Hospital administration
Chief Secretary's Department
(1855–1979)
Charities Board of Victoria (included hospitals)
(1923–1948)
- Statutory Authority Administered by Treasurer (1923–1944)
- by Minister of Health (1944–48)
Hospitals and Charities Commission
(1948–1978)
Health Commission of Victoria
(1978–1985)
Department of Health II
(1985–1992)
Department of Health and Community Services
(1992–96)
Department of Human Services I
(1996–2010)
Department of Health III
(2010–14)
Department of Health and Human Services
(2015–2021)
Department of Health IV
(2021– )
Public health
Chief Secretary's Department
(1855–1979)
Central Board of Health [Statutory Authority]
(1855 –1990)
Board of Public Health [Statutory Authority]
(1890–1920)
Commission of Public Health [Statutory Authority]
(1920–1978)
Health Commission of Victoria
(1978–1985)
Department of Health II
(1985–1992)
Department of Health and Community Services
(1992–96)
Department of Human Services I
(1996–2010)
Department of Health III
(2010–14)
Department of Health and Human Services
(2015–2021)
Department of Health IV
(2021– )
Mental health
Chief Secretary's Department
(1855–1979)
Hospitals for the Insane Branch
(1867–1905)
Lunacy Department
(1905–1934)
Department of Mental Hygiene
(1934–1944)
(sub department) Mental Hygiene branch from (1937–1944)
Department of Health I
(1944–1978)
Mental Hygiene Branch (1944–1978)
- Branch in the Department of Health (1944–1952)
- Part of Mental Hygiene Authority (1952–1962) [Statutory Authority]
- Part of the Mental health Authority (1962–1978) [Statutory Authority]
Health Commission of Victoria
(1978–1985)
Department of Health II
(1985–1992)
Department of Health and Community Services
(1992–96)
Department of Human Services
(1996–2010)
Department of Health III
(2010–2014)
Department of Health and Human Services
(2015–2021)
Department of Health IV
(2021– )
Disability
Chief Secretary's Department
(1855–1979)
Hospitals for the Insane Branch
(1867–1905)
Lunacy Department
(1905–1934)
Department of Mental Hygiene
(1934–1944)
Department of Health I
(1944–1978)
Mental Hygiene Branch (1944–1978)
- Branch in the Department of Health (1944–1952)
- Part of Mental Hygiene Authority (1952–1962) [Statutory Authority]
- Part of the Mental health Authority (1962–1978) [Statutory Authority]
Health Commission of Victoria
(1978–1985)
Community Services Victoria
(1985–1992)
Department of Health and Community Services
(1992–96)
Department of Human Services
(1996–2010)
Department of Human Services II
(2010–14)
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial
(2013)
Department of Health and Human Services
(2015– 2021)
NDIS roll out in Victoria
(2016–2020)
NDIS available to all Australians
(2020– )
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
(2021– )
Intellectual disability
Chief Secretary's Department
(1855–1979)
Hospitals for the Insane Branch
(1867–1905)
Lunacy Department
(1905–1934)
Mental Defectives Branch
(1937–1944)
Transferred to Department of Health I
Department of Health I
(1944–1978)
Mental Hygiene Branch (1944–1978)
- Branch in the Department of Health (1944–1952)
- Part of Mental Hygiene Authority (1952–1962) [Statutory Authority]
- Part of the Mental health Authority (1962–1978) [Statutory Authority]
Health Commission of Victoria
(1978–1985)
Community Services Victoria
(1985–1992)
Department of Health and Community Services
(1992–96)
Department of Human Services
(1996–2010)
Department of Human Services II
(2010–14)
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial
(2013)
Department of Health and Human Services
(2015–2021)
NDIS roll out in Victoria
(2016–2020)
NDIS available to all Australians
(2020–)
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
(2021– )
Juvenile Justice
Chief Secretary's Department
(1855–1979)
(i) Department of Reformatory Schools (1866–1887)
Administered industrial schools for neglected children and reformatory schools for convicted juveniles.
(ii) Department of Reformatory Schools (1887–1954)
Responsibility for convicted juveniles only.
(iii) Children's Welfare Department (1954–1961)
Responsibility for juvenile offenders and juvenile schools (formerly reformatory schools.
- (iv) Social Welfare Branch (1961–1971)
Social Welfare Department
(1971–78)
- Family Welfare Division (1965–1978)
- Youth Welfare Division (1965–1978)
Health Commission of Victoria
(1978–1985)
Department of Health II
(1985–1992)
Department of Health and Community Services
(1992–96)
Department of Human Services II
(2010–14)
Department of Health and Human Services
(2015– 2021)
Department of Justice and Community Safety
(2021– )
Vulnerable children
Chief Secretary's Department
(1855–1979)
- (i) Department of Reformatory Schools (1866–1887)
Administered industrial schools for neglected children and reformatory schools for convicted juveniles. - (ii) Department for Neglected Children (1887–1924)
Responsibility for neglected children - (iii) Children's Welfare Department (1924–1961)
- (iv) Social Welfare Branch (1961–1971)
- (v) Department of Community Welfare Services (1979–1985)
- (i) Department of Reformatory Schools (1866–1887)
Community Services Victoria
(1986–1992)
Department of Health and Community Services
(1992–96)
Department of Human Services
(1996–2010)
Department of Human Services II
(2010–14)
Department of Health and Human Services
(2015– 2021)
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
(2021– )
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