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.
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.
This audit assessed whether government schools were managing their funds appropriately, as well as the adequacy of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s (DEECD) role in supporting and monitoring schools’ funds management. The audit also examined whether using school cooperatives to borrow funds was consistent with legislation and whether this function is being adequately managed and disclosed by schools.
The Public Transport Ombudsman scheme provides a dispute resolution service for users of public transport services who have complaints about ticketing, infrastructure, service delivery, staff and authorised officers. This audit examined whether the scheme’s governance and institutional arrangements for managing complaints against authorised officers were effective and efficient.
The objective for this audit was to assess the adequacy of the state’s planning, procurement and management of the Royal Women’s Hospital (RWH) redevelopment.
The audit examined the Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline project selection processes, governance arrangements, procurement of goods and services, and the construction of the pipelines.
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.
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.