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Actions for The Millennium Train Project

The Millennium Train Project

Transport
Infrastructure
Procurement
Project management
Service delivery

State Rail has made significant improvements since the purchase of the Tangara. It improved measures necessary for handling contracts dealing with technically complex and innovative projects, although some other problems have been encountered, with new lessons to learn. The design and manufacture of new trains requires a significant investment in both time and cost. The Millennium Train has come at a considerably higher price than originally expected. An

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Actions for Planning for road maintenance

Planning for road maintenance

Transport
Infrastructure
Management and administration
Project management

The Audit Office is of the opinion that the RTA is taking positive steps in planning for road maintenance and in many instances follows better practice. There are, however, some important improvements which need to be implemented in order to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of that function.   Parliamentary reference - Report number #69 - released 1 December 1999

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Actions for The Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Review of estimates

The Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Review of estimates

Treasury
Financial reporting

The Olympic Coordination Authority (OCA) has made a concerted and commendable effort in preparing the Games Budget within the definition of expenditure for the Games approved by the Government. OCA has also effectively used the definition of cost to control claims made by government agencies against the estimates to host the Games. However, because the Games Budget was prepared in accordance with that definition, the Games Budget arguably does not captu