Victorian Auditor-General's Office

Audit overview

Passenger train services for the Victorian public are an essential service, much like electricity, water, gas and port services. Train services rely on a range of systems and equipment, including control systems that monitor and control service delivery.

The capacity to continually deliver essential services depends on a number of factors, including effective computer system security controls and procedures that prevent unauthorised access or that detect and respond to security breaches. Failing to keep control systems secure can disrupt the delivery of essential services.

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

Introduction

In accordance with section 16(3) of the Audit Act 1994, a copy of this report was provided to the Department of Treasury & Finance, the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources, the Department of Health & Human Services, Public Transport Victoria, VicRoads, Monash Health, the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. We also provided a copy of the report to the Department of Premier & Cabinet.

2 Addressing past HVHR audit recommendations

This is our third audit report focusing on the effectiveness of the government's 'high value high risk project assurance framework and budget process' (the HVHR process).

This Part examines whether recommendations from our 2014 and 2015 HVHR audits have been effectively addressed by Department of Treasury & Finance (DTF) and Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources (DEDJTR).

1 Audit context

1.1 Introduction

This is our third audit focusing on the effectiveness of the government's 'high value high risk project assurance framework and budget process' (the HVHR process). The goal of the HVHR process is to achieve more certainty about the deliverability of infrastructure projects, including their intended benefits and ability to meet planned costs and time lines.

Audit overview

Victoria’s total estimated investment in new and existing capital projects in the 2016–17 Budget Papers is $57.7 billion. In June 2016 the total estimated investment (TEI) of high value high risk (HVHR) projects was around $40 billion.

A project is classified as HVHR if:

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