Matters referred to the Auditor-General

During September and October 2020 the Auditor-General received separate referrals relating to procurement activities at DHHS, Parks Victoria and DJPR.

One referral alleged that DHHS, in engaging community service providers to deliver the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response:

• may not have managed a perceived conflict of interest
• appointed providers that did not meet the tender criteria.

A second referral alleged that Parks Victoria:

Click the link below to download a PDF copy of Appendix A. Submissions and comments.

FIGURE G1: Bids for DHHS's tender for the response

This chapter looks at how Parks Victoria engaged an archaeological surveyor as a sole supplier to assess and record Aboriginal rock art sites. It covers eight contracts between May 2016 and June 2020.

This chapter looks at how DHHS managed a tender process for the Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response (the response).

DJPR's procurement policy (April 2019) includes provision for management of critical incidents.

Section 3.5 provides information about exemptions. Section 3.5.2 explains that a critical incident is automatic grounds for an exemption from the prescribed market approach (amongst others). Section 3.5.3 offers a process for an exemption from using a mandatory SPC.

Section 6.1 includes information about the fundamental principle of probity.

Section 11 explains the requirements under a critical incident.

This chapter looks at how DJPR managed the procurement of security guards for the Hotel Quarantine Program, during the COVID-19 emergency response.