Appendix A. 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 was provided to the Department of Treasury & Finance, the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources, the Department of Health & Human Services, Public Transport Victoria, VicRoads, Monash Health, the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. We also provided a copy of the report to the Department of Premier & Cabinet.

2 Addressing past HVHR audit recommendations

This is our third audit report focusing on the effectiveness of the government's 'high value high risk project assurance framework and budget process' (the HVHR process).

This Part examines whether recommendations from our 2014 and 2015 HVHR audits have been effectively addressed by Department of Treasury & Finance (DTF) and Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources (DEDJTR).

1 Audit context

1.1 Introduction

This is our third audit focusing on the effectiveness of the government's 'high value high risk project assurance framework and budget process' (the HVHR process). The goal of the HVHR process is to achieve more certainty about the deliverability of infrastructure projects, including their intended benefits and ability to meet planned costs and time lines.

Audit overview

Victoria’s total estimated investment in new and existing capital projects in the 2016–17 Budget Papers is $57.7 billion. In June 2016 the total estimated investment (TEI) of high value high risk (HVHR) projects was around $40 billion.

A project is classified as HVHR if:

Appendix B. 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 the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources, the Department of Education & Training, the Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning, the Department of Health & Human Services, the Department of Justice & Regulation, the Department of Premier & Cabinet, the Department of Treasury & Finance and Victoria Police.