Government's response to the 2009 parliamentary Inquiry into Improving Access to Victorian Public Sector Information and Data recognised the need for a strong, appropriately authorised, whole-of-government governance approach if agencies were to achieve the type of transformation envisaged.
This Part examines how well whole-of-government leadership and oversight have supported improvements in providing public access to public sector information (PSI).
This part examines information management (IM) practices in a sample of agencies and rates agencies' maturity using the Victorian IM better practice principles and standards.
None of the sampled agencies had fully established practices consistent with the better practice principles and standards.
A critical component of providing the public with access to the public sector information (PSI) that agencies hold is communicating what PSI is held and if and how a member of the public can access this information. This Part discusses how well agencies facilitate public access to PSI.
The importance of providing access to public sector information (PSI) is being increasingly recognised by government, business, research bodies, and the community at large.
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Dr Peter Frost Acting Auditor-General |
Audit team Ray Winn—Engagement Leader Michelle Tolliday—Team Leader Celinda Estallo—Analyst Engagement Quality Control Reviewer Dallas Mischkulnig |
Ordered to be published
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT PRINTER December 2015
PP No 110, Session 2014-15
Dear Presiding Officers
In accordance with section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994, a copy of this report, or relevant extracts from the report, was provided to all portfolio departments and named agencies with a request for submissions or comments.
The submissions and comments provided are not subject to audit nor the evidentiary standards required to reach an audit conclusion. Responsibility for the accuracy, fairness and balance of those comments rests solely with the agency head.
Responses were received as follows:
Responsibility on public sector entities to achieve their objectives, with regard to reliability of financial reporting, effectiveness and efficiency of operations, compliance with applicable laws, and reporting to interested parties.
A resource controlled by an entity as a result of past events, and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.
This Appendix sets out the definitions, criteria and changes made to the financial indicators from prior years that assist us in conducting our assessment of risks to financial sustainability across the public sector.
The financial sustainability indicators used in this report are indicative and merely highlight risks to ongoing financial sustainability.