [2]
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. [3]
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. [4]
Application for New gTLD edit
In 2011, the State Government of Victoria announced its plan to submit an application for the .victoria geographical top level domain name (TLD) to the New gTLD Program of the 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. [5] 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. [6]
Government Department and Agencies edit
The Government of Victoria has different departments and agencies headed by a Minister. The departments and agencies include: [7]
- 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