We plan to examine if departments implemented our recommendations from Management of Spending in Response to COVID-19 (2021) and the Auditor-General’s Report on the Annual Financial Report of the State of Victoria: 2022–23, with a focus on how agencies are reporting the ongoing financial impact of their COVID-19 related expenditure.

We plan to examine if departments administer trust accounts transparently and for their intended purposes.

We plan to examine if the Department of Transport and Planning and State Revenue Office have implemented the actions they proposed in response to the recommendations in our 2020 report Managing Development Contributions, and if development contributions are delivering the infrastructure and services growing communities need.

We plan to examine if property tax assessments are administered effectively and in accordance with relevant legislation and controls.