Technical and Further Education Institutes: 2015 Audit Snapshot

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This report provides information on the outcomes and findings of the 2015 financial audits of Victoria's 11 technical and further education institutes and the 16 entities they control.

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

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Introduction

In accordance with section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994, a copy of this report, or part of this report, was provided to the surveyed agencies listed in Appendix A, the Department of Premier & Cabinet, the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, VicTrack and RMIT University throughout the course of the audit.

Appendix C. Project status

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Performance against budget and time lines

Figure C1 shows the performance against budget and time lines for 215 projects based on self-attested data provided in our survey of agencies.

	Within approved time/budget
	Within six months of approved timeline or 5 per cent of approved budget

Appendix B. Selected projects for examination of supporting documentation

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Selected projects

Figure B1 lists the 15 capital projects, by agency, selected for a limited examination of supporting documentation.

Figure B1

Projects reviewed

Agency	Project	Budget $ million	Actual $ million	Project phase
Country Fire Authority

Appendix A. Surveyed agencies

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Agencies within scope

Barwon Region Water Corporation
Bendigo Kangan Institute
Central Gippsland Region Water Corporation
Chisholm Institute
City West Water Corporation
Coliban Region Water Corporation
Country Fire Authority
Court Services Victoria
Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources
Department of Education & Training
Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
Department of Health & Human Services
Department o

3 Review of supporting documentation

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At a glance

Background

This part shows the results of a limited examination of the key project documentation, collected for a sample of 15 of the 251 projects, to verify its completeness and consistency with Department of Treasury & Finance's (DTF) Investment Lifecycle and High Value/High Risk Guidelines(lifecycle guidelines).

2 Analysis of capital projects survey

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Background

The Department of Treasury & Finance's (DTF) Investment Lifecycle and High Value/High Risk Guidelines (lifecycle guidelines) provide guidance to agencies on managing projects. This part examines agencies' survey responses relating to planning, governance, project management, procurement, post-implementation reviews and project costs and time lines.

1 Background

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1.1 Introduction

The quality of life and economic success of any community is heavily influenced by the quality of its water supply, sewerage systems, roads, public transport, education facilities, health facilities, communications systems, communal facilities and recreational infrastructure.