We made 6 recommendations to address our findings. Fire Rescue Victoria has accepted these recommendations.
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| Finding: Fire Rescue Victoria provides all staff with mental health support. But secondees reported less awareness of this support compared to other FRV staff (see Section 3) | ||||
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Our audit followed 2 lines of inquiry:
1. Does Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) effectively support and promote a mentally healthy and supportive workplace and culture?
2. Does FRV proactively identify, monitor and manage its employees' mental health and wellbeing risks?
Download a PDF copy of Appendix G: Changes to outputs.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix F: Changes to objectives.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix E: Fair presentation framework assessment criteria.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix D: How VAGO assesses departments' performance measures.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix C: Review scope and method.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix B: Abbreviations, acronyms and glossary.
Download a PDF copy of Appendix A: Submissions and comments.
Departments annually review their performance information and have processes to check if they comply with the RMF’s requirements.
However, our analysis of updates to the 2024–25 performance statements shows that these processes do not support departments to consistently meet the RMF’s requirements.
Some departments told us they find it difficult to meet some of the RMF’s requirements and review their performance information within required timeframes.
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