Audit program
The Audit Office has a strong desire to engage effectively with all our external stakeholders to ensure we deliver audits that are of a high quality and lead to improved public sector reporting and performance.
Our Annual Work Program, provides a summary of all audits to be conducted within the proposed time period as well as detailed information on the areas of focus based on each of the NSW government clusters. On occasions, the Auditor-General may change the completion date of planned audits. This can be in response to changes to scope or other circumstances. Additional topics can also be added to the program. We invite feedback from all stakeholders on this program, the process we have adopted and our decisions.
For details on how we selected the topics in our current work program, please refer to the 2018-19 Annual Work Program document published in July 2018. Please note that the timings published in this document have changed since it was released – current timings can be found below.
Performance audit reports
| Report | Cluster | Release date |
| Management of the NSW firearms licensing and registration scheme | Justice | Planned for January to March 2019 quarter |
| Access to transport for people with a disability | Transport | Planned for January to March 2019 quarter |
| Development applications | Local Government | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Waste management in local government | Local Government | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Wellbeing in secondary schools | Education | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Governance of local health districts | Health | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Amalgamation: Managing staffing implications | Local Government | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Managing the growth of the NSW prison population | Justice | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Grants to non‑government organisations | Family and Community Services | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Ensuring contract management capability in government | Finance, Services and Innovation, Health and Local Government | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Aboriginal health plan | Health | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Management of native vegetation | Planning and Environment | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
| Biosecurity risk management | Industry | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
Financial audit reports
| Report | Release date |
| Local Government | Planned for January to March 2019 quarter |
| Universities | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |
Special reviews
| Report | Release date |
| Members Additional Entitlements | Planned for January to March 2019 quarter |
| Request audit - compliance of expenditure with Section 12A of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 | Planned for January to March 2019 quarter |
| Engagement of Probity Advisers and Probity Auditors | Planned for April to June 2019 quarter |