Stewardship
Report
Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
The integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is fundamental to its success. This report provides the findings and recommendations from an inquiry that considered the measures required to further strengthen the integrity of the NDIS, maintain public trust, safeguard participants and ensure people with disability continue to access high-quality supports.
Report
From pressure to purpose: reforming child protection in Queensland
The report of an investigation into systemic issues within Queensland’s child safety system, to identify systemic weaknesses and to recommend reforms to better protect vulnerable children. It finds that Queensland’s child protection system does not fail because it lacks intent or effort. It struggles because it operates under conditions that make sustained reform difficult to...
Report
Effectiveness of the Commonwealth Home Support Program
The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) has provided entry‑level aged care services to people in their homes to assist them to live safely and independently. This audit examined the effectiveness of the CHSP. The audit found the CHSP is partly effective. It provides recommendations to improve planning, monitoring, stakeholder engagement, assurance, performance measurement and evaluation.
Report
Actions speak: The National Disability Insurance Agency’s handling of assistive technology requests
The report assesses the implementation of suggestions made in a 2020 investigation into the Administration of National Disability Insurance Scheme funded assistive technology and assess whether the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has implemented the accepted recommendations. It found that the NDIA has now implemented each of the 12 recommendations it accepted.
Report
Settlement Engagement and Transition Support program
The Settlement Engagement and Transition Support program is an early intervention program intended to contribute to humanitarian entrants and other eligible vulnerable migrants and communities. The audit reports on the effectiveness of the management of the grants in achieving the program objectives. It finds program performance has been mixed in a number of areas.