June Bimonthly Report update
Hawker Britton’s Bimonthly Report Update presents the latest audits from the NSW Auditor-General and developments in NSW Parliamentary Committees.
Of particular interest in this update are the NSW Auditor-General’s Performance Audit of the Cross City Tunnel Project and the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee’s Second Report on the Cross City Tunnel.
The view these reports click on the following links;
NSW Auditor-General’s Performance Audit of the Cross City Tunnel
NSW Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Cross City Tunnel’s Second Report
NSW Auditor-General Reports to Parliament
| Date | Agencies | Key Issues |
| 17 May 2006 | Gosford Water Supply Authority | Proposed Desalination Plant |
| Wyong Water Supply Authority | Proposed Desalination Plant Hunter Connection Water Pipeline Councils Online |
Performance Audits Tabled
| Report No | Date | Agency or Issue Examined | Title |
| 152 | 31 May 2006 | Roads and Traffic Authority | The Cross City Tunnel Project |
| 151 | 24 May 2006 | Department of Corrective Services | Prisoner Rehabilitation |
| 150 | 26 April 2006 | Follow-up of 2000 Performance Report | Fare Evasion on Public Transport |
| 149 | 22 March 2006 | Agency Collaboration | Agencies Working Together to Improve Services |
| 148 | 8 March 2006 | Dept of Education and Training | The New Schools Privately Financed Project |
Performance Audits in Progress
| Title | Planned Tabling Date |
| Agency Use of Performance Information to Manage Service Delivery | June 2006 |
| Managing Sick Leave – Follow up of 2002 Performance Audit | June 2006 |
| Roads and Traffic Authority – Condition of our Roads | June 2006 |
| Prisoner Rehabilitation | 24 May 2006 |
| Regulating the clearing of native vegetation – Follow up of 2002 Performance Audit | July 2006 |
| Special Education | August/September 2006 |
| Managing Nurses | 3rd 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 |
NSW Parliamentary Committee Inquiries and Reports
Reports Tabled
| Committee | Report | Date Tabled |
| Joint Select Committee on the Cross City Tunnel | Cross City Tunnel Second Report | 18 May 2006 |
| GPSC 4 | Pacific Highway Upgrades – Final Report | 11 May 2006 |
| GPSC 2 | Inquiry into Budget Estimates 2005-2006 | 11 May 2006 |
| State Development | Inquiry into Skills Shortages in Rural and Regional NSW | 11 May 2006 |
| Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission | Ninth General Meeting with the Police Integrity Commission | 2 May 2006 |
| Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission | Thirteenth General Meeting with the NSW Ombudsman | 2 May 2006 |
| GPSC 4 | Budget Estimates 2005-06 | 6 April 2006 |
Current Inquiries
| Committee | Inquiry | Interim Report Due | Final Report Due |
| Joint Select Committee on the Cross City Tunnel | Cross City Tunnel – now extended to include the Lane Cove Tunnel | 28 Feb 2006 (tabled) 18 May 2006 (tabled) |
TBA |
| Snowy Hydro Inquiry Committee | Proposed Sale of Snowy Hydro Limited | 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 | |
| Electoral Matters Committee | Voter Enrolment | 30 September 2006 | |
| Public Accounts | Public Private Partnerships | TBA | |
| Social Issues | Public Disturbances at Macquarie Fields | 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 Nov 2006 | |
| GPSC 5 | Inquiry into sustainable water supply for Sydney | TBA | |
| 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 | |
| GPSC 3 | Issues relating to the operations and management of the Department of Corrective Services | TBA | |
| Staysafe Committee | Review of Road Safety Administration in NSW | TBA | |
| Public Accounts | Tender for the Review of the Audit Office of NSW | TBA | |
| Public Works | Inquiry into Municipal Waste Management in NSW | TBA | |
| Public Bodies Review | Inquiry into the Public Trustee of NSW | TBA |