It RMF covers government and public sector planning, budgeting, service delivery, accountability and review.
The RMF includes mandatory requirements and guidance for departments on a range of topics including matters relating to the Department Funding Model, objectives and outputs, appropriation funding, trust accounts, carryovers, reporting and other topics.
All Victorian government departments, and specified agencies listed in the RMF, are required to apply the RMF under the Standing Directions 2018 under the Financial Management Act 1994. 
From 1 July 2025 This version of the RMF should be used from 1 July 2025.  
It incorporates additional guidance and minor clarifications to existing policy requirements. 
The complete list of changes is on page 5 of the main document. No changes have been made to the attachments document. 
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      Resource Management Framework - Part 1 of 2 - Main Document - effective 1 July 2025 
      
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      Resource Management Framework – Part 2 of 2 – Attachments - effective 1 July 2022 
      
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From 1 July 2024 This version of the RMF should be used from 1 July 2024. It incorporates a change to existing policies as directed by Government.
This version contains amendments made in June 2024.
The complete list of changes are on page five of the main document. For questions and queries regarding the recent changes to RMF Section 5.5 – Cash Flow Forecasting, please contact working.capital@dtf.vic.gov.au .
No changes were made to the attachments document.
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      Resource Management Framework - Part 1 of 2 - Main Document - effective 1 July 2024 
      
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      Resource Management Framework - Part 1 of 2 - Main Document - effective 1 July 2024 
      
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      Resource Management Framework – Part 2 of 2 – Attachments - effective 1 July 2022 
      
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From 1 July 2023 This version of the RMF should be used from 1 July 2023. It incorporates a number of changes to existing policies as directed by Government.
This version contains amendments made in January 2024.
The complete list of changes is on page five of the main document. No changes were made to the attachments document.
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      Resource Management Framework – Part 1 of 2 – Main Document - effective 1 July 2023 
      
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      Resource Management Framework – Part 1 of 2 – Main Document - effective 1 July 2023 
      
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Part 2 
  
    
       
    
      Resource Management Framework – Part 2 of 2 – Attachments - effective 1 July 2022 
      
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      Resource Management Framework – Part 2 of 2 – Attachments - effective 1 July 2022 
      
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Data Output Methodology Template 
  
    
       
    
      Data Output Methodology Template 
      
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Prior to 1 July 2023 This previous version of the RMF should be used for the 2022-23 attestation year.
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      Resource Management Framework – Part 1 of 2 – Main Document - effective 1 July 2022 
      
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      Resource Management Framework – Part 1 of 2 – Main Document - effective 1 July 2022 
      
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Part 2 
  
    
       
    
      Resource Management Framework – Part 2 of 2 – Attachments - effective 1 July 2022 
      
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      Resource Management Framework – Part 2 of 2 – Attachments - effective 1 July 2022 
      
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Queries Any questions related to the RMF should be emailed to financial.frameworks@dtf.vic.gov.au .