Emergency relief grants

On 20 November 2023, the Special Minister of State requested the Audit Office perform a recurring performance audit of emergency relief grants under section 27B(3)(c) of the Government Sector Audit 1983, commencing for FY2024/25 and thereafter on an ongoing basis. 

To support this request, the Grants Administration Guide has been amended to require NSW Government officials to provide emergency relief grants information to the Auditor-General within three months of the grant agreement taking effect. If there is no grant agreement, then information must be provided within three months after the first payment is paid. The Protocol for Auditing Emergency Relief Grants details the audit process for the recurring audit and the type of information that must be provided to the Audit Office.

NSW Government officials can email emergency grant information to emergency.relief.grants@audit.nsw.gov.au.