This checklist has been developed to assist councillors and planning staff fulfil their obligations under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and to support those planners in supervisory roles who oversee the timeliness and quality of planning activities in councils.

This checklist has been developed to assist councillors and planning staff fulfil their obligations under the Act and to support those planners in supervisory roles who oversee the timeliness and quality of planning activities in councils.

The audit examined: the extent of achievement of implementation, milestones and budgeted costs, the extent of realisation of the expected benefits as set out in the ICT strategy, the effectiveness of overall monitoring and review of the program, the soundness of controls in place to assure the probity of procurement processes.

This report examined how well the Department of Sustainability and Environment had selected, prioritised and monitored water infrastructure projects included within state-wide and regional strategies. These strategies included the white paper, Securing our Water Future Together, the Central Region sustainable water strategy and the $4.9 billion Victorian water plan.

The objective of this audit was to determine the extent to which people with a disability receive accommodation and related support services commensurate with their need.

This report examined how effective the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) was in facilitating sound records management in the public sector and whether public sector agencies were managing their records in accordance with the Public Records Act 1973.

This audit sought to examine the Department of Primary Industries’ (DPI) approach to setting agricultural research priorities, the effectiveness of the governance and management arrangements of the research program, and the program’s alignment with State Government objectives.

Recognising the importance of local government, the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office has for the first time this year, produced a separate report to Parliament on the results of our annual audit of each council, the entities they control, and each regional library corporation (RLC). This report also encompasses an assessment of the financial sustainability of the entities within this sector.

As Melbourne's population continues to grow, community and industry demands upon the metropolitan freeway network are also growing. This report examines the funding and delivery of 2 freeway upgrades: the completed Tullamarine Calder Interchange (TCI) project, and the recently commenced M1 upgrade project. The State’s contribution to these upgrades was funded through the encashment of concession notes held by the State under the CityLink toll road concession with the Transurban Group.

The report summarises the results of financial statement audits of 388 public sector agencies with 30 June 2007 balance dates. The objective of the report is to bring together the results of these audits and, by doing so, provide Parliament with assurance regarding the overall level of accountability of these agencies.

The report sets out the results of the audit of the State of Victoria’s Annual Financial Report for 2006-07_x000D_ and provides commentary on the financial outcomes and position achieved by the State and the general_x000D_ government sector.

This report includes the results of audits of 2 major Partnerships Victoria projects, the Melbourne Convention Centre Development and the Southern Cross Station redevelopment. Both projects were implemented under the Partnerships Victoria framework which was released in 2000. The framework addresses the provision of public infrastructure and related ancillary services, with the private sector, using public-private partnerships (PPPs).