Legal Aid Commission of Victoria - Office of the Valuer-General November 1993
Overview
This Report details the findings arising from audit reviews of the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria and the Office of the Valuer-General.
The audit of the operations of the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria was undertaken following a request from the Attorney-General to conduct a performance audit of the Commission as a matter of priority prior to an organisational review of the Commission by both the State and Commonwealth Governments. The principal objective of the audit was to review the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of the management and operations of the Commission. Specifically, the audit focused on: the impact of changes in funding levels on the provision of legal aid; the role of the Commission in the justice system; the appropriateness of management structures and processes for the approval and provision of legal aid; the effectiveness of the delivery of legal aid services; and the level of compliance with legislative requirements, government policy and funding agreements.
The audit of the Office of the Valuer-General was carried out as part of the audit program which provides for a cyclical coverage of the operations of small government agencies. The overall objective of the audit was to examine the operations of the Office with a view to assessing whether: the Office provides government with the most economic, efficient and effective valuation and property advice service; the utilisation of financial, human and physical resources has assisted the achievement of the stated corporate objectives of the Office and has been in accordance with its statutory obligations; and information systems and reporting processes provide an adequate level of accountability and management control over the Office's operations.