This audit assessed how Information and Communications Technology systems and processes are used to deliver an emergency service response. Overview Victorians rely on emergency services organisations during emergencies and crisis incidents, and expect a prompt and efficient response to any emergency. This audit assessed how Information and Communications Technology systems and processes are used to...

This audit assessed the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts. Audit objective, criteria and scope This audit is the seventeenth in a series of audits and fulfils the Senate’s request for the Auditor‐General to provide an annual report on agencies’ compliance with the Senate Procedural...

The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) and catchment management authorities (CMA) face significant and escalating challenges if they are to meet the core objectives of the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 (the Act), which are to maintain and enhance long-term land productivity while also conserving the environment. While existing catchment management approaches...

This audit assessed whether landfills in Victoria are being appropriately regulated, constructed, managed and rehabilitated so as not to pose an unacceptable risk to the environment, human health and local amenity. Overview The objective of this audit was to determine whether landfills in Victoria are being appropriately regulated, constructed, managed and rehabilitated so as not...

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...