Transport for Victoria explained

Agency Name:Transport for Victoria
Type:office
Agency Type:Statutory office
Formed:April 2017
Jurisdiction:Victoria
Headquarters:Melbourne
Minister1 Name:Gabrielle Williams
Minister1 Pfo:Minister for Public and Active Transport
Chief1 Name:Paul Younis
Chief1 Position:Secretary of the Department for Transport
Child1 Agency:Public Transport Victoria
Child2 Agency:VicRoads
Child3 Agency:V/Line
Child4 Agency:Taxi Services Commission
Child5 Agency:Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne)
Child6 Agency:Victorian Regional Channels Authority
Child7 Agency:Port of Hastings Development Authority
Child8 Agency:Melbourne Port Lessor
Keydocument1:Transport Integration Act 2010

Transport for Victoria is a statutory office of the Department of Transport and Planning that is responsible for the planning and coordination of all transport systems in Victoria, Australia.

It acts as an umbrella agency for Public Transport Victoria (PTV, the statutory authority that manages all public transit in Victoria, including trains, trams and buses) and VicRoads (the statutory authority that manages Victoria's roads).[1]

History

The formation of Transport for Victoria was jointly announced on 27 June 2016, by Jacinta Allan, Minister for Public Transport, and Luke Donnellan, Minister for Roads.

At the time, the government anticipated that TFV would eventually become a single point of information for travel within Victoria, as well as a coordinating agency for the planning of transport infrastructure.[2]

Adam Carey, writing in The Age, suggested that the new authority would only undermine the role of the then recently established PTV as an umbrella agency.[3]

The organization became operational in April 2017[4] [5] to realise the principal objectives of the Transport Integration Act 2010.

At the start of 2019, TFV became part of the newly established Department of Transport.

Head, Transport for Victoria

The office for the head of Transport for Victoria, officially Head, Transport for Victoria, is a statutory office established under section 64A of the Transport Integration Act 2010. The head plays a key strategic role in ensuring Victoria's growing transport system is integrated and coordinated. After the establishment of Department of Transport, the secretary of Department of Transport, currently Paul Younis, also holds the position of acting head of TfV.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New one-stop shop for Vic roads, transport. 27 June 2016. News.com.au. 28 June 2016.
  2. News: Pollock. Michael. New body to co-ordinate VicRoads, PTV. 7 December 2017. The Courier. 27 June 2016. en.
  3. News: Carey. Adam. Like dominoes, one part of train system falls over and everything collapses. 7 December 2017. The Age. 14 December 2016.
  4. Web site: A Simpler, More Coordinated Transport System For Victoria. 27 June 2016. State Government of Victoria. 28 June 2016.
  5. News: Victorian government announces consolidated transport agency. Railway Digest. August 2016. 22.
  6. Web site: Governance. Department of Transport. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218004419/https://transport.vic.gov.au/about/governance. 18 February 2020. live. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.