1. Audit context

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Victoria has a long history of mineral and quarry exploration. Since the Ballarat gold rush started in 1851, Victoria has produced over 2 400 tonnes of gold. This accounts for 32 per cent of all gold mined in Australia and almost 2 per cent globally.

Victoria is also rich in other minerals, such as coal, silver, gemstones and heavy mineral sands, and in extractive resources, including rock, gravel, limestone and clay.

Measuring and Reporting on Service Delivery

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This audit assessed if the way Victorian government departments measure and report on their service delivery support accountability and good decision-making.

Management of Spending in Response to COVID-19

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This audit assessed if agency spending in response to COVID-19, including through the Treasurer’s Advance, has been used for its stated purpose and complies with relevant laws and policies.

Business Continuity During COVID-19

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This audit assessed if agencies’ business continuity arrangements enabled the continuation of essential public services during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic state of emergency.

Protecting Victoria’s Biodiversity

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This audit assessed if the management of Victoria’s biodiversity loss will halt the decline of threatened species.

Delivering the Solar Homes Program

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This audit assessed if the Solar Homes Program is enabling Victorian households to reduce their carbon emissions and control their power bills.

Major Projects Performance

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This audit assessed if public sector reporting of major capital projects contains relevant and sufficient information to enable Parliament to understand project performance against approved scope, cost, time and benefit expectations.

Performance audit work program 2020–2023

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Central agencies and whole of government

Appendix C. Adjustments to our performance audit work program in response to COVID-19

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The table below lists the adjustments we have made to our performance audit work program in response to the impact of COVID-19.

Audit topic and year	Details
New audits introduced

Appendix B. Delivering financial audits

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The Auditor-General undertakes financial audits for over 580 public sector entities each year. The Auditor-General uses VAGO staff to undertake around a third of these financial report audits. For the remaining financial report audits, the Auditor-General contracts private sector firms (audit service providers) to assist with these. VAGO reviews this work and all audit opinions are issued on behalf of the Auditor-General.

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