What is a performance audit?
Performance audits are in-depth assessments of whether government entities are achieving effectiveness, efficiency and economy in the programs and services they deliver.
A performance audit may cover:
- the whole of an entity’s operations
- one particular entity activity
- an activity across a number of entities.
We report the results of these audits to the head of each entity, the responsible minister, the Treasurer and the NSW Parliament. We also publish our findings publicly on our website.
Choosing a topic
When selecting and scoping topics, we combine our own research with suggestions from parliamentarians, agency CEOs, councillors and members of the public. We aim to choose topics that reflect the interests of parliament in holding the government to account.
Our three-year program is published on our website and is reviewed annually to ensure it continues to address significant issues of interest to parliament, aligns with government priorities, and reflects contemporary thinking on public sector management.
This year’s performance audits
The following table details all the performance audit reports we tabled in parliament in 2016–17. A summary of each report, and the response provided by each auditee, can be found here. The future performance audit program is discussed here.
Entities audited | Performance audit report | Tabled in parliament |
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Red Tape Reduction | 25 August 2016 |
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Sale and Lease of Crown Land | 8 September 2016 |
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Monitoring Food Safety Practices in Retail Food Businesses | 15 September 2016 |
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Preventing and Managing Worker Injuries | 13 October 2016 |
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Government Advertising 2015—16 | 27 October 2016 |
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Implementation of the NSW Government’s Program Evaluation Initiative | 3 November 2016 |
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CBD and South East Light Rail Project | 30 November 2016 |
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Assessing Major Development Applications | 19 January 2017 |
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Building the Readiness of the Non-Government Sector for the NDIS | 23 February 2017 |
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Passenger Rail Punctuality | 11 April 2017 |
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Contingent Workforce | 27 April 2017 |
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Therapeutic Programs in Prisons | 3 May 2017 |
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Planning for School Infrastructure | 4 May 2017 |
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Mining Rehabilitation Security Deposits | 11 May 2017 |
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Medical Equipment Management in NSW Public Hospitals | 25 May 2017 |
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NorthConnex | 8 June 2017 |
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Sydney Region Road Maintenance Contracts | 15 June 2017 |