This section is about our forward work plan for 2025–28 and the status of audits that are in progress.
Our reports to parliament provide assurance, insights and advice, and recommendations for improvement that support the integrity of our system of government.
We prepare a forward work plan 3 years ahead that outlines the audits we plan to undertake. We update the plan annually to ensure that we focus on the right topics and conduct them at the right time.
To ensure we select audit topics that matter most to Queensland, we apply a transparent and structured process.
Sometimes, new audits are added after our plan is published. We reflect these changes in the table below throughout the year.
We welcome your suggestions for potential audit topics and your contributions to any audits in progress.
2026–27
These sector-based reports summarise the audit results of Queensland’s 77 councils and the entities they control.
These reports will examine how the Queensland Government is managing its debt and investments, insights into the state’s performance and sustainability, areas of investment, and use of private sector financing and investment.
2027–28
In this audit, we will assess whether the Department of Education effectively manages student attendance in Queensland state schools. This may include whether the department has effective systems and processes for overseeing schools’ management of student attendance.
In this audit, we will assess the efficiency of the transport of people to and from custody. We will assess the extent to which available options are considered and used to minimise the time officers spend escorting those in custody while upholding key principles such as safety and natural justice.
We may also assess the economy of transporting people to and from custody as part of this audit.
In this audit, we will assess how effectively state entities and local governments are coordinating their planning to create new housing and communities. This may include examining how well planning accounts for connection to utilities and other services.
In this audit, we will assess the effectiveness of the Good Jobs, Great Training: Queensland Skills Strategy 2024–2028 in training Queenslanders to meet job demands in priority and emerging industries. We will focus on the performance of the vocational education and training sector.
In this audit, we will assess the effectiveness of Queensland Health’s strategies and actions to meet future health workforce needs. We will focus on the extent to which Queensland Health is meeting its early commitments.
In this audit, we will assess how effectively the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, the Department of Transport and Main Roads, and Queensland Rail are planning to operate Cross River Rail.
In this audit, we will assess how effectively the Queensland Reconstruction Authority is using its grant funding, such as these 2 funds, to make infrastructure more resilient to future floods.
In this audit, we will assess the development and implementation of the Unify case management system for children and young people involved in the child safety and youth justice systems.
In this audit, we will assess how effectively the public sector is adopting artificial intelligence and realising its potential to improve productivity and service delivery.
In this audit, we will assess whether public sector entities are appropriately measuring, monitoring, and reporting on their performance. This will include appropriateness of measures used for reporting on performance.
In this audit, we will assess how effectively selected entities are managing service delivery impacts and implementation risks in red tape reduction initiatives.
Entities report to us on their progress in implementing recommendations from our performance audit reports. Each year we will highlight common themes across recommendations and provide insights on entities’ self-reported progress.
Each year, we analyse the health entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls, financial performance and sustainability, and asset management.
These reports analyse the education entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls; financial performance and sustainability; and asset management.
These reports analyse the energy entities’ financial performance, the effectiveness of the internal controls, energy prices, and major events impacting the entities during the year.
These reports will provide insights into the status of major infrastructure projects led by state and local governments across Queensland. We will also provide data and analysis of the planning, coordination, and delivery of the state’s capital program.
This report will summarise the results of information systems audits in Queensland’s public sector entities, other technology-related risks, and major system replacements.
These reports summarise the results of our audits of financial statements for Queensland state government entities, including government departments, government owned corporations, and statutory bodies. The report highlights transactions or items of special interest for the year.
These sector-based reports summarise the audit results of Queensland’s 77 councils and the entities they control.
These reports will examine how the Queensland Government is managing its debt and investments, insights into the state’s performance and sustainability, areas of investment, and use of private sector financing and investment.