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Victorian Auditor-General's Office
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VAGO
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Auditor-General's report on the annual financial report of the State of Victoria: 2024–25
The report shares outcomes of an audit on Victoria's financial report and an independent perspective on the state's financial outcomes and risks to fiscal sustainability. It also shares the audit outcomes of state-controlled material entities. The report provides recommendations for the Department of Treasury and Finance and material entities.
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Planned surgery in Victoria
During the COVID-19 pandemic many planned surgeries in Victoria were deferred. The COVID Catch-up Plan aimed to improve the health system’s capacity to deliver planned surgeries and address the backlog from the pandemic. This audit was conducted to see if the plan delivered its intended outcomes. It made two recommendations to address its findings.
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Delivering savings under the COVID debt repayment plan
In 2023, the Victorian Government announced the COVID Debt Repayment Plan, which aims to reduce government spending by $2.1 billion over four years without cutting frontline services. The government asked departments to cut back-office roles, labour hire and consultancy spending to deliver these savings. This audit examines departments to see if frontline services were protected...
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Contractors and consultants: management
An audit conducted to assess if the Victorian public service gets value for money when it uses contractors and consultants. It found procurement and reporting processes comply with requirements, but public transparency about spending could be improved. The three departments looked at in detail could not always demonstrate value for money. The report made three...
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Work-related violence in government schools
This audit examined students behaving in a violent way toward staff in Victorian government schools. It finds that reasonable steps are taken to provide a work environment that is safe from work-related violence, but there are weaknesses in how that safe environment is maintained. It presents three key findings and four recommendations.