Department of State Growth
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| Formed | 18 September 1998 |
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The Department of State Growth is a
Tasmanian Government
department.
The Department is led by its
Secretary, Craig Limkin.[3]
Responsibilities
The Department's responsibilities include:
- Increasing employment outcomes, workforce participation and re-engagement with work, education or training.
- Management and administration of the vocational education and training system.
- Management of the state's mineral resources and providing strategic advice on mining policies and resources industries.
- Managing and maintaining the state road network.
- Overseeing and reporting on Tasmanian Government boards and committees within the portfolios of state growth, infrastructure and transport, energy, resources, education and training and the arts.
- Providing advice on, and planning and delivery of, infrastructure projects.
- Providing advice on the state’s strategic direction on climate change, renewable energy growth and emissions reduction.
- Providing services and support to businesses, organisations and individuals including loans, grants and funding.
- Registration of vehicles, and driver licensing.
- Supporting development, delivering services, providing funding and stimulating demand for the cultural, creative and sporting sectors.
Structure
The department consists of the following divisions:
- Business and Jobs
- Business Tasmania
- Jobs Tasmania
- Skills Tasmania
- Trade and International Relations
- Resources, Strategy and Policy
- Mineral Resources Tasmania
- Mining Policy
- Strategy, Policy and Coordination
- Culture, Arts and Sport
- Active Tasmania
- Arts Tasmania
- Events Tasmania
- Screen Tasmania
- Silverdome
- Tasmanian Institute of Sport
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- Transport and Infrastructure
- Instrustructure Tasmania
- Road User Services
- State Roads
- Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania
- Climate Change
- Energy
- Energy Security and Wholesale Markets
- Business Services
History
The department was formed on 18 September 1998, from the amalgamation of Private Forests Tasmania, the Department of Transport, the Workplace Standards Authority and parts of other Government departments and was called the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.[4]
On 1 July 2014, the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts was amalgamated with the department and the name changed to the Department of State Growth.[5]
See also
Government portal
References
- ^ Department of State Growth. "Annual Report 2022-23" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Department of Treasury and Finance. "2023-24 Budget - Government Services - Budget Paper No 2 Volume 1" (PDF). p. 277. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Organisational structure". Department of State Growth. Tasmanian Government. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1998 (Tas).
- ^ State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2014 (Tas).
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