Our financial audit program delivers a range of assurance services for public sector agencies. 

We conduct financial audits in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards and relevant professional and legislative requirements. Additional information about the delivery of our financial audits is in Appendix B. 

The following section sets out our financial audit work program for 2020–21, which targets matters that provide the greatest value to Parliament and the Victorian community.

This section sets out our proposed performance audit program for the next three years. In 2020–21 we plan to deliver 21 performance audits, which includes one follow-up audit. 

For each audit listed, we outline the audit specification, which includes our objective for the audit, the issues we intend to examine and the proposed agencies we expect to include.

The role of the Auditor-General is to provide independent assurance to the Parliament of Victoria and the Victorian community on the financial integrity and performance of the state.

Under the Audit Act 1994, we must prepare and table an annual plan before 30 June each year that details our proposed work program for the coming financial year. 

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The Victorian Auditor-General’s Annual Plan 2020–21 was prepared pursuant to the requirements of section 73 of the Audit Act 1994, and tabled in the Parliament of Victoria on 24 June 2020.

To gather relevant information for this review we conducted a survey for agencies in November 2019. Agencies were required to self-attest to the accuracy and completeness of their survey response.

The survey sought information on agency governance and monitoring arrangements along with information on the status of performance audit recommendations:

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2017–18 audits and agencies

We have consulted with the agencies listed in Appendix B, and we considered their views when reaching our review findings. As required the Audit Act 1994, we gave a draft copy of this report, or relevant extracts, 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:

We asked the 64 agencies included in this review to provide information on how they monitor the implementation of performance audit recommendations.

This Part provides information on how agencies allocate responsibility for tracking proposed actions. We also considered what arrangements are in place for agencies to review progress and close off recommendations when complete.