2. Our recommendation
We made one recommendation to address our findings. The Department of Transport and Planning has accepted this recommendation.
1. Our key findings
What we examined
Our audit followed 3 lines of inquiry:
1. Are transport bodies and public transport operators (PTOs) prepared to manage disruptions impacting Victoria’s public transport network?
2. Do transport bodies and PTOs effectively respond to disruptions impacting Victoria’s public transport network?
3. Do transport bodies and PTOs learn from disruptions impacting Victoria’s public transport network?
To answer these questions, we examined:
Appendix G: Data sources used in this review
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Appendix F: Procurement model definitions
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Appendix E: Project self-assessments 2021–22 to 2024–25
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Appendix D: Major project case studies
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Appendix B: Abbreviations, acronyms and glossary
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Appendix C: Review scope and method
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Appendix A: Submissions and comments
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3. Key themes from our project case studies
We developed 8 major project case studies to give a more focused review to some selected projects.
The 10 major projects we reviewed in our 8 case studies are high cost (over $250 million TEI) or have shown significant cost or time changes during their lifecycle.
Covered in this section: