1 Background
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 The role and significance of regulation in Victoria
Regulation involves the imposition of government-authorised rules through the use of:
Auditor-General's comments
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Dr Peter Frost Acting Auditor-General |
Audit team Ray Winn—Engagement Leader Dallas Mischkulnig—Engagement Leader Charles Tyers—Team Leader Jason Cullen—Team member Stefania Colla—Team member Engagement Quality Control Reviewer |
Reducing the Burden of Red Tape: Message
Ordered to be published
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTER May 2016
PP No 156, Session 2014-16
The Hon. Bruce Atkinson MLC
President
Legislative Council
Parliament House
Melbourne
President
Legislative Council
Parliament House
Melbourne
The Hon. Telmo Languiller MP
Speaker
Legislative Assembly
Parliament House
Melbourne
Speaker
Legislative Assembly
Parliament House
Melbourne
Dear Presiding Officers
Reducing the Burden of Red Tape
Body
This audit examined whether red tape reduction initiatives have been effective in reducing the burden of regulation.
Appendix D. Audit Act 1994 section 16—submissions and comments
Introduction
In accordance with section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994, a copy of this report, or part of this report, was provided to the surveyed agencies listed in Appendix A, the Department of Premier & Cabinet, the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, VicTrack and RMIT University throughout the course of the audit.
Appendix C. Project status
Performance against budget and time lines
Figure C1 shows the performance against budget and time lines for 215 projects based on self-attested data provided in our survey of agencies.
Within approved time/budget |
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Within six months of approved timeline or 5 per cent of approved budget |
Appendix B. Selected projects for examination of supporting documentation
Selected projects
Figure B1 lists the 15 capital projects, by agency, selected for a limited examination of supporting documentation.
Figure B1
Projects reviewed
Agency |
Project |
Budget $ million |
Actual $ million |
Project phase |
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Country Fire Authority |
Appendix A. Surveyed agencies
Agencies within scope
- Barwon Region Water Corporation
- Bendigo Kangan Institute
- Central Gippsland Region Water Corporation
- Chisholm Institute
- City West Water Corporation
- Coliban Region Water Corporation
- Country Fire Authority
- Court Services Victoria
- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources
- Department of Education & Training
- Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
- Department of Health & Human Services
- Department o
3 Review of supporting documentation
At a glance
Background
This part shows the results of a limited examination of the key project documentation, collected for a sample of 15 of the 251 projects, to verify its completeness and consistency with Department of Treasury & Finance's (DTF) Investment Lifecycle and High Value/High Risk Guidelines(lifecycle guidelines).
2 Analysis of capital projects survey
At a glance
Background
The Department of Treasury & Finance's (DTF) Investment Lifecycle and High Value/High Risk Guidelines (lifecycle guidelines) provide guidance to agencies on managing projects. This part examines agencies' survey responses relating to planning, governance, project management, procurement, post-implementation reviews and project costs and time lines.