NSW Audit Office - Awareness - Issue 2005 06 - July 2005

AWARENESSAccounting and Auditing Developments ISSUE 6 - JULY 2005AUDIT OFFICE 1 AUDIT OFFICE UPDATEUPDATEFollow-up Performance Audit Report AUSTRALIAN 7 ACCOUNTING State Transit Authority: Bus Maintenance, STANDARDS BOARD UPDATEMinistry of Transport: Bus ContractsURGENT ISSUES 11GROUP UPDATE BackgroundPeriodically, we review the extent to which agencies have implemented AUDITING 13the recommendations they accepted from our earlier audits. This gives UPDATEParliament and the public an update on the extent of progress made.INTERNATIONAL 14In this follow-up audit, we examine changes following our May 2002 UPDATEreport on how well the:MISCELLANEOUS 16 State Transit Authority maintained its buses PUBLICATIONS Ministry of Transport administered contracts for the provision of LEGISLATIVE 18regular passenger bus services.CHANGES UPDATEState Transit Authority: Bus maintenanceTREASURY UPDATE 18The State Transit Authority (State Transit) is the largest bus operator PREMIER’S 19in NSW and one of the few remaining government bus operators in DEPARTMENTAustralia. In 2003-04, it had a fleet of 1,926 buses that travelled more UPDATEthan 90 million kilometres. Garages that are staffed by State Transit employees, and that operate as part of depots, maintain this fleet. AUDIT OFFICE 20Most routine maintenance and repairs are completed on-site in the BETTER PRACTICEgarages. State Transit had 419 maintenance staff and spent more than GUIDES$30 million on ...