Good governance and management must underpin nationally important partnership agreements involving multiple departments. This includes leadership, oversight of implementation, management of funds and reporting, and ongoing coordination.
The intent of partnership agreements is to achieve mutually agreed outcomes of national importance. The National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH) has output and outcome measures, and evaluating specific initiatives can further inform understanding of the effectiveness of this agreement in reducing homelessness.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines a person as homeless if they do not have suitable accommodation alternatives and their current living arrangement is in a dwelling that:
The 2011 census reported that 22 789 Victorian people were homeless, a 21 per cent increase since 2006.
Homelessness has a significant impact on both individuals and the community. Homeless people have poorer health, fewer social connections and fewer opportunities for education or employment. This is turn generates considerable cost to government, through its provision of direct support services, demand on health services and lost economic participation.
The 2011 census data indicates that the rate of homelessness in Victoria has increased by 21 per cent since 2006. In 2011, 22 789 Victorian people were homeless on census night, and 16 per cent of these were children under 12.
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VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTER February 2012
PP No 210, Session 2010–13
In accordance with section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994 a copy of this report was provided to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Museum Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria, State Library of Victoria, and the Arts Centre Melbourne with a request for submissions or comments.
The process of registering an acquisition in the collection records as part of a state collection. Once accessioned, an item can only be removed from a state collection by deaccession. The board of each custodian monitors and approves accession processes.
The process by which a custodian purchases, collects or receives by donation, bequest, or research-based field collection, an item or collection—in the case of the Public Record Office Victoria, transfer from other state government agencies.
The state collections comprise $5 billion of items accumulated over nearly 160 years which cannot be replaced. Effective management of the collections is essential to assure their accessibility for current and future generations.
Making their collections easily accessible to the community for education, entertainment and research is a statutory responsibility for Museum Victoria, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Public Record Office Victoria.