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Committee’s report

The committee tabled its report on 14 November 2018.

View:    Committee Report No. 14, 56th Parliament - Review of Auditor-General's Report No. 4: 2017-18 - Integrated Transport Planning
View:    Transcript of the Parliament debate on the Report commencing on 14 February 2019 (page 269) and continuing on 28 February 2019 (page 566).
             The debate can be viewed by clicking on the movie icon  within the transcript

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

View:      Auditor-General's Report to Parliament 4: 2017-18 - Integrated Transport Planning

The objective of the audit was to determine whether the state’s approach to strategic transport planning enables effective use of transport resources and a transport system that is sustainable over the long term.

The report assessed whether:

• the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) provides an effective framework for coordinating transport planning that integrates with other government plans
• the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (DILGP), DTMR, and local councils effectively integrate land use and transport planning.

The Auditor-General has made 13 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 22 March 2018.

Committee Actions

Public Briefing:     11 June 2018 - transcript
Report tabled on:  14 November 2018

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