Department structure
The most recent Organisational chart (PDF, 509 KB, 1 p.) is available to download.
Overview
Jim Betts, Secretary of the Department of Transport reports to The Hon Terry Mulder MP, Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Roads, and The Hon Dr Denis Napthine MP, Minister for Ports.
Two Deputy Secretaries report directly to the Secretary and are responsible for overseeing the Strategic Planning and Programs areas of the department.
The Director of Audit and Assurance, the Chair of the Regional Rail Link Authority and the Chief Executive of VicRoads also report to the department's Secretary.
Divisions
The department's divisions include:
Public Transport
Public Transport plans and manages contracts for the provision of Victoria's rail, tram and bus operations. It regulates Victoria’s taxi and hire vehicle operations and it develops projects to meet future transport needs in line with the government’s objectives for public transport. The division works closely with other parts of government, councils and community groups and other stakeholders.
People and Organisational Development
People and Organisational Development's focus is on 'all things people'. They deliver initiatives that encourage inclusiveness, celebrate diversity, strengthen people management and influence the cultural change agenda to support DOT becoming a values-based organisation.
DOT Legal
DOT Legal provides a broad range of policy, legislative, legal, law enforcement, risk management and government services.
Strategic Planning
Finance
Finance supports the department's internal and external financial management and financial reporting responsibilities. This includes budget management, financial operations and associated systems, taxation and financial management compliance.
Integrated Program Coordination
Integrated Program Coordination ensures projects are aligned to measurable outcomes and delivered. The unit aims to seek improvements and remove obstacles to program and project delivery.
Community and Place
The Community and Place Division works to actively improve the way the department engages with and strengthens Victorian communities. It ensures the department works with local communities across Victoria to identify their transport needs, to deliver practical services and solutions on the ground, and to make sure that transport decisions are made in consultation with the communities they affect..
Freight, Logistics and Marine
Freight, Logistics and Marine delivers the government's policies in the ports, maritime, freight and logistics sectors in partnership with agencies, industry and the community. The division encourages better use of Victoria's freight network, plans for freight growth and works to overcome critical freight bottlenecks through infrastructure investment.
Transport Planning and Programs
Transport Planning and Programs works within the portfolio and across government to achieve whole-of-government coordination of transport and land use planning across the respective transport modes (road, rail and marine). It provides strategic advice and long-term plans for transport in Victoria. It contributes to major project and policy documents and strengthens links between key transport and land use authorities.
Intergovernmental Relations
Intergovernmental Relations manages DOT’s relationship with the Australian Government, state and territory governments and local government on national policy, regulatory and infrastructure planning and investment issues.
Policy and Communications
Policy and Communications takes the lead on sustainable and active transport policy, transport social policy and transport economics. It delivers a number of sustainable transport programs together with communications services such as: graphic design, web and new media services and strategic stakeholder engagement services.
Programs
Transport Projects
Transport Projects is responsible for infrastructure project delivery, rolling stock procurement and major commercial transactions for the department. The division unites the programs and people responsible for delivering integrated and sustainable transport infrastructure. The team consists of well-defined groups working closely together to meet Victoria's current and future transport needs.
Security and Emergency Management
Security and Emergency Management provides security and emergency management coordination, advice and guidance to ministers, DOT and the surface transport sector. It also contributes to whole-of-government security and emergency management coordination at national and state levels.
Systems and Information Services
Systems and Information Services leads the development of DOT's information and communication technology strategy, enterprise architecture and governance framework. The division guides information and communication technology investment and helps to maximise opportunities for information, business process and technology use.
Business and Executive Services
Business and Executive
Business and Executive Services provides corporate planning, property services, procurement and contracting, risk management, record and document management, online services, administrative services, and ministerial and executive support services.