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Performing a risk assessment
All public sector entities face risks that can affect their ability to achieve organisational objectives and deliver reliable public services. Performing a risk assessment helps entities better understand their risks, assess the potential impacts, and as a result, determine how they should prioritise and assign resources to address them.
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In late 2019, we published our report to parliament on the 2018–19 results of health financial audits.
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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.
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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.