October Bimonthly Report Update
Hawker Britton’s Bimonthly Report Update presents the latest audits from the NSW Auditor-General and developments in NSW Parliamentary Committees.
NSW Auditor General Report to Parliament
Performance Audits
| Report No | Date | Agency or Issue Examined | Title |
| 158 | 6 September 2006 | Department of Education | Educating Primary School Children with Disabilities |
| 157 | 16 August 2006 | NSW Roads and Traffic Authority | Condition of State Roads |
| 156 | 20 July 2006 | Fraud Control Executive Brief | Fraud Control Improvement Kit: Meeting Your Fraud Control Obligations |
Performance Audits in Progress
| Title | Planned Tabling Date |
| Managing Nursing Resources | 4th quarter of 2006 |
| The Distribution of Legal Aid in NSW | 4th quarter of 2006 |
| Infectious Disease Outbreaks – Readiness to Respond | 4th quarter of 2006 |
| Helping Elderly People Access Residential Care | 4th quarter of 2006 |
| Police Assistance Line: Follow-up Performance Audit | 4th quarter of 2006 |
| Managing Young Offenders | 1st quarter of 2007 |
| Dealing with Break and Entry | 2nd quarter of 2007 |
| Services for the Homeless | 2nd quarter of 2007 |
| Readiness to Respond, Ambulance Services of NSW: Follow-up Performance Audit | 2nd quarter of 2007 |
NSW Parliamentary Committee Inquiries and Reports
Current Inquiries
| Committee | Inquiry | Final Report Due |
| GPSC 1-5 | Budget Estimates 2006-2007 | 30 November 2006 |
| Public Accounts | Home and Community Care Program Inquiry | TBA |
| GPSC 2 | Health impacts of air pollution in the Sydney Basin | TBA |
| Public Works | Inquiry into Sportsground Management in NSW | TBA |
| Legislation Review | Strict and Absolute Liability | TBA |
| Snowy Hydro Continued Public Ownership Committee | Continued Public Ownership of Snowy Hydro Ltd | 27 October 2006 |
| Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission | Scrutiny of NSW Police Counter-terrorism and other powers | TBA |
| Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission | Ten Year review of the police oversight system in NSW | TBA |
| Children and Young People | Children Young People and the Built Environment | TBA |
| GPSC 2 | Health Care Complaints Inquiry Review | TBA |
| Social Issues | Impact of Commonwealth Workchoices Legislation | 23 November 2006 |
| Health care Complaints | Inquiry into the adequacy of internal complaint handling systems and other methods to measure consumer satisfaction in relation to practices and clinics outside the hospital system | TBA |
| Public Bodies Review | Inquiry into Allocation of Social Housing | TBA |
| Staysafe Committee | Review of Road Safety Administration in NSW | TBA |
| Public Works | Inquiry into Municipal Waste Management in NSW | TBA |
| Public Bodies Review | Inquiry into the Public Trustee of NSW | TBA |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into the road safety situation in NSW over the period 2000-2005- Mid Tern Review of Road Safety 2010 strategic plan | TBA |
| GPSC 4 | Operations of the Home Building Service | 22 February 2007 |
| Law and Justice | Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts | TBA |
| Law and Justice | Impacts of the Family Law Amendment (Shared Responsibility) Act 2006 (Cth) | 1 December 2006 |
Reports Tabled
| Committee | Report | Date Tabled |
| Electoral Matters | Inquiry into Voter Enrolment | 27 September 2006 |
| Public Review Bodies | Report on Corporate Governance | 21 September 2006 |
| Law and Justice | Review of the exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and the Motor Accidents Council- Seventh Report | 20 September 2006 |
| Cross City Tunnel | The Lane Cove Tunnel Third Report | 23 August 2006 |