Victorian Auditor-General's Office

Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project—Phase 1: Early Works

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This audit assessed whether planning processes and early works have adequately prepared the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project for the main tunnel and stations works.

We reviewed planning processes including the development of the project business case (defining the problem, strategic options analysis, demand forecasts, and benefits definition), stakeholder consultation, site acquisition and preparation, land clearance and demolitions, environmental effects studies and other statutory planning.

Market-led proposals

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In a market-led proposal (MLP), the private sector makes an unsolicited approach to government for support to deliver infrastructure or services through direct negotiation rather than a competitive procurement process. The state has considered many MLPs since early 2015, with four successfully advancing through the entire process to contract award.

Security of Government Buildings

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Government agencies face a real and credible threat to their physical security, and the safety of their client-facing staff. Unauthorised access to government buildings could cause significant disruption to orderly operation of services while antisocial behaviour puts staff health and safety at risk.

The audit focused on physical security as it relates to protective security, which also includes information and personnel security.

Transmittal letter

Ordered to be published

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTER June 2018

PP No 398, Session 2014–18

The Hon. Bruce Atkinson MLC
President
Legislative Council
Parliament House
Melbourne
 
The Hon Colin Brooks MP
Speaker
Legislative Assembly
Parliament House
Melbourne
 

Dear Presiding Officers

Appendix C. ICT project reporting requirements

During the audit, we conducted detailed testing of a selection of agencies, and projects reported on the ICT Dashboard. Figure C1 shows the ICT project reporting requirements for PR under version 1.0 of the ICT Reporting Standard. We undertook detailed testing using version 1.0 of the ICT Reporting Standard.

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ICT PR requirements, under version 1.0 of the ICT Reporting Standard

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Appendix B. Detailed results from agency testing

To assess the accuracy and completeness of the ICT Dashboard we examined source data from projects reported by four of the agencies involved in this audit:

  • DHHS
  • DPC
  • MW
  • PTV.

We tested the information published on the ICT Dashboard for 18 ICT projects, and asked these agencies to provide source data or documentation to verify their published data.

Figure B1 shows a summary of the results from our detailed audit testing.

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Results of agency testing

Appendix A. Audit Act 1994 section 16—submissions and comments

We have consulted with DHHS, DPC, DTF, MW and PTV, and we considered their views when reaching our audit conclusions.

As required by section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994, we gave a draft copy of this report to those agencies and asked for their submissions and comments.

Responsibility for the accuracy, fairness and balance of those comments rests solely with the agency head.

Responses were received as follows:

3 The ICT Dashboard—agency data and reporting

In Victoria's devolved financial accountability system, responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of data rests with the board or accountable officer of each entity, and is certified through the entity's governance process, rather than by DPC or DTF.

This part of the report discusses the results of our testing of the data reported on the ICT Dashboard by the agencies involved in this audit.

2 The ICT Dashboard—transparency and oversight

The ICT Dashboard launched in March 2016 and, since then, there have been eight quarters of data reported. From the potential 184 FMA agencies required to report on the ICT Dashboard, 84 have reported 439 ICT projects.

The ICT Reporting Standard requires applicable agencies to report data on the ICT Dashboard for projects worth over $1 million. The ICT Reporting Standard's key objectives are to:

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