2 Operational performance

Cenitex's performance measurement and reporting framework aims to assure its board and management that it operates effectively and delivers services that meet customer needs.

A well‑designed performance measurement regime includes:

  • clearly defined and evidence‑based measures and targets that are tailored to customers' needs
  • sufficient, appropriate and reliable data
  • regular monitoring of critical aspects of performance by senior management, so that they can address emerging issues promptly.

This Part examines:

Audit overview

Information and communications technology (ICT) shapes service delivery and workforce productivity in the modern public service. The public and private sectors often outsource ICT services in various configurations, to reduce costs and better manage risks.

In July 2008, the Victorian Government created Cenitex, a state-owned enterprise responsible for delivering defined customer ICT services to its departments and agencies.

The government envisaged that a single ICT shared service provider would:

Transmittal Letter

Independent assurance report to Parliament

Ordered to be published

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTER October 2019

PP No 68, Session 2018–19

The Hon Shaun Leane MLC
President
Legislative Council
Parliament House
Melbourne
 
The Hon Colin Brooks MP
Speaker
Legislative Assembly
Parliament House
Melbourne
 

Dear Presiding Officers

Collecting State-based Tax Revenue

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This audit examined if the Department of Treasury and Finance and the State Revenue Office are optimising how they collect state-based tax revenue.

Personnel Security: Due Diligence over Public Service Employees

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In this audit, we examined personnel security measures at all eight government departments, and the Victorian Public Service Commission. We specifically assessed agencies’ employment screening practices and how they are managing conflict of interest risks during recruitment.