Performance and Compliance Audits in Progress
Department of Health’s funding of community service organisations
Community service organisations (CSOs) provide valuable services to improve the health and wellbeing of Tasmanians. The Department of Health (DoH) provides funding to approximately 250 CSOs for the delivery of services in disability, home and community care, mental health, and more. In 2022-23, $73 million in funding was delivered under DoH’s Central Grants Program to assist 121 organisations. It is important that DoH enters into appropriate funding agreements with CSOs to ensure service continuity, manage performance and safety, and achieve intended outcomes.
The objective of the audit will be to express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s administration of funding arrangements with community service organisations.
The audit will examine the following criteria:
- Does DoH have effective frameworks supporting CSO funding arrangements?
- Has DoH established effective funding agreements with CSOs?
- Does DoH appropriately manage CSO performance?
This audit is underway.
Follow up of selected Auditor-General reports
This audit will assess the degree to which entities implemented recommendations made in selected reports.
The audit will examine the implementation of recommendations made in 3 reports tabled between October 2019 and August 2020:
- Report of the Auditor-General No. 2 of 2019-20: University of Tasmania’s management of student accommodation
- Report of the Auditor-General No. 1 of 2020-21: Effectiveness of Internal Audit
- Report of the Auditor-General No. 2 of 2020-21: Management of Underperformance in the Tasmanian State Service.
This audit is underway.
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.
Shared services arrangements in the General Government Sector
This audit will assess the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the design and delivery of selected shared services arrangements. The audit will focus on whether service providers and clients:
- planned the shared services arrangements effectively
- monitor the performance of, and improve, shared services arrangements.
This audit is underway.
Please see the Auditor-General’s Annual Plan 2024-25 for other future audits here.
A summary of the process taken in a Tasmanian Audit Office performance audit of a state entity can be found here.
If you have any information that you believe could be useful to us, please write to us at:
Tasmanian Audit Office GPO Box 851 Hobart TAS 7001