Report on Ministerial portfolios
Overview
This is a performance audit of the affairs of government in the State of Victoria for the 1988–89 financial year. It is an examination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the State of Victoria. The Report includes key findings arising from the audit reviews of the Parliament of Victoria, ministerial portfolios, and issues of broad scope interest. The Report finds that there is an urgent need for agencies to give high priority to enhancing financial management in the public sector. Another trend which has become evident in this report is the tendency by some agencies to provide somewhat negative and at times inaccurate responses to constructive audit comments and observations. This tendency demonstrates that there is a lack of appreciation of the role that the Auditor-General plays in the provision of objective and independent opinions on the operations of public sector agencies.