| Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action | |
| Type: | Department |
| Formed: | 1 January 2023 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning |
| Jurisdiction: | Victoria, Australia |
| Headquarters: | 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002 |
| Minister1 Name: | Lily D'Ambrosio |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Climate Action Minister for Energy and Resources Minister for the State Electricity Commission |
| Minister2 Name: | Steve Dimopoulos |
| Minister3 Name: | Harriet Shing |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister for Water |
| Minister4 Name: | Ros Spence |
| Minister4 Pfo: | Minister for Agriculture |
| Chief1 Name: | John Bradley |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
| Child1 Agency: | State Electricity Commission of Victoria |
The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) is a government department in Victoria, Australia. It is responsible for various matters related to the environment, energy and climate change.
The department was renamed from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning on 1 January 2023.[1] It was created in the aftermath of the 2022 state election, with Premier Daniel Andrews announcing that several portfolios would be changing. Responsibilities such as urban planning were ceded to the new Department of Transport and Planning, while other responsibilities from other agencies such as agriculture, resources and energy programs were transferred from the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions to the DEECA.[2]
, the DEECA supports four ministers in the following portfolio areas:[3]
| Name | Party | Portfolio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=5px style="color:inherit;background:;" | Lily D'Ambrosio | Labor | Minister for Climate Action Minister for Energy and Resources Minister for the State Electricity Commission | ||
| width=5px style="color:inherit;background:;" | Steve Dimopoulos | Labor | Minister for Environment | ||
| width=5px style="color:inherit;background:;" | Harriet Shing | Labor | Minister for Water | ||
| width=5px style="color:inherit;background:;" | Labor | Minister for Agriculture | |||
DEECA has responsibility for the following policy areas: