THE ACT Auditor-General has announced her planned programme of audits.
These audits are still in progress:
- Capital works reporting (Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate and selected directorates): Areas of focus: minimising waste in government / improving services and programs
- Management of debtors (Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate, Commerce and Works Directorate and other selected directorates): Area of focus: minimising waste in government
- Alexander Maconochie Centre: rehabilitation of male detainees (Justice and Community Safety Directorate): Areas of focus: improving services and programs / assisting the disadvantaged and vulnerable
- Water Infrastructure Projects (ACTEW) (ACTEW Corporation): Areas of focus: minimising waste in government / improving services
and programs
Audits to run in 2014-15 are:
- Workers’ compensation: harm minimisation and case management (Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate, selected directorates and other ACT public sector entities): Area of focus: minimising waste in government / improving services
and programs - Apprenticeships (Canberra Institute of Technology and the Education and Training Directorate): Areas of focus: improving services and programs / developing the next generation
- University of Canberra borrowing arrangements with the ACT Government (University of Canberra and Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate): Areas of focus: greatest benefit for the whole community / advancing / minimising waste in government
- The Lower Cotter Catchment Area (Territory and Municipal Services Directorate, Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate and ACTEW Corporation): Areas of focus: minimising waste in government / greatest benefit for the whole community / advancing sustainable practices
- Public transport planning and management (Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate, Territory and Municipal Services Directorate): Area of focus: greatest benefit for the whole community / improving services and programs
- Government business development and industry assistance programs (Economic Development Directorate): Area of focus: improving services and programs
- ACT Government shared services arrangements (Commerce and Works Directorate and selected directorates): Areas of focus: minimising waste in government / improving services and programs
- Maintenance of public housing (ACT Housing and Community Services Directorate): Areas of focus: assisting the disadvantaged and vulnerable / minimising waste in government / improving services and programs
Finally audits planned for 2015–16 and beyond are:
- Implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Community Services Directorate): Areas of focus: assisting the disadvantaged and vulnerable /
improving services and programs / minimising waste in government / developing the next generation – all children get a ‘fair’ go - Arts, Cultural and Heritage facilities (Cultural Facilities Corporation, Community Services Directorate, Territory and Municipal Services Directorate and other directorates): Area of focus: minimising waste in government / improving services and programs / greatest benefit for the whole community
- Capital Metro light rail (Capital Metro Agency and selected): Areas of focus: greatest benefit for the whole community / minimising waste in government / advancing sustainable practices / improving services and programs
- Statutory office holders (Relevant statutory office holders and selected directorates): Areas of focus: minimising waste in government
- Chronic disease management (Health Directorate): Areas of focus: assisting the disadvantaged and vulnerable / improving services and programs
- Direct land sales (Economic Development Directorate and Land Development Agency): Areas of focus: greatest benefit for the whole community / improving services and programs
- ACTION (Territory and Municipal Services Directorate): Areas of focus: minimising waste in government / improving services and programs
- Contaminated sites (Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate and Environment Protection Agency): Area of focus: advancing sustainable practices / improving services and programs
- ACT Property Group (Territory and Municipal Services Directorate and selected directorates): Area of focus: minimising waste in Government
- Implementation of Auditor-General audit recommendations (Selected directorates): Area of focus: improving services and programs
- Climate change programs (Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate and selected directorates): Areas of focus: advancing sustainable practices / improving services and programs
- Pest animals and invasive weeds (Territory and Municipal Services Directorate and Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate): Areas of focus: greatest benefit for the whole community / advancing sustainable practices
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