This publication presents an overview of the Victorian Essential Services Commission's approach and assessment of water businesses' proposals. In October 2012, Melbourne Water, City West Water, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water and Western Water submitted their Water Plans to the Essential Services Commission for assessment. This assessment relates to the third regulatory period for...

The economic costs of congestion are significant and rising. While the state each year invests in initiatives to relieve congestion, it currently does so in the absence of a statewide plan with clearly defined objectives, strategies and associated agency responsibilities for congestion and travel demand management. Consequently, the state's approach to congestion management remains dominated...

Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) is undertaking compliance activities designed to identify and deter noncompliance, encourage voluntary compliance and protect consumers. These activities are supported by a compliance framework to guide CAV’s compliance and enforcement officers in their activities, and to inform those it regulates. However, a range of administrative weaknesses undermine the effectiveness and efficiency...

Valuer-General Victoria (VGV) has been a branch of the former Department of Sustainability and Environment but has now transferred to the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Government under recent machinery of government changes. VGV provides independent valuations to public sector agencies. It is not subject to oversight or independent review of its valuation services...

There are many causes of over-representation of Koori people in Victoria’s prisons. The findings of this report show that it is influenced by Koori people being more likely to be sent to prison. This difference may be influenced by Koori people being more likely to have been in both the youth justice system and the...