Report Update
Hawker Britton’s Report Update presents the latest audits from the NSW Auditor-General and developments in NSW Parliamentary Committees.
NSW Auditor-General Reports to Parliament
Performance Audits
| Report No | Date | Agency or Issue Examined | Title |
| 166 | 9 May 07 | Follow-up of Performance Audit Department of Education and Training | Using Computers in Schools for Teaching and Learning |
| 165 | 2 May 07 | Homelessness | Responding to Homelessness |
| 164 | 28 March 07 | Department of Juvenile Justice NSW Police Force | Addressing the Needs of Young Offenders |
Performance Audits in Progress
| Title | Planned Tabling Due |
| Readiness to Respond, Ambulance Service of NSW: Follow-up of Performance Audit | 6 June 2007 |
| Connecting with Public Transport | 6 June 2007 |
| Dealing with Break and Entry | June 2007 |
| Signals and Points Failures on the CityRail Network | 3rd Quarter of 2007 |
| Waste Reduction and Recycling Efforts in Government Agencies | 3rd Quarter of 2007 |
| Amalgamating Government Departments | 3rd Quarter of 2007 |
| Agricultural Water Use | 3rd Quarter of 2007 |
| Government Advertising | 3rd Quarter of 2007 |
| Police Rosters | 4th Quarter of 2007 |
NSW Parliamentary Committee Inquiries and Reports
Current Inquiries
| Committee | Inquiry | Final Report due |
| Natural Resource Management | Natural Resource Management Issues – Inquiry into Terms Of Reference (c) and (d) | TBA |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Speed and motor vehicles: Vehicle-based measures to monitor, manage and control speed | TBA |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Review of road safety administration in NSW | TBA |
| Valuer-General | Third General Meeting with the Valuer General | TBA |
| Health Care Complaints | Review of the 2005-2006 Annual Report of the Health Care Complaints Commission | TBA |
| Biodiversity Banking | Guidelines for the trial of the Biodiversity Banking Scheme and Options for Applying the Scheme to Native Vegetation | TBA |
| Legislation Review | Strict and Absolute Liability | TBA |
Reports Tabled
| Committee | Report | Date Tabled |
| Public Accounts | Inquiry into Home and Community Care Program | 12 Jan 2007 |
| Parliamentary Privilege | Post-separation guidelines – Meeting with the Parliamentary Ethics Adviser November 2006 | 18 Dec 2007 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Repairing to a price, not a standard Report of an inquiry into motor vehicle smash repairs under the Insurance Australia Group (NRMA Australia) Preferred Repairer Scheme, and its implications for roadworthiness, crashworthiness, and road safety | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Progress In Improving the Safety of Railway Level Crossings | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken in the Environment Portfolio to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken in the Health Portfolio to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken by the Workcover Authority to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken by the Motor Accidents Authority to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken in the Attorney General’s portfolio to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken within the Transport Portfolio to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken within the Police Portfolio to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken by the Roads and Traffic Authority to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |
| Staysafe (Road Safety) | Inquiry into road safety administration and mid-term review of the NSW Road Safety 2010 Strategy Report of an inquiry into actions undertaken in the Education and Training Portfolio to address the road safety situation in NSW, 2000-2005 | 15 Dec 2006 |