The Committee resolved to inquire into Auditor-General's Performance Audit Reports published from January to June 2023.
| Inquiry status: Submissions closed | Date started: 16 August 2023 | Submissions close: 29 September 2023 | Reporting date: tabled 26 June 2024 |
This inquiry is now complete.
The Committee’s report was released on 26 June 2024 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.
The Government Response to the report is due on 26 October 2024 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.
For further information, please contact the Secretariat:
- By email (preferred): LAcommitteePA@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Public Accounts, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Terms of reference
The Assembly’s Resolution of Appointment for the Committee of 2 December 2020, provides that:
(6) all reports of the ACT Auditor-General tabled in the Assembly stand referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for inquiry and report; It follows that Terms of Reference for each of the Standing Committee’s inquiries into Auditor-General’s performance audit reports are, in effect, the Auditor-General’s report itself.
At its meeting on 16 August 2023 the Committee resolved to undertake further inquire into Auditor-General Performance Audit Reports January - June 2023.
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts will inquire into and report on matters relating to the Government response to performance audit recommendations made in Auditor-General report:
- No 1/2023 – Construction Occupations Licensing;
- No 2/2023 – Management of Operation Reboot (Outpatients);
- No 3/2023 – Financial Management Services for Protected Persons;
- No 4/2023 – Procurement of a Hybrid Electric Fire Truck; and
- any other related matter.
The full reports can be found on the ACT Audit Office's Website.
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| Terms of References |  PDF (210.6 KB) |
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| Submission 2 - ACT Government | PDF (856.4 KB) |
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| Submission 1 - United Firefighters Union of Australia | PDF (1.2 MB) |
Public hearings
8 and 9 November 2023
View current Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Public hearing schedule - 9 November 2023 | PDF (242.0 KB) |
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| Public hearing schedule - 8 November 2023 | PDF (222.7 KB) |
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| QTON 24 - ANSWER - Cheyne - Construction Licensing Application and Failure Rate - PETTERSSON | PDF (200.8 KB) |
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| QTON 23 - ANSWER - Cheyne - Interview Process and Assessment Scale - PETTERSSON | PDF (191.4 KB) |
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| QTON 22 - ANSWER - Cheyne - Online Exams and Anti-Cheating Software - PETTERSSON | PDF (173.1 KB) |
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| QTON 21 - ANSWER - Cheyne - New and Renewed Applications and Out of State Disciplinary Action - PETTERSSON | PDF (210.0 KB) |
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| QTON 20 - ANSWER - ESA - Lithium battery and specs - KIKKERT | PDF (771.9 KB) |
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| QTON 19 - ANSWER - ESA - Lithium battery and cost of replacement and infrastructure - KIKKERT | PDF (773.0 KB) |
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| QTON 18 - ANSWER - ESA - Hybrid fire truck and Operational date - PETTERSSON | PDF (618.1 KB) |
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| QTON 17 - ANSWER - ESA - Lithium battery and risk assessment - KIKKERT | PDF (686.3 KB) |
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| QTON 16 - ANSWER - ESA - Overlap between Germany trip and procurement team - PETTERSSON | PDF (688.5 KB) |
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| QTON 15 - ANSWER - ESA - Hybrid fire truck and conflict of interest - PETTERSSON | PDF (678.3 KB) |
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| QTON 14 - ANSWER - MPES - EFT Conflicts of Interest - BRADDOCK | PDF (687.8 KB) |
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| QTON 13 - ANSWER - ESA - Pre-construction meetings - PETTERSSON | PDF (689.1 KB) |
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| QTON 12 - ANSWER - ESA - Hybrid fire truck and extra features - KIKKERT | PDF (693.8 KB) |
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| QTON 11 - ANSWER - ESA - Hybrid fire truck and total cost to government - KIKKERT | PDF (691.9 KB) |
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| QTON 10 - ANSWER - MPES - Diesel & water capacity - KIKKERT | PDF (686.8 KB) |
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| QTON 09 - ANSWER - ESA - Driving range of truck - KIKKERT | PDF (683.1 KB) |
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| QTON 08 - ANSWER - ESA - Permit to drive EFT on ACT roads - KIKKERT | PDF (690.3 KB) |
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| QTON 07 - ANSWER - ESA - WHS assessment - BRADDOCK | PDF (687.5 KB) |
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| QTON 06 - ANSWER - ESA - Feasibility Study - BRADDOCK | PDF (191.8 KB) |
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| QTON 05 - ANSWER - ESA - Hybrid emergency vehicle provider and Research - PETTERSSON | PDF (583.2 KB) |
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| QTON 04 - ANSWER - ESA - Hybrid electric emergency services - PETTERSSON | PDF (724.6 KB) |
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| QTON 03 - ANSWER - JCS (McNeil) - Financial statements and Legal obligation under 27A - KIKKERT | PDF (224.2 KB) |
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| QTON 02 - ANSWER - CHS - Internal audit relating to procurement - BRADDOCK | PDF (213.3 KB) |
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| QTON 01 - ANSWER - JCS (McNeil) - JCS and PTG and Discussion of issues revealed by the audit - KIKKERT | PDF (217.3 KB) |
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| Report 23 - Inquiry into Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports January–June 2023 | PDF (438.5 KB) |
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| Government Response - Report 23 - Inquiry into Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports Jan-Jun 2023 | PDF (329.7 KB) |
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| 2. Media Release - Report tabled - Inquiry into Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports January–June 2023 | PDF (212.5 KB) |
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| 1. Media Release - new inquiry | PDF (253.2 KB) |
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