Victorian Auditor-General's Office

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 Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources and the Department of Premier & Cabinet.

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:

3 Delivering R&D results to farmers

At a glance

Background

The way that research and development (R&D) results—such as information, products and services—are further developed and delivered or disseminated to farmers and others who use them is often called the 'route to market'. Accelerating the dissemination and adoption of R&D results has been identified as one of the biggest challenges facing Australia's agricultural research bodies.

1 Background

1.1 Introduction

Victoria's agricultural sector comprises around 30 000 businesses and employs more than 190 000 Victorians, mostly in regional Victoria. The sector makes a large contribution to the state's economy. In 2014–15, Victorian food and fibre exports were worth about $11.6 billion—about 27 per cent of Australia's total food and fibre exports.

Enhancing Food and Fibre Productivity

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The audit objective was to assess the extent to which agricultural research, development and extension is used to drive innovation, productivity and practice change.

Annual Plan 2017–18

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Section 7A of the Audit Act 1994 requires the Auditor-General to develop an annual plan and present it to Parliament, following consultation with Parliament's Public Accounts and Estimates Committee. The annual plan is a key accountability mechanism for the office of the Auditor-General. It gives Parliament, the public sector and the community an opportunity to assess our goals, understand our audit priorities and scrutinise our program. It sets out, for the coming financial year, our work program and the resources required to implement the program.

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 Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources and Transport Safety Victoria.

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:

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