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Committee’s report

The committee tabled its report on 19 September 2019.

Role of the Auditor-General

The role of the Auditor-General is to provide Parliament with independent assurance of public sector accountability and performance. This is achieved through reporting to Parliament on the results of its financial and performance audits.

About the Auditor-General Report

The report assessed whether the:

• ICT dashboard is a reliable source of information and has increased transparency of how departments are running their projects
• whole-of-government assurance processes are improving departmental skill levels in monitoring and managing ICT projects
• governance processes for one program—Human Resources Information Solutions (HRIS)—and one completed project—My Development Assessment System (MyDAS)—were effective.

The Auditor-General has made 8 recommendations drawn from the learnings from the audit for the benefit of all entities.

Referral to Committee 

Standing Order 194B provides that the Committee of the Legislative Assembly shall as soon as practicable after a report of the Auditor-General is tabled in the Assembly refer that report to the relevant portfolio committee(s) for consideration.   

The committee is responsible under section 94 of the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 for assessing the integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government financial management by examining government financial documents and considering reports of the Auditor-General.

The Committee of the Legislative Assembly referred this Auditor-General’s report to the committee on 23 August 2018.

Committee Actions

Public briefing

Public Briefing:     29 October 2018 - transcript

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