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.
DHHS's critical incident procurement policy stated that critical incident procurement protocols may be invoked by the Secretary or accountable officer as a result of:
This chapter looks at how the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) managed the procurement of a service provider to deliver medical services to people in the Hotel Quarantine Program, during the COVID-19 emergency response.
| Acronyms | |
|---|---|
| DELWP | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning |
| DET | Department of Education and Training |
| DFFH | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing |
| DH | Department of Health |
| DJCS |
Figure C1 lists the adjustments we have made to our performance audit work program in response to the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic.
FIGURE C1: Audit adjustments in response to COVID–19
The Auditor-General undertakes financial audits for over 560 public sector entities each year. The Auditor-General uses VAGO staff to undertake around a third of these financial report audits. For the remaining audits, the Auditor-General contracts private sector firms (audit service providers) to assist. VAGO reviews this work and all audit opinions are issued on behalf of the Auditor-General.
We largely use our own professionally qualified and trained staff to deliver performance audits. However, we also engage experts to advise or work with our performance audit teams on complex and technical issues and use contractors to supplement staff resources where required.
We deliver a range of attest services to public sector agencies. We conduct financial audits in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards and relevant professional and legislative requirements. Additional information about the delivery of our financial audits is in Appendix B.
This section sets out our attest engagement work program for 2021–22. This encompasses reports to Parliament on the results of our financial and performance statement audits of agencies and the number and type of audit opinions we expect to issue.