Vehicle fleet management

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This report assesses whether state and local government non-executive passenger fleets are operationally justified and well managed. To do this, we reviewed how fleet sizes are justified, whether agencies are managing life-cycle costs, and whether they are actively reducing the environmental impact of their fleets.

Public Hospitals: results of the 2008-09 financial audits

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This report covers 114 entities, comprising public hospitals, the entities they control and rural health information technology alliances. It is the second of six reports to be presented to Parliament covering the results of our audits of 2008-09 financial reports.

Claims management by the Victorian WorkCover Authority

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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of claims management by the Victorian Workcover Authority (VWA). The audit examined the policies, procedures and activities of VWA and its six agents, with a particular emphasis on the arrangements for managing high risk claims. It did not examine self-insurers.

Management of school funds

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This audit assessed whether government schools were managing their funds appropriately, as well as the adequacy of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s (DEECD) role in supporting and monitoring schools’ funds management. The audit also examined whether using school cooperatives to borrow funds was consistent with legislation and whether this function is being adequately managed and disclosed by schools.

Managing complaints against Ticket Inspectors

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The Public Transport Ombudsman scheme provides a dispute resolution service for users of public transport services who have complaints about ticketing, infrastructure, service delivery, staff and authorised officers. This audit examined whether the scheme’s governance and institutional arrangements for managing complaints against authorised officers were effective and efficient.