New laws compel VIC public sector agency heads to report suspected corruption to the VIC Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC). The mandatory notification requirements are cover VIC Department and Agency heads, Chief Executives of VIC Local Councils, and other principal officers. Victoria Police are already required to notify IBAC of complaints of corrupt conduct or police […]
Preliminary results from the Whistling While They Work 2 survey have been released. The study collected self assessed information about whistleblowing processes and procedures across 702 public sector, business and not-for-profit organisations from Australia and New Zealand between April and July 2016. It is the largest cross-section of organisations to participate in a single whistleblowing related survey to […]
The Commonwealth Government Minister for Territories, Fiona Nash, has acted on a recent report delivered by Centium to provide greater protection to online gamblers and the Australian thoroughbred racing industry. The Norfolk Island Gaming Authority exposed Australia's thoroughbred industry to global criticism last year when it granted a national licence to BetHQ – closely linked […]
The Treasury has released TPP16-04: Financial Distribution Policy for Government Businesses. The policy outlines the Government's expectations for the payment of dividends by Government Businesses. The policy also covers capital repayments, which represent a return of the Government's equity investment. TPP16-04 supersedes the previously issued TPP14-4 and TC14-9. This revised policy applies to Government businesses […]
The NSW Auditor-General has released her report which found that some NSW Government agencies were not publicly releasing all the required information on contracts with the private sector, nor were they publishing it in a timely manner in line with the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act). The audit found: some contracts valued at $150,000 […]
Do you have adequate controls in place over your payroll activities? Do you know who is paid every pay period? Does your outsourced service provider have adequate controls in place over your payroll and employee data? Do you and/or your service provider maintain adequate records to support payroll processing? A recent, independent review of a […]
The NSW Auditor-General conducted a review of ten NSW universities and has issued his findings as part of his Volume 2 Report. The audit found that NSW universities are generally in a sound financial position and performed well over the past year. However there are emerging financial pressures for universities including uncertainty over the impact of […]
The Department of Finance, Services & Innovation has issued the NSW ICT Assurance Framework (IAF) that sets out the Gateway Review process and other assurance requirements for ICT projects including mandatory due diligence reviews, health checks, deep dive reviews and project status reporting. It also sets out that all NSW Government ICT investment decisions must […]
Under Section 355 of the Local Government Act 1993, Councils can delegate some of their functions to Committees. Councils may use this delegation to appoint members of the community to manage facilities or functions through a Committee of management. The Office of Local Government (OLG) has issued Circular 16-24 / 15 August 2016 / A506736 advising of recent cases […]
The Victorian Government has issued the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework (VPDSF) that will require agency heads to attest to their compliance with the minimum info sec standards each year. Under the framework, central government agencies will have two years to conduct a risk profile assessment of their own level of vulnerability and write a […]
HR can be a complex and high-risk area within an organisation. Centium specialises in a full range of HR services for private and public sector organisations. Our consultants are qualified to advise on: Organisational Development and Change Management Performance Management HR Legislative Compliance and Health Checks Government Sector Employment Reforms Work Health & Safety Operational […]
From 1 June 2016 NSW public sector agencies, including State Owned Corporations are required to comply with new guidelines for Annual Returns to Treasury set out in TC16-06. The guidelines are mandatory for all NSW public sector agencies, including State Owned Corporations that are required to submit TOES returns. The guidelines set out Treasury’s requirements for the […]
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