DEPI agencies to which the Victorian Government’s DataVic Access Policy applies
The Victorian government “expects all Victorian public sector agencies” to adopt the VicData Access policy. The policy specifically
applies to all “public bodies” that provide an annual report to Parliament under the Financial Management Act (FMA) and
“controlled entities” that report in the Annual Financial Report for the State of Victoria (AFR).
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The policy’s Intent and Principles (page 3) state that it “operates in conjunction with the whole of Victorian Government
Intellectual Property Policy and, like the Intellectual Property policy, applies to all departments and public bodies (agencies)”.
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The policy’s Standards and Guidelines (1.7) state that:
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“the Government expects all Victorian public sector agencies to adopt the DataVic Access policy and supporting Standards
and Guidelines. This includes departments and agencies that report in the Annual Financial Report for the State of Victoria
(AFR)” – i.e. “controlled entities” listed in note 41 of the AFR. DEPI agencies listed in note 41 are set out in in the list below.
“the Standards and Guidelines should be read in conjunction with the whole of Victorian Government Intellectual Property
Policy ... which applies to all departments and “public bodies” that submit annual reports to Parliament under the Financial
Management Act (FMA).
For a list of DEPI agencies reporting under the Financial Management Act in 2013-14 see the Annual reporting support module on
DEPI’s governance website ‘On Board’.
For a list of ‘controlled entities’ in note 41 of the Department of Treasury & Finance’s 2012-13 Annual Financial Report) see below:
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Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd
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Parks Victoria
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Alpine Resorts Management Boards including:
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Phillip Island Nature Park Board of Management Inc.
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Royal Botanic Gardens Board
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Sustainability Victoria
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Trust for Nature (Victoria)
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VicForests
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Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria
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Victorian Strawberry Industry Development Committee
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Waste Management Groups
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Water Authorities including:
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Alpine Resorts Co-ordinating Council
Falls Creek Alpine Resort Management Board
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort Management Board
Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort Management Board
Mount Buller and Mount Stirling Alpine Resort
Management Board
Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board
Catchment Management Authorities including:
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Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Mallee Catchment Management Authority
North Central Catchment Management Authority
North East Catchment Management Authority
Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment
Management Authority
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
Wimmera Catchment Management Authority
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Dairy Food Safety Victoria
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Environment Protection Authority
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Murray Valley Citrus Board
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Murray Valley Wine Grape Industry Development
Committee
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Northern Victorian Fresh Tomato Industry Development
Committee
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Office of the Commissioner for Environmental
Sustainability
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Phytogene Pty Ltd
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PrimeSafe
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Barwon Region Water Corporation
Central Gippsland Region Water Corporation
Central Highlands Region Water Corporation
City West Water Corporation (e)
Coliban Region Water Corporation
East Gippsland Region Water Corporation
Gippsland and Southern Rural Water Corporation
Goulburn Valley Region Water Corporation
Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation (f)
Grampians Wimmera-Mallee Water Corporation
Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation
Melbourne Water Corporation
North East Region Water Corporation
South East Water Corporation (e)
South Gippsland Region Water Corporation
Wannon Region Water Corporation
Western Region Water Corporation
Westernport Region Water Corporation
Yarra Valley Water Corporation (e)
Zoological Parks and Gardens Board of Victoria