We have experienced COVID-19 impacts on working arrangements, our community and the economy. These impacts may result in material changes to the financial performance and position of many public sector entities.
We have experienced COVID-19 impacts on working arrangements, our community and the economy. These impacts may result in material changes to the financial performance and position of many public sector entities.
In late 2019, we published our report to parliament on the 2018–19 results of health financial audits.
In November 2019 we published our latest report on the results of the financial audits in the health sector. We included the Department of Health and 16 hospital and health services (HHSs) in this report.
Queensland’s state and local governments make significant investments in the public infrastructure they need to deliver public services.
A lot of councils in Queensland, and in the rest of Australia, are focused on improving their financial sustainability.
The Office of the Chief Advisor—Procurement has published new guidelines for disclosing government-awarded contracts. And for using and disclosing confidentiality provisions.
The Queensland Government is developing a new waste management and resource recovery strategy.
The changes being made include the introduction of a waste levy, commencing 1 July 2019.
We sometimes assess how effective entities are in monitoring and managing major projects and programs. For example, we may look at how effective an entity is in monitoring progress, and managing situations when things don’t go to plan.
Long-term contracts need to be well managed, so agencies can realise the expected benefits.