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Ever wondered how the Queensland Audit Office chooses what to audit? We’ve just published our new 3-year forward work plan, which explains what we are auditing, when, and why.
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Culture represents the norms, behaviours, and ideas of a group, or an organisation, and is at the heart of how it operates. Culture influences how we behave, what we think, and how we act.
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.
When is a lease not a lease? When it does not meet the definition of a lease.
Climate-related risks are an emerging area that may have a direct impact on entities’ financial statements.
Our audit topics are wide-ranging and cover challenges facing the public sector across all aspects of government service delivery. When selecting our topics, we focus on matters that are important to, and for, Queenslanders.
Over the past few months, QAO has been undergoing significant change as we position our business for the future and harness the opportunities facing us.
To round out 2019, below are some areas of focus for our public sector clients. These are drawn from our latest financial audit work and analysis across all entities.
Queensland’s state and local governments make significant investments in the public infrastructure they need to deliver public services.
Entities need more than technical security controls to protect their data from cyber security risks.