Annual Report for 2016–17 | Audit Office of New South Wales

2016–17 highlights

agreed our reports and services help improve public sector administration.

96%

agreed we perform audits with integrity.

94%

of audits reported to parliament on time.

79%

performance audits followed up by parliament's Public Accounts Committee.

19

of parliamentarians satisfied with the Audit Office’s reports and services

92%

agreed our reports and services provide valuable information on public sector performance.

96%

agreed we operate independently from government.

94%
performance audits completed.

17

financial audits completed.

426

new modifications were issued and 4 audit modifications were cleared.

16

of financial audit opinions issued within ten weeks.

86%

of performance audit recommendations accepted.

77%

of financial audit recommendations accepted

98%

Overall performance index for performance audits 71, compared to 70 last year.

Overall CFO performance index for financial audits remains at 78.
of middle management are women.

54%

of executive and senior leadership are women.

46%

reported safety incidents and 0 new workers' compensation claims.

3

star greenhouse building rating maintained.

4.5

staff engagement, compared to 82 per cent last year.

83%

staff satisfaction, compared to 79% last year

81%

staff turnover.

19%

of staff report reasonable to very high morale.

78%

of staff describe the Audit Office as 'a great place to work'.

90%
submissions made on proposed changes to accounting and auditing standards.

5

presentations made, one more than last year

28
Our governance framework reflects the 8 core principles of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations

We received and examined 15 public interest disclosures.

The Audit Office received one formal GIPA access application.
million cumulative deficit (excluding superannuation adjustments) over a five year period, close to our break- even target

$0.1

Break-even result for 2016–17 (excluding superannuation adjustments)

of our creditors were paid on time.

99%