DELWP governance e-alerts

Who are e-alerts sent to?

DELWP governance e-alerts are written for, and automatically sent to:

Chairs of major DELWP agencies
CEOs and other nominated contacts of major DELWP agencies.

Other interested readers are encouraged to subscribe to receive e-alerts, in particular:

major DELWP agencies - senior executives and governance staff
DELWP - governance relationship managers and teams.

Who sends e-alerts and how often?

E-alerts are sent by the Secretary of DELWP approximately four times a year.

What do e-alerts contain?

E-alerts contain information on governance topics of interest to DELWP agencies, such as:

laws and government policies (new and changed)
governance best practice
updates to On Board (e.g. new model policies and guidance notes issued by DELWP)
other governance news.

E-alerts aren't comprehensive

E-alerts contain certain items of interest to DELWP agencies. They do not provide exhaustive lists of new or amended laws, policies or other obligations that may affect your agency.

Previous e-alerts (DELWP)

Previous DELWP e-alerts are available below. Some information and attachments may now be out-of-date, in particular:

laws or other obligations may have since changed
model policies, guidance notes, etc. may have since been updated. Check the current Governance guidance on that topic.

DELWP - 03 (April 2016)

Directors Code of conduct – effective 29 March 2016

DELWP e-alert no. 3 (DOCX, 101.2 KB)

DELWP - 02 (October 2015)

Director's Code of Conduct – updated
Employee's Code of Conduct – updated
Conflict of interest - DELWP model policy adopted for Victorian public sector
Conflict of interest - new simplified Declaration of Private Interests form!
Meetings and decisions - update to DELWP model policy
Induction and education - new guidance for major DELWP agencies
Small committees of management - new induction pack and policy pack
Protected Disclosures to IBAC - key message in DELWP's new guidance note
Privacy and data protection - new guidance materials from DELWP
Model litigant guidelines
Risk Management Framework - new scope and requirements
Performance and financial audits.

DELWP e-alert no. 2 (DOCX, 261.0 KB)

DELWP - 01 (March 2015)

About DELWP agencies
Conflict of Interest – Update to DELWP model policy for boards of major agencies
Conflict of Interest – new DELWP model policy for small voluntary committees of management
Privacy – new DELWP privacy collection statement builder
Financial management – new DELWP model policies and procedures for 'public bodies'
Annual reporting – Accounting policy update for 'public bodies'.

DELWP e-alert no. 01 (DOCX, 130.1 KB)

Previous e-alerts (DEPI)

Previous e-alerts from the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) are available below. Some information and attachments may now be out-of-date, in particular:

laws or other obligations may have since changed
model policies, guidance notes, etc. may have since been updated. Check the current Governance guidance on that topic.

DEPI - 04 (Sept 2014)

Caretaker convention guidelines issued for Victorian election
DataVic Access Policy seminar

E-alert no 4 (DOCX, 163.2 KB)

DEPI - 03 (Aug 2014)

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission.
Caretaker conventions and the Victorian State election.
Procurement practice - minimum requirements.
DataVic Access policy

E-alert no 3 (DOCX, 173.6 KB)

Attachment 1 - List of agencies to which DataVic Access policy applies (DOCX, 61.3 KB)

DEPI - 02 (July 2014)

DEPI annual reporting guide a (practical guide to annual reporting under the Financial Management Act).
Victorian Public Sector Commission Survey.
VAGO - forthcoming audits and new 'follow-up' procedures.
Privacy and Data Protection Bill.
FOI - annual reporting and new processing charges.
Recent changes to the Public Administration Act.

E-alert no. 02 (DOCX, 163.0 KB)

Attachment 1 - Annual reporting guide (PDF, 987.6 KB)

Attachment 2 - VAGO extract (DOCX, 44.4 KB)

Attachment 3 - FOI delegation template (DOC, 21.5 KB)

DEPI - 01 (May 2014)