Victorian Auditor-General's Office

East West Link Project

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This audit examined whether the state effectively managed the East West Link project and the related costs by assessing the total costs of the project, the appropriateness of the advice supporting key project decisions and the lessons for future major projects.

Appendix C. Audit Act 1994 section 16—submissions and comments

Introduction

In accordance with section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994, a copy of this report, or part of this report, was provided to all agencies and departments—see Appendix A for the list.

The submissions and comments provided are not subject to audit nor the evidentiary standards required to reach an audit conclusion. Responsibility for the accuracy, fairness and balance of those comments rests solely with the agency head.

Responses were received as follows:

3 Monitoring recommendations

At a glance

Background

Standing Direction 2.6 (f) of the Financial Management Act 1994 requires agency audit committees to monitor the actions taken to resolve external audit issues and whether recommendations are adopted and addressed in a timely manner. All public sector entities should therefore report on and monitor actions in response to performance audit recommendations.

1 Background

1.1 Performance audits

1.1.1 Purpose of performance audits

One of the key roles of the Auditor-General is to undertake performance audits. Performance audits assess whether public sector agencies are meeting their aims effectively, and using their resources efficiently and economically. They also assess whether agencies comply with relevant legislation.

Performance audits are a key mechanism to provide independent assurance to Parliament and the community on public sector performance.

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