We produce fact sheets to share our insights and explain our role. 

Published: May 2022
Type: Our role and services

We explain the rigorous strategic planning approach we use to select audit topics that matter most to Queensland and to prepare our 3-year audit program. This involves assessing the critical risks and issues facing public service delivery to ensure we focus on the right topics at the right time.

Published: October 2021
Type: Advice and insights

We clarify the special confidentiality requirements that cover Queensland Audit Office reports to parliament, and what these mean for entities involved in our audits. 

Published: October 2021
Type: Advice and insights

We explain the tools we use for assessing internal controls. Our approach aims to help entities understand and evaluate their internal controls and allows them to identify where they sit on a maturity scale.

Published: February 2021
Type: Our role and services

We introduce our online self-assessment system, which allows entities to self-assess their progress in implementing the recommendations we make in our reports to parliament.

Published: January 2021
Type: Our role and services

We share information on our different types of assurance and performance audit reports to parliament, and how we prepare and consult on them.

Published: November 2020
Type: Our role and services

We cover how we conduct our performance and assurance audits, including our audit method, how we communicate with entities, our resultant reporting to parliament, and what happens after the audit.

Published: October 2020
Type: Our role and services

We explain what a request for audit is, how our clients and stakeholders can make a request, and the process we follow once received.

Published: September 2020
Type: Our role and services

We outline our process for certifying the independent audit reports for audited financial statements, our legal requirements, and how entities can use electronically signed statements.

Published: June 2020
Type: Advice and insights

We provide guidance on the financial reporting areas that may have been impacted by events such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published: April 2020
Type: Advice and insights

We outline some challenges and opportunities for entities when expert valuers are restricted from conducting physical inspections for fair valuing of physical assets.

Published: September 2019
Type: Advice and insights

We provide principles for local governments in allocating overhead costs, which can be adapted to support the size, systems, and capabilities of individual councils.

Published: September 2019
Type: Advice and insights

We provide advice on why performance information is a crucial tool for service management and improvement, and how it supports informed decision making.

Published: April 2019
Type: Advice and insights

We provide guidance for all entities on how to prepare position papers, including identifying topics and the type of information to capture for decision makers.

Published: July 2018
Type: Our role and services

We share information on the legal requirements for electronic signing and submission of financial statements, and the Queensland Audit Office’s signing process.  

Published: May 2018
Type: Our role and services

We explain what audit evidence is and how we gather it when conducting our financial and performance audits and forming conclusions in our reports to parliament.

Published: June 2017
Type: Advice and insights

We cover how the auditing standard, ASA 720 The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Other Information, affects the Queensland Audit Office’s audit procedures over an entity’s annual report, and the responsibilities of entity management.

Published: January 2017
Type: Our role and services

We clarify our process for addressing any complaints that our clients or stakeholders may make about us as an entity or our workforce.

Published: May 2016
Type: Our role and services

We cover how our financial auditing works, including our audit method, how we communicate with entities, our resultant reporting to parliament, and what happens after the audit.

Published: June 2015
Type: Our role and services

We share some background information on the Auditor-General's mandate and powers in the context of government policy.