Appendix A: Submissions and comments
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3. Assessing DEECA’s reporting on environmental sustainability
We take a closer look at a different department’s performance information each year. This year we examined environmental sustainability performance reporting by DEECA for the water, energy and climate action portfolios. We also looked at the accuracy and reliability of its environmental sustainability BP3 performance results.
2. Assessing the fair presentation of departmental performance statements
In this section we show the results of our assessment of new performance measures using the framework outlined in Section 1. We also summarise the changes that departments have made to their objectives and outputs since BP3 2022–23.
BP3 2023–24 measures
Departments have a total of 1,353 performance measures in 2023–24.
1. A framework for service delivery performance
Every year VAGO assesses whether Victorian government departments are fairly presenting their service delivery performance in Budget Paper No. 3: Service Delivery (BP3). Departments develop this information using guidance provided by Victoria’s Resource Management Framework (RMF) and in consultation with the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF).
Our recommendations
We made 4 recommendations to the Department of Treasury and Finance.
Appendix C: Audit scope and method
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Appendix B: Abbreviations, acronyms and glossary
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Appendix A: Submissions and comments
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3. Reliability of spending data
Data on how much the public service spends on contractors and consultants is not always reliable. We sampled data from 3 departments and found one – DE – does not always correctly classify its spending; and another – DH – did not hold enough documentation to confirm the reliability of its data for the period we examined.
As a result, there is a risk that these departments' annual reports do not disclose the full amount they spent on consultants as required by Financial Reporting Direction 22.
2. Transparency of spending
There is no complete picture of how much public money departments are spending on contractors and consultants. This is because departments only need to publicly report their spending on consultants, and not contractors.
Financial Reporting Direction 22 outlines what departments need to report. However, the public does not have an easy way of knowing and comparing how much departments and the public service spends on contractors and consultants.