Working with other regulators
We work with the following government organisations:
- Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA)
- Worksafe Victoria
- Country Fire Authority (CFA)
- Emergency Management Victoria
- Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Commissioner
- Parks Victoria
- Catchment management and water authorities
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)
- National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA)
- local councils across Victoria.
MoUs with co-regulators
Resources Victoria has agreements with other regulators to make sure our work is aligned. These agreements set out how we avoid overlap and how we work together when needed.
We have memoranda of understanding (MoUs) or working agreements with:
VicGrid
Responsible for planning the electricity grid to deliver renewable energy across Victoria.
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Victorian WorkCover Authority (WorkSafe)
Responsible for enforcing Victoria’s occupational health and safety laws.
Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
Regulates pollution and noise, with independent authority to make decisions under the Environment Protection Act 2017.
Key EPA contacts
- Phone: 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842) 24 hours
- Email: contact@epa.vic.gov.au
- Resources referrals: development.advisory@epa.vic.gov.au
- Permissions pathway: permissions@epa.vic.gov.au
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Country Fire Authority
The Country Fire Authority is responsible for the prevention and suppression of fire and protection of life and property in regional and rural Victoria. Resources Victoria and the CFA work closely together in both preparedness and response to emergency events. This MOU establishes rights and responsibilities between both parties to carrying out joint training and associated fire prevention activities related to open cut coal mines.
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