AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORTS  
performance audits

Performance audit reports concern the efficiency, effectiveness, economy (and in certain circumstances, compliance aspects) of a particular government activity. The issue of a performance audit report is dependent on the completion of the performance audit project itself. Currently, there are around twelve to fifteen performance audit reports produced each year, covering different issues and topics.

Report No

 Agency or Issue Examined Title of Performance Audit Report
or Publication

Date Tabled in Parliament or Published

181 Department of Environment and Climate Change Recycling and Reuse of Waste by the NSW Public Sector 11 June 2008
180 Follow-up of 2003 Performance Audit Protecting our Rivers 21 May 2008
179 NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing
NSW Police Force		 Working with Hotels and Clubs to reduce alcohol-related crime 23 April 2008
178 Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority Managing the Amalgamation of the Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority 3 April 2008
177 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Efficiency of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 26 March 2008
176 A guide for managing the amalgamation of government departments Implementing Successful Amalgamations 5 March 2008
175 Department of Commerce
Department of Primary Industries		 Managing Departmental Amalgamations 5 March 2008
174 Department of Education and Training Ageing Workforce - Teachers 13 February 2008
173 NSW Police Force Police Rostering 5 December 2007
172 Department of Primary Industries Improving Efficiency of Irrigation Water Use on Farms 21 November 2007
171 Department of Premier and Cabinet
Department of Commerce		 Government Advertising 29 August 2007
170 RailCorp Signal Failures on the Metropolitan Rail Network 15 August 2007
169 NSW Police Force Dealing with Household Burglaries 27 June 2007
168 Ministry of Transport Connecting with Public Transport 6 June 2007
167 Follow-up of 2001 Performance Audit
Ambulance Service of NSW		 Readiness to Respond 6 June 2007
166 Follow-up of 2000 Performance Audit
Department of Education and Training		 Using Computers in Schools for Teaching and Learning 9 May 2007
165 Homelessness Responding to Homelessness 2 May 2007
164 Department of Juvenile Justice
NSW Police Force		 Addressing the Needs of Young Offenders 28 March 2007
163 Legal Aid Commission of NSW Distributing Legal Aid in New South Wales 13 December 2006
162 NSW Health Attracting, Retaining and Managing Nurses in Hospitals 12 December 2006
161 Follow-up of 2003 Performance Audit The Police Assistance Line 6 December 2006
160 NSW Health Helping Older People Access a Residential Aged Care Facility 5 December 2006
159 NSW Health Major Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Readiness to Respond  22 November 2006
158 Department of Education and Training Educating Primary School Students with Disabilities 6 September 2006
157 NSW Roads and Traffic Authority Condition of State Roads 16 August 2006
156 Fraud Control
Executive Brief		 Fraud Control Improvement Kit: Meeting Your Fraud Control Obligations 20 July 2006
155 Follow-up of 2002 Performance Audit Regulating the Clearing of Native Vegetation 19 July 2006
154 Follow-up of 2002 Performance Audit Managing Sick Leave in NSW Police and the Department of Corrective Services 29 June 2006
153 Performance Information Agency Use of Performance Information to Manage Services 21 June 2006
152 Roads and Traffic Authority The Cross City Tunnel Project 31 May 2006
151 Department of Corrective Services Prisoner Rehabilitation 24 May 2006
150 Follow-up of 2000 Performance Audit Fare Evasion on Public Transport 26 April 2006
149 Agency Collaboration Agencies Working Together to Improve Services 22 March 2006
148 Department of Education and Training The New Schools Privately Financed Project 8 March 2006
147 Premier's Department Relocating Agencies to Regional Areas 14 December 2005
146 Bus Transitways Liverpool to Parramatta Bus Transitway 5 December 2005
145 Follow-up of 2002 Performance Audit Purchasing Hospital Supplies 23 November 2005
144 NSW Treasury Oversight of State Owned Electricity Corporations 19 October 2005
143 Asset Management Implementing Asset Management Reforms 12 October 2005
142 Department of Juvenile Justice Managing and Measuring Success 14 September 2005
141 State Budget In-year Monitoring of the State Budget 28 July 2005
140 State Rescue Board of NSW Coordination of State Rescue Services 20 July 2005
139 RailCorp NSW Managing Disruptions to CityRail Passenger Services 22 June 2005
138 Follow-up of Performance Audit: State Transit Authority
Ministry of Transport		 Bus Maintenance and Bus Contracts (2002) 14 June 2005
137 Department of Community Services Helpline 1 June 2005
136 NSW Department of Health Emergency Mental Health Services 26 May 2005
135 Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources; Sydney Water Corporation; Sydney Catchment Authority Planning for Sydney's Water Needs 4 May 2005
134 Department of Environment and Conservation Managing Air Quality 6 April 2005
133 Follow-up of Performance Audit Management of Intellectual Property (2001) 30 March 2005
132 Follow-up of Performance Audit Collecting Outstanding Fines and Penalties (2002) 17 March 2005
131 Follow-up of Performance Audit Maintenance of Public Housing
(2001)		 2 March 2005
130 Fraud Control Current Progress and Future Directions 9 February 2005
129 Follow-up of Performance Audit Environmental Impact Assessment of Major Projects (2001) 1 February 2005
128 Department of Commerce Shared Corporate Services: Realising the Benefits
including guidance on better practice		 3 November 2004
127 Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care Home Care Service 13 October 2004
126 Department of Education and Training School Annual Reports 15 September 2004
125 NSW Department of Health
Ambulance Service of NSW		 Transporting and Treating Emergency Patients 28 July 2004
124 Fleet Management Meeting Business Needs 30 June 2004
123 National Parks and Wildlife Service Managing Natural and Cultural Heritage in Parks and Reserves 16 June 2004
122 Follow-up of Performance Audit Controlling and Reducing Pollution from Industry (2001) 12 May 2004
121 Department of Health
NSW Ambulance Service		 Code Red: Hospital Emergency Departments 15 December 2003
120 Follow-up of Performance Audits
NSW Police		 Enforcement of Street Parking (November 1999)
Staff Rostering, Tasking and Allocation (January 2000)		 10 December 2003
119 Asset Disposal Disposal of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Land 26 November 2003
118 Judging Performance from Annual Reports Review of eight Agencies' Annual Reports 1 October 2003
117 Follow-up of Performance Audits
*  Office of the Protective Commissioner and Office of the Public Guardian
** Department of State and Regional Development		 *  Complaints and Review Processes (September 1999)

