Our vision
The Department of Premier and Cabinet’s (DPC) vision is to be recognised and respected leaders in whole of 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.
Our values
DPC upholds the public sector values as enshrined in the Public Administration Act 2004 by demonstrating the following.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Leadership
- Actively implementing, promoting and supporting these values.
Respect
- Treating others fairly and objectively.
- Ensuring freedom from discrimination, harassment and bullying.
- Using others’ views to improve outcomes on an ongoing basis.
Responsiveness
- Providing frank, impartial and timely advice to the government.
- Providing high-quality services to the Victorian community.
- Identifying and promoting best practice.
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, industrial relations, policy challenges and projects.
First Peoples in Victoria are strong and self-determining
- Improving outcomes and services for First Peoples through prioritising actions to enable self-determination, including advancing treaty, protecting and promoting cultural rights and responding to and engaging with the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
- 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 and support the effective administration of government.
- Protect the values of good governance, integrity and accountability to foster and maintain public trust in government.
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