The NSW Audit Office 2019 audit report on the NSW local government sector contains unqualified audit opinions on the 2018–19 financial statements of 134 councils and 11 joint organisations. The opinion for one council was disclaimed and three audits are yet to be completed. What did the audit examine? In addition to forming an opinion […]
“The managing director of logistics giant Toll Group has warned other CEOs they must expect to suffer the horror of a major cyber attack.”1 The Australian Financial Review, 10 March 2020 In February 2020, Toll was forced to shut down key systems – including online bookings – for three weeks after being attacked by a […]
The rapidly developing Coronavirus situation has significant implications for Australian businesses and government organisations. The Coronavirus pandemic is unlike other potential disasters typically covered by your organisation’s Business Continuity or Emergency Management Plans. Organisations must ensure that relevant risks are being anticipated and managed, employees protected, and business continuity preserved during prolonged uncertainty. Are you […]
The Australian Government’s University Foreign Interference Taskforce last week released Guidelines to support the Australian University Sector in managing the risks associated with ongoing and valuable international collaboration. The stated objective of the Guidelines is to “provide additional guidance on which universities can draw to assess risk in their global engagements, and to safeguard their […]
The Government Sector Finance Act (the Act) introduces a greater focus on performance, transparency, accountability, and efficiency with respect to financial management in the government sector. The Act was assented in October 2018, with staged commencement its provisions over five key phases. The principles outlined in the Act will be supplemented by regulations and Treasurer’s […]
OLG have released a circular advising councils and joint organisations of updates to Annual Report and Performance Statement checklists for implementation. WHAT’S NEW OR CHANGING • The annual report checklist for councils has been updated to include the reporting requirement for councillor professional development training. • An annual performance statement checklist has been drafted for […]
The Audit Office of NSW has released its report regarding the management of high value contracts by HealthShare NSW. The audit examined whether HealthShare NSW, as part of NSW Health, has the required contract management capability to effectively manage goods and services contracts valued over $250,000. The audit found that HealthShare is not applying the […]
DFSI (DCS) has produced revised Property Acquisition Standards, that apply to all acquiring authorities in NSW, including General Purpose and County Councils. These standards establish key requirements for all agencies that undertake acquisitions under the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991, including increasing the consistency and transparency of the compulsory acquisition process across all […]
The NSW Government Delivery & Performance Committee (DAPCO) sits alongside Cabinet and the Expenditure Review Committee (ERC). It is tasked with assessing the digital or data components of every new policy proposal to ensure services are more seamless and uniform. It is part of the Government's pledge of "digital first". Minister Dominello has described it […]
Section 355 Management Committees are provided under the Local Government Act 1993 for Councils to delegate some of their functions to a Committee of Council. Each Council may have several such Committees managing community facilities or providing advice to Council about such facilities. Councils appoint members of the community to manage certain Council facilities (examples […]
In the 2018 Local Government Risk Report for Australian Local Government, Aon delivered the results of a national risk survey of the sector. Health and safety concerns have all leapt higher (moving up 2 spots to #3 in the top 10 risks) as Councils count the risk and cost of human impact. But many Councils […]
The NSW Government has released a new policy guidance in line with a focus on taking advantage of the opportunities for efficiency enhancement and improved decision making enabled by IoT. The IoT Policy Guidance provides practical guidance, advice on standards and tools and templates to help organisations effectively develop and manage an IoT-enabled project. Among […]
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