Review of Findings of Victorian Auditor-General Reports

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An important aspect of the Committee’s work is to follow up on matters raised by the Auditor-General in various reports to the Parliament. The Auditor-General’s reports draw Parliament’s attention to financial concerns or issues relating to any public sector agency. The Committee can follow up these matters by virtue of its powers to hold public hearings and take evidence. In this way, matters raised by the Auditor-General are put under the microscope for the benefit of the Parliament and the community.

Review of Reports tabled between February 2008 and June 2008

Under its functions and powers set out in sections 14 and 33 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee has been following up audit reports tabled in Parliament by the Auditor-General every six months.  The Committee prioritises these reports using various criteria including consideration of seriousness of impacts or implications of audit findings, public interest, risks, social impacts, criticality and unresolved disputes, materiality and opportunities to enhance accountability.

Currently, the Committee is conducting a review of findings of the Auditor-General reports tabled between February 2008 and June 2008.  The Committee has prioritised the following reports for review and public hearings:

• Planning for Water Infrastructure in Victoria (April 2008); and
• Patient Safety in Public Hospitals (May  2008);

The Committee is also reviewing without public hearings, the following reports:

• Records Management in the Victorian Public Sector (March 2008);
• Delivering HealthSMART – Victoria’s whole-of-health ICT strategy (April 2008);
• Victoria’s Planning Framework for Land Use and Development (May 2008);
• Coordinating Services and Initiatives for Aboriginal People (June 2008); and
• Implementation of the Criminal Justice Enhancement Program (June 2008).

The Committee has resolved to retain a broad scope for its terms of reference, that is, to review any aspects of the findings and recommendations contained within those reports.

Public Hearings

The Schedule for public hearings held on 23 September 2009 is available here.

Review of Reports tabled between September 2007 and February 2008

Review of the Findings and Recommendations of the Auditor-General's Reports 2007-08, September 2009

Full report (PDF 1.05Mb)

The Committee conducted a review of the findings of the following Auditor-General reports tabled between September 2007 and February 2008:

• Program for Students with Disabilities: Program Accountability (September 2007).
• Improving our Schools: Monitoring and Support (October 2007);
• Funding and Delivery of Two Freeway Upgrade Projects (December 2007); and
• Agriculture Research Investment, Monitoring and Review (February 2008).

Transcripts of Evidence

The Committee held public hearings in relation to:

• Improving our Schools: Monitoring and Support (October 2007); and
• Funding and Delivery of Two Freeway Upgrade Projects (December 2007).

Transcripts of evidence are available here.

Report

The Committee tabled the Review of the Findings and Recommendations of the Auditor‑General’s Reports–2007-08 in September 2009

Previous Reports

See reports for previous follow-up inquiries into Auditor-General reports.