NSW Audit Office - Awareness - Issue 2005 04 - May 2005

AWARENESSAccounting and Auditing Developments ISSUE 4 - MAY 2005AUDIT OFFICE 1 AUDIT OFFICE UPDATEUPDATEAUSTRALIAN 2 Performance Audit ReportACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD Department of Environment & Conservation: Managing UPDATEAir QualityACCOUNTING 4 Background UPDATEThis audit examined the NSW Government’s efforts to improve air AUDITING 5quality. In particular, we reviewed the Government’s efforts to curb UPDATEmotor vehicle usage, encourage greater use of public transport, INTERNATIONAL 6promote cleaner cars and fuels, and integrate air quality in transport UPDATEplanning.OTHER ISSUES 7Audit OpinionMISCELLANEOUS 9NSW has made significant progress in controlling certain air pollutants PUBLICATIONSand has met four of the key national goals for air quality ahead of target. It is not likely, however, to meet the other two in the short TREASURY UPDATE 10term. They are the ozone and particles goals. Both are important, but the ozone goal is the bigger challenge for NSW. PREMIER’S 11DEPARTMENTVehicles and fuels are increasingly more efficient and cleaner but this UPDATEwill not be enough to meet the ozone goal without reducing private car use. The Government is not succeeding in encouraging people to AUDIT OFFICE 12reduce their reliance on cars and promoting greater use of public BETTER PRACTICEtransport. Private car use in NSW is growing faster than population. GUIDESWe are also building more roads, but many of the major rail projects in ...