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About us

DPC’s vision, mission, values and objectives.

Our vision

The Department of Premier and Cabinet’s (DPC) vision is to be a recognised and respected leader in whole of Victorian Government policy and performance.

Our mission

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
  • promoting collaboration across government to drive performance and improve outcomes.

DPC supports the Victorian Government’s commitment to a stronger, fairer, better Victoria by promoting excellence in government service delivery and reform.

Our values

DPC upholds the public sector values as outlined in the Public Administration Act 2004.

Responsiveness

  • Providing frank, impartial and timely advice to the government
  • Providing high-quality services to the Victorian community
  • Identifying and promoting best practice

Integrity

  • Being honest, open and transparent in our dealings
  • Using powers responsibly
  • Reporting improper conduct
  • Avoiding any real or apparent conflicts of interest
  • Striving to earn and sustain public trust of a high level

Impartiality

  • Making decisions and providing advice on merit without bias, caprice, favouritism or self-interest
  • Acting fairly by objectively considering all relevant facts and applying fair criteria
  • Implementing government policies and programs equitably

Accountability

  • Working to clear objectives in a transparent manner
  • Accepting responsibility for our decisions and actions
  • Seeking to achieve best use of resources
  • Submitting ourselves to appropriate scrutiny

Respect

  • Treating others fairly and objectively
  • Ensuring freedom from discrimination, harassment and bullying
  • Using others’ views to improve outcomes on an ongoing basis

Leadership

  • Actively implementing, promoting and supporting these values

Commitment to human rights

  • Making decisions and providing advice consistent with the human rights set out in the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006
  • Actively implementing, promoting and supporting human rights

Our objectives

DPC’s objectives are as follows.

Strong policy outcomes

  • Pursue policy and service delivery excellence and reform
  • Lead the public sector response to significant state issues, policy challenges and projects
  • Support the effective administration of government

First Peoples in Victoria are strong and self-determining

  • Improve outcomes and services for First Peoples through prioritising actions to enable self-determination, including advancing treaty, protecting and promoting cultural rights and conducting a truth telling process
  • Address trauma and support healing; address racism established through colonisation
  • Provide culturally safe systems and services; and transfer power and resources to communities

Professional public administration

  • Foster and promote a high-performing public service
  • Ensure effective whole of government performance and outcomes
  • Protect the values of good public governance, integrity and accountability in support of public trust

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