Volume Eight 2012 focusing on Transport and Ports - Public transport heavily...
RailCorp, State Transit, private bus operators and Sydney Ferries are heavily reliant on government funding. “RailCorp fares only cover 20 per cent of operating costs, while fares on Sydney Buses cover...
View ArticleVolume Eight 2012 focusing on Transport and Ports - Complaints and Compliments
“Compliments to RailCorp have increased by 32 per cent, but there are still 10 complaints for very compliment,” said the Auditor-General, Mr Peter Achterstraat. “Service remains the major area of...
View ArticleVolume Eight 2012 focusing on Transport and Ports - Transport agencies cut...
“It is pleasing that the number of contractors employed by transport agencies in 2011-12 fell just over 11 per cent compared to the previous year,” said the Auditor-General, Mr Peter Achterstraat....
View ArticleVolume Seven 2012 focusing on Law, Order and Emergency Services - Death and...
“I have reported over several years that the previous NSW Police Death and Disability Scheme needed to be urgently reviewed," Mr Achterstraat said. The NSW Police Force has now introduced a new...
View ArticleVolume Nine 2012 focusing on Education and Communities - Process used to...
The Auditor-General, Mr Peter Achterstraat, qualified his audit opinions on the Department of Education and Communities’ and the TAFE Commission’s respective 30 June 2012 financial statements because...
View ArticleVolume Nine 2012 focusing on Education and Communities - Lack of young...
“Last year, I reported that in New South Wales, around 20 per cent of public school teachers are under 35 and less than 10 per cent are under 30. Nothing has changed during 2012. We need to do more to...
View ArticleVolume Nine 2012 focusing on Education and Communities - Harry Potter...
Harry PotterTM: The Exhibition is the most popular exhibition the Powerhouse Museum has staged. Visitor numbers to the Museum grew by 59.6 per cent in 2011 12 compared to the previous year. Harry...
View ArticleVolume Nine 2012 focusing on Education and Communities - Year 12 retention...
Retention rates for New South Wales Government school students and those from targeted equity groups continued to increase as reported by the Auditor-General, Mr Peter Achterstraat, in his report...
View ArticleVolume Eleven 2012 focusing on Health - Ambulance delays at hospitals
“One in three ambulance crews were delayed for longer than 30 minutes at hospital,” said the Auditor-General, Mr Achterstraat. “Over the year these delays totalled 84,680 hours of lost time, up from...
View ArticleVolume Eleven 2012 focusing on Health - Overtime has stabilised, even for top...
Total overtime payments, including call backs in 2011 12 were $389 million, very similar to last year’s $387 million. This represents five per cent of NSW Health’s salaries and wages expense. “One...
View ArticleVolume Eleven 2012 focusing on Health - NSW Health testing suppliers' patience
At 30 June 2012, NSW Health owed suppliers $702 million or 55 days of supplies. Of this amount, $46.0 million was on hold. “Despite recent improvements in procurement and payment processes, it is...
View ArticleVolume Eleven 2012 focusing on Health - Finding a bed remains a challenge
Despite a two per cent increase in attendances, the State average of patients triaged within the clinical timeframes in emergency departments was the same or better than last year. However, moving...
View ArticleVolume Eleven 2012 focusing on Health - The journey to improve asset...
“I welcome the steps NSW Health is taking to improve its asset management practices. They are investing in a single state-wide asset management system which will give health managers and decision...
View ArticleVolume Ten 2012 Half-Yearly Review 2012-13 Engagement
On 5 November 2012, the Treasurer wrote to me under section 27B(3)(c) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, requesting me, among other things, to ‘undertake a review of the reasonableness of the...
View ArticleVolume One 2013 focusing on themes from 2013 - Information systems audit...
The Auditor-General, Mr Peter Achterstraat noted there was a 12 per cent increase in the average number of information systems audit issues reported in 2012 compared to 2011. A substantial proportion...
View ArticleVolume One 2013 focusing on themes from 2013 -More timely reporting but...
The Auditor-General, Mr Peter Achterstraat, noted the timeliness of New South Wales government agencies financial reporting improved significantly in 2012. However, the quality of financial reporting...
View ArticleVolume One 2013 focusing on themes from 2013 - Governance and project...
The taxpayer is being exposed to unnecessary financial risks with some key decisions and projects proceeding without proper governance and project management. Projects sometimes proceed with no...
View ArticleManaging drug exhibits and other high profile goods
Some drug exhibits and other high profile goods, such as firearms, ammunition, vehicles and vessels, are held longer than necessary by NSW Police, increasing health and safety risks and storage costs....
View ArticleHave your say - survey on government advertising
The Auditor-General, Peter Achterstraat, today asked members of the public to help him select which NSW government advertising campaign he should examine as part of an upcoming audit. “I have...
View ArticleManaging gifts and benefits
Gifts are a feature of business and it is not uncommon for public servants to be offered gifts. “Few people are likely to be concerned at the nurse receiving a bunch of flowers or teacher receiving a...
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