This audit assessed whether the advice and recommendations provided to government on the roll-out of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) have been sound.

The audit examined whether the state’s decision to buy back the intrastate rail network was adequately informed and whether the transaction was effectively managed.

This audit examined whether the Department of Human Services has effectively addressed the funding inequities across the state and within regions, and regional planning and coordination of HACC services, as well as monitoring and reporting arrangements, including reporting on whether HACC achieved funding equity.

This audit assessed whether three universities the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the University of Ballarat, which account for approximately 50 per cent of international students enrolled in Victorian universities, were achieving their strategic and operational goals for international students, the associated business and financial risks were being managed efficiently and effectively and services provided were in accordance with relevant legislation.

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the new metropolitan bus contracts.

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the water rebate and the municipal rate subsidy measures in terms of how well these measures have achieved objectives.

The audit assessed whether Victoria Police offers safety and support services to victims and perpetrators of family violence, which helps to reduce the impact of family violence on the community.

The objective of the program is to establish a single integrated technology platform and a set of applications for all Victorian courts and tribunals. The objective of the audit is to assess whether the progress of the Integrated Courts Management System (ICMS) program has conformed with its original investment objectives.

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of claims management by the Victorian Workcover Authority (VWA). The audit examined the policies, procedures and activities of VWA and its six agents, with a particular emphasis on the arrangements for managing high risk claims. It did not examine self-insurers.

The initial audit objective of examining whether agencies’ systems, policies and procedures were robust and discouraged fraud was broadened to include agency governance arrangements after the audit found that some boards and management were not complying with agency policies and procedures.

The audit focused on how well the Department of Justice (DOJ) complied with its responsibility to monitor the infringements system, particularly for the withdrawal of infringement notices and the conduct of internal reviews. It also focused on whether agencies were withdrawing infringement notices appropriately and in line with the Infringements Act 2006 and their own policies.

This report covers 123 entities from the Higher Education, Vocational Training, Alpine Resorts, Health, and Community Development sectors. Principally it deals with the audit of public sector entities with financial statement balance dates other than 30 June 2008.