This audit examined how effectively the Housing and Community Building Division of the Department of Human Services plans for, and maintains public housing assets, to support current and future access for eligible tenants.

This audit examined how effectively agricultural food safety is regulated in Victoria. It assessed how well the overall assurance framework addresses food safety in primary production and processing, and how effectively compliance with the legislation was regulated. This audit reviewed the activities of the Department of Health, the Department of Primary Industries, PrimeSafe, Dairy Food Safety Victoria, and the Committee of Food Regulators.

The audit evaluated whether the redevelopment of the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market was effectively planned, procured and managed. It examined the initiation, planning and management of the redevelopment, the procurement planning and management and the project delivery to the end of 2011.

This audit examined whether there are appropriate levels of accountability in government advertising and communications expenditure and processes. It also assessed whether selected advertising and communications campaigns comply with relevant laws, guidelines and policies, and how the 2009 Victorian Government Advertising and Communications Guidelines compare with current better practice.

This audit examined the effectiveness of the state’s public transport services by assessing whether agencies had delivered effective public transport services, and adequately prepared to improve and then sustain performance in the future. The audit included the Department of Transport and V/Line and examined the performance of public bus, tram and train services across Victoria.

This audit assessed whether State Trustees is effectively managing the financial and legal interests of represented persons.

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the building permit system in assuring approved works meet requisite building and safety standards. It examined the activities of the Building Commission, the Building Practitioners Board and the councils of Latrobe, Melton, Mitchell and Monash.

This audit examined how contaminated and potentially contaminated sites were managed, particularly where a sensitive use of the land is involved. The audit reviewed the activities of the Department of Planning and Community Development, the Environment Protection Authority, Brimbank City Council, Maribyrnong City Council and Yarra City Council.

This audit examined VicRoads, Hume City Council, the City of Greater Bendigo and the shires of East Gippsland, shire of Pyrenees and shire of Strathbogie, to assess whether Vicroads and the councils had effectively managed road bridges to deliver an accessible, efficient and safe road network.

This audit assessed the efficiency and effectiveness of the Victorian Institute of Teaching in regulating teachers in Victorian schools and in promoting its role and activities. The audit also examined VIT’s approach to self-review and to monitoring its performance in discharging its regulatory functions.

This report provides the results of the annual financial statement audits of approximately 210 entities. The report includes comment on the timeliness of Financial services and insurance, financial sustainability and reporting developments, and aspects of how grants administration, employee leave, information technology change, and information technology security are managed.

This report provides the results of the audits of approximately 100 entities in the local government sector addressing the timeliness of their financial and performance reporting, their financial sustainability, their utilisation of internal audit and aspects of how they manage assets and procurement.