NSW Audit Office - NSW Auditor-General announces Performance Audit Topics for 2006-07

ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒNSW AUDITOR-GENERAL ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCE AUDIT TOPICS FOR 2006-07 Auditor-General Bob Sendt today released his provisional list of performance audit topics for 2006-07. [See list attached] “Performance audits are special in-depth assessments of value-for-money in government agencies and activities. We know that Parliamentarians and the public look to our performance audit reports for their independence and the issues they raise.” “Our 2006-07 program again tackles important topics in a wide variety of government agencies and endeavours.” When Will the Reports be Released? The program shows all audits that we will be working on in 2006-07. Some have already started as part of our 2005-06 program, and some are yet to start. A number of the audits that we are starting in 2006-07 will be released by June 2007, but some will still be underway at that time. Once an audit is started, we show an indication of its likely release date on our web-site at www.audit.nsw.gov.au. If you would like to receive e-mail notifications a few days before each report is tabled, contact Barry Underwood on 9275-7220 or at barry.underwood@audit.nsw.gov.au. What are We Trying to Achieve, and How are the Topics Chosen? Our performance audit program comprises follow-up audits and new audits. Follow-up audits are designed to establish the extent to which action has been taken on issues raised in an earlier audit we carried out. In determining ...