Effectively managing the High Value High Risk (HVHR) process involves establishing a review capacity, applying clear policies and procedures to guide and record reviews, applying rigorous quality assurance, clearly communicating with stakeholders and monitoring and reporting on the process and its outcomes.
Effective planning and delivery of major infrastructure projects is critical for governments to achieve their policy objectives. In Victoria, the total value of public sector capital investments underway or commencing in 2014–15 is around $72 billion.
The 2014–15 Budget commits up to $27 billion in new infrastructure including:
 John Doyle Auditor-General |
Audit team Ray Winn—Sector Director Tony Brown—Team Leader Michelle Tolliday—Manager |
Ordered to be printed
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTER June 2014
PP No 333, Session 2010–14
In accordance with section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994, a copy of this report was provided to the Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria and the departments of Education and Early Childhood Development, Health, and Human Services.
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:
Figure C1 sets out progress toward targets and other measures as detailed in the Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework 2013–18.
Figure C1
Progress towards Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework targets
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Figure B1 sets out the service responsibilities of audited departments and their recent strategies, plans and related documents that are relevant to accessibility of those services to Aboriginal Victorians.
Figure B1
Audited department services, strategies and programs
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Strategies/related documents |
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Figure A1 lists the barriers to mainstream services for Aboriginal Victorians and the actions required to address them.
Figure A1
Barriers and required actions
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Required actions |
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The Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework (VAAF) states that increased access to services will lead to improved outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians. Departments need to undertake robust planning, monitoring and reporting to identify and address barriers to access.