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Audit Office of
New South Wales

The Audit Office of New South Wales is the independent auditor of the New South Wales public sector.

The Audit Office reports directly to parliament on the New South Wales government’s financial statements and use of public money.

We help the New South Wales public sector improve its performance for the benefit of the community.

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2 May 2013 Management of the ClubGRANTS scheme
The ClubGRANTS scheme gives tax rebates to clubs for supporting their local community. Since 2002, $417 million of ClubGRANTS tax rebates have been given to clubs. The scheme recognises the valuable role played by registered clubs in their local communities. However, the public must have confidence ...
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27 Mar 2013 Managing 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 Christmas gift from a student. But agencies need to tread carefully if they allow staff to be guests ...
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19 Mar 2013 Have 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 previously released two reports on government advertising which have led to stronger requirements to prevent ...
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28 Feb 2013 Managing 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. In 2011-12, NSW Police collected over 313,000 exhibits and other goods. Around 58,000, or almost 2 ...
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26 Feb 2013 Volume One 2013 focusing on themes from 2013 - Governance and project management issues on the rise
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 business case and with poor risk management. Some service providers are being engaged with no service leve ...
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