** Provision of Industry Assistance (December 1998)

 24 September 2003
116 NSW Department of Health Waiting Times for Elective Surgery in Public Hospitals 18 September 2003
115 NSW Police
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority		 Dealing with Unlicensed and Unregistered Driving 4 September 2003
114 Ministry of Transport
Premier's Department
Department of Education and Training		 Freedom of Information 28 August 2003
113 Sydney Water Corporation Northside Storage Tunnel Project 24 July 2003
112 State Rail Authority The Millennium Train Project 17 June 2003
111 Roads and Traffic Authority Delivering Services Online 11 June 2003
110 NSW Police The Police Assistance Line 5 June 2003
109 Department of Education and Training Managing Teacher Performance 14 May 2003
108 Department of Sustainable Natural Resources
Environment Protection Authority		 Protecting Our Rivers 7 May 2003
107 NSW Agriculture Implementing the Ovine Johne's Disease Program 26 February 2003
106 State Rail Authority CityRail Passenger Security 12 February 2003
105 Department of Health
including Area Health Services and Hospitals		 Managing Hospital Waste 10 December 2002
104 Ministry for the Arts
Dept of Community Services
Dept of Sport and Recreation		 Managing Grants 4 December 2002
103 NSW Public Sector Outsourcing Information Technology 23 October 2002
102 E-government Electronic Procurement of Hospital Supplies 25 September 2002
101 Department of Land and Water Conservation Regulating the Clearing of Native Vegetation 20 August 2002
100 NSW Police and
Department of Corrective Services		 Managing Sick Leave

23 July 2002
99 E-government User-friendliness of Websites

26 June 2002
98 Risk Management Managing Risk in the NSW Public Sector

19 June 2002
97 State Transit Authority
Department of Transport		 Bus maintenance and bus contracts

29 May 2002
96 NSW Agriculture Managing Animal Disease Emergencies

8 May 2002
95 Roads and Traffic Authority Managing Environmental Issues

29 April 2002
94 State Debt Recovery Office Collecting Outstanding Fines and Penalties

17 April 2002
93 Department of Information Technology and Management Government Property Register

31 January 2002
92 Department of Urban Affairs and Planning Environmental Impact Assessment of Major Projects in NSW

28 November 2001
91 University of New South Wales Educational Testing Centre

21 November 2001
90 Intellectual Property Better Practice Guide

17 October 2001
89 Intellectual Property Management of Intellectual Property

17 October 2001
88 E-ready, e-steady,
e-government		 E-government readiness assessment guide

19 September 2001
87 E-government Use of the Internet and related technologies to improve public sector performance

19 September 2001
86 Follow-up of Performance Audits The School Accountability and Improvement Model
The Management of Court Waiting Times

