We made 6 recommendations to address our 4 key findings. The relevant entities have accepted the recommendations in full or in principle. The Department of Health and the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), also representing the Suburban Rail Loop Authority (SRLA) and the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA), do not agree that 2 recommendations are relevant to them and believe that DTF is the appropriate entity to action them.
Our review followed one line of inquiry:
1. Are public entities transparently reporting the performance of their major projects against cost, time, scope and benefits?
To answer this question, we surveyed 15 of the 19 entities in scope for this review and examined 113 selected major projects.
Appendix A lists agencies’ formal letters of response to this review along with their recommendation action plans. Appendix G contains the entity responses to our survey.
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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