This report provides an appraisal of Victoria's building control system.

The audit was directed at assessing whether State Trustees had discharged its responsibilities in the best interests of represented persons.

The overall objective of the audit was to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the State Revenue Office in discharging its key responsibilities as the State's major revenue collection agency.

The report on the Government's Annual Financial Statement for the year ended 30 June 1997 outlines the results of the annual audit of the Statement, including an analysis of the operating result achieved in the year and the State's assets and liabilities at year-end, together with the privatisation of Government business enterprises and the sale of surplus and underutilised properties.

In 1993, the Government announced the Agenda 21 program of major civic projects aimed at revitalising the State. The audit focussed on four publicly-funded major civic projects.

The Report outlines the results of the Auditor-General's audit of the Government's Statement of Financial Operations for the 1995-96 financial year.

The report outlines the results of the Auditor-General's audit of the Government's Statement of Financial Operations for the 1994-95 financial year.

The overall objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which: budget sector agencies achieve value-for-money in their purchasing arrangements, with due regard to probity and equity, and the current budget sector accountability framework is conducive to the effective management of the purchasing function.

This Report details the findings arising from audit reviews of the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria and the Office of the Valuer-General.

In past years, the Auditor-General has presented a number of Reports to the Parliament addressing the management of various forms of public sector assets. This Report continues the theme by examining the management of investments held by Victorian public sector agencies, an area involving assets valued in excess of $13 billion.