Performance and Compliance Audits in Progress
Management of landfills
Management of landfill is important as ineffective management can lead to adverse human health and environmental impacts, both currently and for future generations. While extensive work is being undertaken to divert waste from landfill, the risks and future costs associated with landfill rehabilitation and aftercare are significant.
This audit will assess the effectiveness of governance and regulatory oversight of landfill management, including providing for future rehabilitation and aftercare.
This audit is underway.
Investment facilitation in Tasmania
The Coordinator-General is a single portal and point of contact for significant investment opportunities for the State. In this role, the Coordinator-General:
- facilitates investment through assisting with site selection, introductions and supporting proponents as they work through their approvals processes
- works across different parts of government to ensure projects are understood and tasks are carried out in a timely manner.
This audit will assess whether these objectives have been met and intended outcomes have been defined and delivered.
This audit is underway.
Proposed sale of Wilkinsons Point land
In February 2020, the Crown agreed in-principle to sell most of the land at Wilkinsons Point. The proposed land sale and associated development was one element of a broader proposal.
This investigation, which is a result of a referral to the Auditor-General, will assess whether the Department of State Growth followed appropriate processes for the proposed sale and associated development of Wilkinsons Point land.
This audit is underway.
Follow up of Management of the State road network
The objective of this audit is to assess the degree to which the Department of State Growth has implemented recommendations made in Report of the Auditor-General No. 6 of 2020-21: Management of the State road network.
This audit is underway.
Planning and early implementation for the Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
Reform of whole-of-government HR process and systems has been an objective of the Tasmanian State Service since at least 2014-15. In 2020-21, $21.6 million was allocated to the Department of Health to replace its existing HRIS. Later, additional funding was provided for a system that would be the foundation for a whole-of-government solution. In 2024, the renamed ‘Human Resource Transformation Program’ was transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
The greatest risk for this program is that the intended benefits are not realised. In Canada, the implementation of single payroll system did not save the intended $70 million per annum, and instead cost taxpayers up to $3.5 billion, due to serious program failures and service-wide cultural issues. The ACT’s HRIS program was also a significant failure, costing at least $77.63 million to deliver only one of nine modules. In the Tasmanian context, delays and the need for additional funding may indicate program or risk management challenges. Delays in implementation across government has possibly hindered the transition away from paper-based systems, impacting the efficiency, effectiveness, and oversight of HR-related activities in the Tasmanian State Service.
The objective of the audit will be to express an opinion on whether planning, early implementation, and program governance for the HRIS is effective and economical.
This audit is underway.
Follow up of Council general manager recruitment, appointment and performance assessment
The objective of the audit will be to assess the degree to which entities have implemented recommendations made in Report of the Auditor-General No.2 of 2021-22: Council general manager recruitment, appointment and performance assessment.
This audit is underway.
Please see the Auditor-General’s Annual Plan 2025-26 for other future audits here.
More information on the performance audit process can be found here.
If you have any information that you believe could be useful to us, please write to us at:
Audit Tasmania GPO Box 851 Hobart TAS 7001