Corporate Plan
Our Corporate Plan 2025–2028 provides a clear focus and direction for the Audit Office of New South Wales.
Our vision
Our insights inform and challenge government to improve outcomes for citizens.
Our purpose
To help Parliament hold government accountable for its use of public resources.
Our values
- Pride in purpose
- Curious and open-minded
- Valuing people
- Contagious integrity
- Courage (even when it's uncomfortable).
Our strategic framework
Our strategic framework outlines the main components of our corporate plan.
It provides a structured approach that connects our vision and purpose with our strategic goals and objectives. Additionally, it details how we maintain accountability and effectiveness through our success measures and notes the significant role our people and values, together with strategic risk management, play in supporting the overall framework.
The diagram below illustrates the key elements of our strategic framework.
Our strategic imperative
The NSW public sector, and the projects and services it delivers, are evolving. This requires a shift in how governance and financial management are assessed as part of the continued drive for accountability in the use of public resources.
As government services and products increasingly adopt digital and emerging technologies, there is a need for our audit approach to adapt accordingly. At the same time, cyber security risks and artificial intelligence-driven decision making introduce new areas of risk that require modernised audit approaches.
We have a strong foundation and will focus on continuous improvement to prioritise the areas of workforce capabilities, digital audit processes and tools, methodologies, and stakeholder engagement. This approach aims to proactively influence real improvements in public sector performance.
Our Audit Work Program outlines our audit priorities for a three-year period and should be reviewed alongside this corporate plan. This program has been formulated with the following strategic goals in mind, and has been developed based on feedback from stakeholders, including the Parliament of New South Wales and the broader public sector.
Our strategic goals
- Transform public sector auditing in NSW to create more public value.
- Deeply understand our stakeholders and how they operate.
- Deliver effective insights that inform, influence and improve government performance.
Our strategic objectives
Our strategic objectives provide a clear direction, align our efforts towards our strategic goals, and ensure our people are focused on achieving meaningful outcomes.
Future-focused workforce
We must develop a future-ready workforce, by equipping our staff with the skills to support our audit direction. Read more.
Digital transformation
We need to leverage data and technology to transform audit, moving towards continuous auditing, predictive analytics, and enhanced risk detection. Read more.
Valued engagement
We are committed to delivering value through engagement, by strengthening our collaboration with stakeholders we will ensure that audit insights drive real improvements in governance, financial management and service delivery. Read more.
Amplified impact
We will amplify our impact by refining our products and methodologies, focusing not just on compliance but on highlighting waste, realising efficiency, and creating public value. Read more.
