Victorian Auditor-General's Office

Follow up of Managing Major Projects

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This is a follow-up audit on the October 2012 report, Managing Major Projects. It provides Parliament and the community with information about the improvements that Major Projects Victoria may have made in relation to the 2012 recommendations.

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 Creative Victoria, Museum Victoria, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Public Record Office 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.

1 Collections management in cultural agencies

1.1 Introduction

Victoria's state collections have natural history, scientific, historical, artistic and cultural significance and economic value, and require effective management to make them available to current and future generations. As at March 2015, there were around 38.7 million individual collection items valued at over $5 billion.

In October 2012, VAGO tabled an audit of Collections Management in Cultural Agencies. We examined whether state collections were adequately managed, including whether:

Follow up of Collections Management in Cultural Agencies

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This is a follow-up audit on the October 2012 report, Collections Management in Cultural Agencies. It provides Parliament and the community with information about the improvements that Creative Victoria, the National Gallery of Victoria, Museum Victoria and the Public Record Office Victoria may have made in relation to the 2012 recommendations.

Appendix B. 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 Public Transport Victoria, the Department of Treasury and Finance, and the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources.

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:

Appendix A. Regional myki use

myki on the regional train and coach network

myki is in use on selected V/Line commuter train lines to and from Melbourne. Figure A1 shows the extent of myki use on the regional rail and coach network with myki use highlighted in purple.

Figure A1

Regional train and coach network

Map of myki on the regional train and coach network.

Source: V/Line Regional train and coach network map.

4 Ticketing services retender

At a glance

Background

The current myki contract expires in June 2016 with an option to extend it for a further six months at the state's discretion. Public Transport Victoria (PTV) has commenced planning the myki retender to ensure the system continues to operate beyond the current contract. Effective procurement planning is important to ensure that previous issues impacting on myki's implementation and performance do not recur.

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