14 September 2001
85 Internal Financial Reporting Internal Financial Reporting
including a Better Practice Guide

27 June 2001
84 Follow-up of Performance Audit Police response to calls for assistance
The levying and collection of land tax
Coordination of bushfire fighting activities

21 June 2001
83 Department of Corrective Services NSW Correctional Industries

13 June 2001
82 Environment Protection Authority Controlling and Reducing Pollution from Industry

18 April 2001
81 Department of Housing Maintenance of Public Housing

11 April 2001
80 Ambulance Service of New South Wales Readiness to Respond

7 March 2001
79 TAFE NSW Review of Administration

6 February 2001
78 Fare Evasion on Public Transport Fare Evasion on Public Transport

5 December 2000
77 Reporting Performance A guide to preparing performance information for annual reports

29 November 2000
76 Judging Performance from Annual Reports Review of Eight Agencies' Annual Reports

29 November 2000
75 Department of Transport Management of Road Passenger Transport Regulation

6 September 2000
74 Ageing and Disability Department Group Homes for People with Disabilities in NSW

27 June 2000
73 Department of Education and Training Using Computers in Schools for Teaching and Learning

7 June 2000
72 Department of Health Hospital Emergency Departments: Delivering Services to Patients

15 March 2000
71 Universities Academics' Paid Outside Work

7 February 2000
70 NSW Police Service Staff Rostering, Tasking and Allocation

31 January 2000
69 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW Planning for Road Maintenance

1 December 1999
68 NSW Police Service Enforcement of Street Parking

24 November 1999
67 University of Western Sydney Administrative Arrangements

17 November 1999
66 Office of the Protective Commissioner / Office of the Public Guardian Complaints and Review Processes

28 September 1999
65 NSW Courts Management of Court Waiting Times

3 September 1999
64 Key Performance Indicators

Key Performance Indicators

31 August 1999
63 Department of Education and Training The School Accountability and Improvement Model

12 May 1999
62 Olympic Coordination Authority The Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games-Review of Estimates

14 January 1999
61 NSW Treasury Sale of the TAB

23 December 1998
60 Department of State and Regional Development Department of State and Regional Development:
Provision of Industry Assistance

21 December 1998
59 NSW SES NSW Senior Executive Service: Professionalism and Integrity
Volume 1 Part 1: 
Summary and Research Report

17 December 1998
59 NSW SES NSW Senior Executive Service: Professionalism and Integrity
Volume 1 Part 2: 
SES Research Report (prepared by University of Technology, Sydney)

17 December 1998
58 Walsh Bay Review of Walsh Bay

17 December 1998
57 Rural Fire Service The Coordination of Bushfire Fighting Activities

2 December 1998
56 NSW Health Management of Research- NSW Health: Infrastructure Grants Program- A Case Study

25 November 1998
55 NSW Public Sector Follow-Up of Performance Audits: 1995-1997

17 November 1998
54 Hospital Emergency Departments Planning Statewide Services

21 October 1998

53 NSW Police Service Police Response to Fraud

14 October 1998

52 NSW Public Sector Management of Sickness Absence NSW Public Sector - Volume 1: Executive Briefing

27 August 1998

52 NSW Public Sector Management of Sickness Absence NSW Public Sector - Volume 2: The Survey - Detailed Findings

27 August 1998

51 Office of State Revenue The Levying and Collection of Land Tax

5 August 1998

50 Casino Surveillance Casino Surveillance as undertaken by the Director of Casino Surveillance and the Casino Control Authority

10 June 1998

49 Corporate Governance On Board:
Guide to Better Practice for Public Sector Governing and Advisory Boards

7 April 1998
48 Fraud Control Status Report on the Implementation of Fraud Control Strategies

25 March 1998

47 NSW Police Service Police Response to Calls for Assistance

10 March 1998

46 Department of Housing Redevelopment Proposal for East Fairfield (Villawood) Estate

29 January 1998

45 Department of Public Works and Services Government Office Accommodation

11 December 1997

44 Sydney Showground, Moore Park Lease to Fox Studios Australia

8 December 1997

43 Department of Public Works and Services 1999-2000 Millennium Date Rollover
Preparedness of the NSW Public Sector

8 December 1997

42 Roads and Traffic Authority Review of Eastern Distributor

31 July 1997

41 The Law Society Council, the Bar Council, and the Legal Services Commissioner A Review of Activities Funded by the Statutory Interest Account

30 June 1997

40 Department of Community Services, and Ageing and Disability Department Large Residential Centres for People with a Disability in New South Wales

As part of our review, a methodology has been developed by The Audit Office to assess residential services against baseline criteria referred to in the performance audit report. The methodology is available from the Office by contacting Ms Jane Tebbatt on +612 9