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Consideration transferred

The Legislative Assembly referred this Auditor-General’s report to the Community Support and Services Committee on 18 August 2022. On 13 February 2024, the Legislative Assembly amended Schedule 6 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, establishing the Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee and transferred the Auditor-General’s report to the Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee for consideration.   

NOTE: RELATED PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 13 FEBRUARY 2024 CAN BE FOUND ON THIS PAGE, UNDER THE RESPECTIVE LINKS ABOVE.                      

Overview

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 Auditor-General Report 1: 2022-23 – Delivering social housing services (the Report) was tabled on 12 July 2022.

The Report assesses whether social housing is effectively managed to meet the housing needs of vulnerable Queenslanders. The Queensland Audit Office examined processes and planning within the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy to determine whether:

• the department effectively manages how individual social housing needs are assessed
• the department effectively allocates and manages social housing.

The report makes 8 recommendations related to applying for social housing and social housing allocations. 

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 report to the committee on 18 August 2022.

Public Briefing

The committee held a public briefing with the Queensland Audit Office on 10 October 2022.

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