Assessed how accountable emergency service organisations and the Departments of Health & Human Services (DHHS) and Justice & Regulation (DJR) are for their response time performance. Summary The audit assessed how accountable emergency service organisations and the Departments of Health & Human Services (DHHS) and Justice & Regulation (DJR) are for their response time performance...

Overview: This audit assessed whether Victoria's Department of Education and Training (DET), government schools and early childhood education and care providers are effectively supporting children to transition into Prep and from primary to secondary school. DET has improved access to high-quality kindergarten programs and has developed a comprehensive, well-researched framework to support early-years transitions. These...

This report summarises the results of the financial audits of 87 Victorian public hospitals and 23 associated entities at 30 June 2014. It informs Parliament about significant issues identified during our audits and complements the assurance provided through individual audit opinions included in the entities’ annual reports. The report highlights the sector's financial sustainability risks...

Overview: This audit examined the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of managing high-value Computed Tomography (CT) and Medical Resonance (MR) scanners in public hospitals. We found that these imaging services are not being managed economically, efficiently or effectively across Victoria. The cost-effectiveness of delivering CT and MR imaging services varies widely across health services. Some CT and...

This report highlights some key financial challenges and risks for water entities in Victoria, including repaying growing debt and continuing to meet ongoing financial obligations to the state, such as taxes and levies. Overview This report covers the results of our financial audits of 20 entities, comprising 19 water entities and one controlled entity. The...