Overview: The audit found that Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is performing its role delivering legal aid services across Victoria, and prioritising the most vulnerable people based on a sound understanding of demand drivers and funding risks. VLA is providing its services in a challenging environment of increased demand and with fixed funding that is largely...

Minimising the environmental impacts of the Victorian transport system has been a legislated objective since 2010, but the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure has not adequately addressed this when developing the state's strategic transport and land-use planning framework, according to this audit. Overview The environmental impacts of the Victorian transport system are significant...

Progress on improving public transport coordination in Victoria has been slow, finds this report. Overview Public transport services are poorly coordinated. Progress on improving public transport coordination has been slow, despite related initiatives featuring prominently in statewide strategic land use and transport plans over the past decade. Over this time, public transport has been managed...

This report covers the results of the 2013 financial audits of 27 Victorian entities, comprising 14 technical and further education (TAFE) institutes and the 13 entities they control. It highlights that many TAFEs have yet to respond effectively to changes to the funding model and contestability arrangements, resulting in a significant decline in the financial...

This audit identified gaps and inconsistencies in Victoria's approach to identifying projects to be subject to High Value High Risk (HVHR) review, and the need for improved management of the process. Overview The Victorian government adopted the High Value High Risk (HVHR) process in late 2010 because of past cost overruns of over $2 billion...