The Victorian Government is committed to enabling meaningful and inclusive public engagement across the Victorian public sector.
The Public Engagement Framework (Framework) outlines the Government’s approach to working with communities to make better decisions and improve the lives of all Victorians.
The Framework aims to:
- build stronger relationships and engaged communities, and
- support the public sector to design and deliver best practice public engagement to ensure all Victorians can participate in the decisions that matter to them.
It reflects the collective knowledge of community engagement specialists and community feedback to ensure we understand Victorians’ priorities and expectations when participating in Government decision-making that impacts their lives.
The Framework includes principles that underpin the design and delivery all Victorian Government public engagement to be:
- meaningful by being genuine and informing the final decision
- inclusive by being respectful and accessible
- transparent by being clear and open about what the public can and cannot influence
- informed by providing relevant and timely information to the public
- accountable by being responsive to the public, and
- valuable for the community and government.
By implementing the Framework, we commit to continually working across the public sector to improve and strengthen meaningful engagement practices in Victoria to ultimately improve the lives of Victorians.
Jeremi Moule
Secretary
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