Key Definitions

Definitions for the purposes of the Caretaker Guidelines.

Cabinet documents

  • A document that contains Cabinet-in-Confidence material.
  • A document is classified as Cabinet-in-Confidence if it discloses a deliberation or a decision by Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee or has been prepared for consideration by Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee.
  • Section 28 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 describes the characteristics of a document that would attract the Cabinet document exemption.

Codes of Conduct

The:

  • Code of Conduct for Directors of Victorian Public Entities (2024)
  • Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees (2015) and
  • Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees of Special Bodies (2015), issued under section 61 of the Public Administration Act 2004.

DPC

  • Department of Premier and Cabinet.

DTF

  • Department of Treasury and Finance.

Minister

  • Ministers of the Crown and Parliamentary Secretaries, including the Cabinet Secretary.

PBO

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer as defined in the Public Administration Act 2017.

Public sector

  • The 'public sector', as defined under section 4 of the Public Administration Act 2004, meaning the sector comprised of public sector bodies.

Public sector body

  • As defined under section 4 of the Public Administration Act 2004, including (but not limited to) Departments, Administrative Offices and public entities.

Public sector employee

  • As defined under section 4 of the Public Administration Act 2004, including (but not limited to) Departmental and public entity staff.

Regulations

  • Public Administration (Public Sector Communication) Regulations 2018.

VPSC

  • Victorian Public Sector Commission

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