NSW Audit Office - Awareness - Issue 2005 11 - December 2005

AWARENESSAccounting and Auditing Developments ISSUE 11 - DECEMBER 2005AUDIT OFFICE 1 AUDIT OFFICE UPDATEUPDATEACCOUNTING 11 Auditor-General’s Report to Parliament 2005 – Vol FourUPDATESignificant items within the report included:AUDITING 15UPDATEPrivately Financed Projects The Audit Office has a number of suggestions to improve the INTERNATIONAL 16Privately Financed Project Contract Summaries required under the UPDATEGovernment’s Guidelines.OTHER ISSUES 18Compliance Review of Salary Packaging for Graded OfficersMISCELLANEOUS 20 The majority of agencies we reviewed have satisfactorily PUBLICATIONSimplemented the Premier’s Department policy.LEGISLATIVE 22 Two agencies are using service providers not approved under the CHANGESGovernment contract.PREMIER’S 23 Premier’s Department intends to discuss monitoring the policy with DEPARTMENTthe Government contractor, corporate service providers and central UPDATEagencies.TREASURY 24Compliance Review of Appointments to and the Operations of UPDATEBoardsAUDIT OFFICE 26 The Boards we reviewed substantially complied with the BETTER PRACTICErequirements. GUIDES Premier’s Department will have regard to our recommendations ACRONYMS & 27when the ‘Guidelines’ are next reviewed. ABBREVIATIONSDepartment of Education and Training Workers compensation premiums have significantly increased for both the Department and TAFE over the last four years. Five privately financed schools were opened during ...