Entities report to us on their progress in implementing recommendations from our performance audit reports. Each year we will highlight common themes across recommendations and provide insights into the progress entities report.

This follow-on audit will assess whether Queensland Health has effectively planned and progressed implementing all recommendations and Ministerial directives to improve the delivery of forensic medical examinations to victims.

This audit will examine if the state budget process is effectively designed and managed by Queensland Treasury and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to support the government’s identified fiscal principles and objectives.

These reports analyse the energy entities’ financial performance and position, and provide insights into the transition to renewable energy and the impact on energy entities’ profit and security of energy supply.

In our 2024 report we will also report on electricity rebates the Queensland Government provides to address cost-of-living pressures on Queensland households.

We intend to deliver a series of audits examining the planning, delivery, and benefits of the Games. The audits will focus on governance, project management, allocation of funds, and the longer-term legacy the Games is expected to bring to Brisbane and Queensland. This will be our first report on the initial preparation and planning for delivering the Games.

This audit will examine whether the Department of Education’s strategies are effective in supporting the protection of students from bullying.

This audit will assess how effectively state and local government entities ensure communities can access safe water.

These reports will provide insights into the status of major infrastructure projects of the state and local governments across Queensland. We will also provide data and analysis of the planning, coordination, and delivery of the state’s capital program.

These reports analyse the health entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls, financial performance and sustainability, and asset management in health entities.

Following our report Effectiveness of audit committees in state government entities (Report 2: 2020–21), this report will provide insights into the effectiveness of audit committees at local governments.

These reports summarise the results of our audits of financial statements for Queensland state government entities, including government departments, government owned corporations, and statutory bodies. The reports also include analysis of the Queensland Government’s financial performance and position and highlight the main transactions for the year.

These reports will examine how the Queensland Government is managing its debt and investments and will include insights into what the government has invested in and how the investments are managed.

Queensland's local governments – councils – are the first line of connection to communities, providing Queenslanders with a wide range of services such as roads, water and waste, libraries, and parks. These reports summarise the audit results of Queensland’s 77 councils and the entities they control.

This report will outline our assessment of the processes implemented for managing funding provided to QYAC under the Minjerribah Futures program. This assessment focusses on the roles and responsibilities of key departments under this program. It is not an audit of QYAC, as it is not a public sector entity.

These reports analyse the education entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls, and financial sustainability. They will also provide insights into education entities’ asset management and in meeting the educational requirements and needs of population growth in Queensland’s regions.

In this audit, we will examine how effectively Queensland Corrective Services is managing the reintegration and rehabilitation of prisoners while in detention to reduce the risk of reoffending.  

In this audit, we will assess how effectively Queensland Health is funding mental health services. We will also assess whether the funding is achieving its intended outcomes.

In this audit, we will assess whether the Department of Housing and Public Works has effectively implemented our recommendations. We will also assess its progress with new builds and whether its planned housing aligns with its demand and forecasting model.

In this audit, we will assess whether the department’s strategies are effective in attracting, recruiting, and retaining teachers in regional and remote Queensland. We will examine how it identifies gaps, and designs and implements strategies. We will also measure and report on the effectiveness of the strategies. 

In this audit, we will assess the effectiveness and probity of the Industry Partnership Program, administered by the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, in supporting industry development in Queensland.

In this audit, we will assess how effectively the Department of Transport and Main Roads is managing contract variations in selected infrastructure projects.

In this audit, we will assess how effective the various strategies and action plans have been in reducing organic household waste sent to landfill, focusing on state government and selected local government entities.

In this audit, we will assess whether the Queensland public sector has policies and procedures in place to effectively manage ethical risks associated with artificial intelligence systems.

In this audit, we will examine how effectively selected public sector entities identify and manage cyber security risks posed by third-party vendors.

This audit will be the fifth in our series of local government sustainability audits. It will examine the progress of the department and selected councils in meeting their sustainability challenges and how effectively they have addressed our previous recommendations.

Entities report to us on their progress in implementing recommendations from our performance audit reports. Each year we will highlight common themes across recommendations and provide insights on entities’ self-reported progress.

Each year, we analyse the health entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls, financial performance and sustainability, and asset management.

These reports analyse the education entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls; financial performance and sustainability; and asset management.

These reports analyse the energy entities’ financial performance, the effectiveness of the internal controls, energy prices, and major events impacting the entities during the year.

These reports will provide insights into the status of major infrastructure projects led by state and local governments across Queensland. We will also provide data and analysis of the planning, coordination, and delivery of the state’s capital program. 

This report will summarise the results of information systems audits in Queensland’s public sector entities, other technology-related risks, and major system replacements.

These reports summarise the results of our audits of financial statements for Queensland state government entities, including government departments, government owned corporations, and statutory bodies. The report highlights transactions or items of special interest for the year.

These sector-based reports summarise the audit results of Queensland’s 77 councils and the entities they control. 

These reports will examine how the Queensland Government is managing its debt and investments, insights into the state’s performance and sustainability, areas of investment, and use of private sector financing and investment.

In this audit, we will assess the accessibility and timeliness of Legal Aid Queensland services across the state. 

In this audit, we will assess whether hospital and health service boards are effectively managing the quality and safety of patient care and identifying and responding to key risks. 

In this audit, we will assess how effectively entities manage the psychosocial safety of their workforce. We will likely focus on entities and staff with higher psychosocial risk, such as frontline services.  

In this audit, we will assess whether the Department of Transport and Main Roads’ strategies and initiatives are effective in improving road safety. We will focus on how it uses data to inform investment decisions and how it evaluates the effectiveness of its road safety initiatives.

In this audit, we will assess the effectiveness of contract management by government owned corporations.

In this audit, we will assess how effectively the Queensland Fire Department and Queensland Parks and Wildlife are planning for, and mitigating, the risks of bushfires.

In this audit, we will examine whether selected entities are effectively managing their critical infrastructure cyber security risks. This will include whether they:

• understand and assess the extent to which their information assets and organisational processes are exposed to cyber security risks (to understand potential entry points for cyber attacks)
• design and implement effective information controls to mitigate identified cyber security risks.

We may also consider whether these entities are meeting their reporting obligations relating to cyber security management under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth).

In this audit, we will assess how effectively selected entities are managing the risks associated with legacy information technology infrastructure and systems, and are planning for system improvements and enhancements.

In this audit, we will examine how effectively public sector entities maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their information. We will assess how entities classify, store, report, and retain information.

Entities report to us on their progress in implementing recommendations from our performance audit reports. Each year we will highlight common themes across recommendations and provide insights on entities’ self-reported progress.

Each year, we analyse the health entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls, financial performance and sustainability, and asset management.

These reports analyse the education entities’ financial performance and position and include assessments of their internal controls; financial performance and sustainability; and asset management.

These reports analyse the energy entities’ financial performance, the effectiveness of the internal controls, energy prices, and major events impacting the entities during the year.

These reports will provide insights into the status of major infrastructure projects led by state and local governments across Queensland. We will also provide data and analysis of the planning, coordination, and delivery of the state’s capital program. 

This report will summarise the results of information systems audits in Queensland’s public sector entities, other technology-related risks, and major system replacements.

These reports summarise the results of our audits of financial statements for Queensland state government entities, including government departments, government owned corporations, and statutory bodies. The report highlights transactions or items of special interest for the year.