About Department of Premier and Cabinet
The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) support the Victorian Government’s commitment to a stronger, fairer, better Victoria by pursuing excellence in whole of government service delivery and reform. DPC support the ministerial portfolios of the Premier, Deputy Premier, and DPC Ministers as well as the Cabinet.
DPC’s mission is to support the people of Victoria by:
- helping government achieve its strategic objectives
- providing leadership to the public sector to improve its effectiveness, and
- promoting collaboration across government to drive performance and improve outcomes.
Mitigation
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Support government response prior to an extreme emergency |
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Coordinate with Commonwealth and state and territory First Ministers’ departments on a range of security and emergency management mitigation issues |
Response (including Relief)
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Support government response during an extreme emergency |
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Coordinate with Commonwealth and state and territory First Ministers’ departments on security and emergency response matters |
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Advise the Premier on his/her power to declare a State of Disaster |
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Provide information and strategic advice to the Premier, the SCRC, and relevant committees and sub-committees of Cabinet on whole-of-government:
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Recovery
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Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to EMV to implement available financial assistance under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) to assist small businesses and primary producers’ recovery by providing advice to the Victorian Premier to request the activation of DRFA Category B, as required |
Table 16: Recovery coordination: Economic environment |
Implement financial assistance under the DRFA by providing advice to the Victorian Premier to request the Prime Minister activate DRFA Category C and D as required |
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Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) to EMV to implement available financial assistance under the DRFA to assist voluntary non-profit groups, communities and economies |
Table 16: Recovery coordination: Economic environment |
Support government during recovery from an extreme emergency |
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Coordinate with Commonwealth and state and territory First Ministers’ departments on recovery matters |
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Provide information and strategic advice to the Premier, the SCRC, and relevant committees and sub-committees of Cabinet on whole-of-government relief and recovery activities following emergencies |
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Support the protection and management of Aboriginal cultural heritage on public land |
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Recovery Support Agency (RecSA) for the protection and rehabilitation of Aboriginal cultural heritage on public land affected by emergencies and associated activities |
Table 18: Recovery coordination: Natural environment |
Assurance and Learning
For assurance and learning activities, refer directly to the agency for further information.