| Branches | Earth Resources Development | 136 186 | The Earth Resources Development (ERD) contributes to Victoria's economic prosperity through the sustainable development of Victoria's mineral, petroleum, extractive and geothermal industries. ERD achieves this through business development and promotion, the facilitation of earth resource projects and identifying and addressing barriers to investment. |
| Other Bodies | Earth Resources Development Council | 03 9658 4463 | Earth Resources Development Council (ERDC) is established under its own Terms of Reference. The ERDC will provide strategic advice to the Minister and Department on earth resources legislation, policy, strategies and programs in the areas of investment attraction, sustainable development, innovation, national and international issues and the earth resources sector. |
| Branches | Earth Resources Regulation | 136 186 | The Earth Resources Regulation (ERR) Branch regulates the minerals, extractive, petroleum, pipelines and geothermal industries in Victoria and off-shore waters.It provides a consistent and transparent tenement management regime, together with environmental standards, monitoring and enforcement that ensure these industries comply with their obligations and meet community expectations. |
| Other Bodies | Electric Line Clearance Consultative Committee | 03 9203 9700 | Provide advice to Energy Safe Victoria or the Minister on matters relating to the clearance of electric lines, inclusive of the preparation and maintenance of the Code of Practice for Electric Line Clearance (Vegetation) 1999 (established under Section 87). |
| Other Bodies | Energy Safe Victoria | 03 9203 9700 | Energy Safe Victoria is Victoria's statutory independent electricity, gas and pipeline safety and technical regulator. |
| Branches | Energy Sector Development | 136 186 | The Energy Sector Development Division is responsible for advice on governance and regulation of national and state markets for electricity and gas services, investment facilitation in low emission energy projects, and the emergency management framework for the energy sector. |
| Branches | Energy Technology Innovation | 136 186 | Energy Technology Innovation directly funds research and trials of the latest in energy innovation, working with industry to support those technologies on the cusp of reaching commercial readiness. |
| Other Bodies | Equipment Advisory Committee | 03 9203 9700 | The Equipment Advisory Committee is established under the Electricity Safety Act 1998 to advise Energy Safe Victoria on safety standards for electrical equipment or any class of electrical equipment, on procedures for monitoring compliance with safety standards and on any other matters relating to the safety or efficiency of electrical equipment. |
| Other Bodies | Office of the Mining Warden | 03 9651 6057 | The mining warden is an independent statutory office holder. The Act confers wide-ranging powers to assist a mining warden in performing the statutory functions. |
| Other Bodies | Victorian Electrolysis Committee | 03 9203 9700 | The Victorian Electrolysis Committee is established under the Electricity Safety Act 1998 to * establish and maintain standards for systems for cathodic protection and for the mitigation of stray current corrosion * provide advice to Energy Safe Victoria, on any matter related to electrolysis and the regulations relating to cathodic protection and to the mitigation of stray current corrosion * and encourage the development of new methods and technology to increase the efficiency of systems for the mitigation of stray current corrosion. |
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