This audit found that the NSW State Emergency Service cannot be assured that it has sufficient volunteers to respond to future demands. Introduction The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is the lead agency responsible for preparing the community for and responding to storm, flood and tsunami events. Many non-metropolitan SES units respond to other emergencies...

Summary: Government responses to improve legal and safe driving among Aboriginal people have had limited success reducing Aboriginal peoples’ over-representation in road accident fatalities, traffic-related offending and imprisonments. Less than half the eligible Aboriginal people in New South Wales currently hold a driver licence compared to seven out of ten for non-Aboriginal people. Licensed drivers...

This year was the first time in over a decade that the New South Wales' Total State Sector Accounts received an unqualified auditor’s opinion. Executive Summary Audit Result The Total State Sector Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2013 received an unqualified independent auditor’s opinion. This is the first time in over a decade...

This audit assessed whether the NSW Department of Education and Communities manages the supply, availability and performance of casual teachers effectively. Executive summary Background Over 60,000 people teach in 2,223 NSW Government schools. All government school teachers must be approved to teach by the Department of Education and Communities (the Department). Half of the 98,000...

This audit reviews two advertising campaigns by government agencies in New South Wales and finds that they complied with the relevant laws. Conclusion We assessed the activities of the two agencies in relation to their government advertising campaigns in 2012-13 and tested compliance by tracking a campaign through from development to dissemination. The Cancer Institute...