Victoria Government Gazette - 1851-1 - page 1

The ''Victoria Government Gazette'' is the

government gazette A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establish ...

of Victoria. It provides official notification of decisions or actions taken by, or information from, the

Governor of Victoria The governor of Victoria is the representative of Monarchy of Australia, the monarch, currently King Charles III, in the Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the premier of V ...

Victoria State Government The Victoria State Government, also referred to as the Victorian Government, is the executive government of the Australian state of Victoria. As a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, the State Government was first formed in 1851 when Vic ...

authorities, government departments, local councils, companies, and individuals. The Victoria Government Gazette is published by IVE Group Limited, under authority of the Victorian Government Printer.

History

Following the establishment of the first permanent settlement in what is now Victoria in 1834, the

Port Phillip District The Port Phillip District was an administrative division of the Colony of New South Wales from 9 September 1836 until 1 July 1851, when it was separated from New South Wales and became the Colony of Victoria. In September 1836, NSW Colonial Sec ...

was established as an administrative division of the

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. As such, the government business relating to the district were published in the

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. This continued until 1851 with the passage of the ''Australian Colonies Government Act'' (1850), which formally separated the Port Phillip District from New South Wales to form the

Colony of Victoria The Colony of Victoria was a historical administrative division in Australia that existed from 1851 until 1901, when it federated with other colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the southeastern corner of the Australian ...

on the 2nd of July 1851. From 1851 onwards, government business was, and continues to be, published in the Victorian Government Gazette. Gazettes from this period until 1997 can b
accessed
through the Victorian State Library. Those published after 1997 can be accessed on the Government Gazett
website

Sections

In general, notices published in the Victoria Government Gazette fall into one of the following categories: Private Notices * Dissolution of partnerships * Creditors notices * Sales by the Sheriff Proclamations by the Governor * Acts of

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* Commencement of Acts Government & Outer Budget Sector Agencies Section * Council Notices, road discontinuances and local laws * Council Planning Scheme Amendments * State Trustees * Exemptions (by VCAT) * Sales of Crown Land * Acts & notices required under particular Acts * Infrastructure (Departmental notices of Planning Scheme Amendments) Orders in Council * Orders signed by the

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in Council

References

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External links

* Gazettes published between 1836 and 1997 can b
accessed
through the Victorian State Library * Gazettes published after 1997 can be accessed on the Governmen
website
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