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Consideration of Auditor-General Report 15: 2022-23 - Local government 2022
REFERRAL TO COMMITEE
The Committee of the Legislative Assembly referred this Auditor-General report to the former State Development and Regional Industries Committee on 24 August 2023. On 13 February 2024, 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 this Auditor-General's report to the Housing, Big Build and Manufacturing Committee.
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 purpose of the report was to examine the financial performance and reporting mechanisms of Queensland’s local councils.
The report recommended that local councils assess the maturity of their procurement and contract management processes using the Queensland Audit Office’s procure-to-pay maturity model, and implement identified opportunities to strengthen their practices.
In addition, the report recommended that the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning:
- provide necessary guidance and tools to councils to help improve their month-end financial reports
- provide a clear definition of ‘extraordinary circumstances’ for councils seeking ministerial extensions to their legislative time frame for financial reporting
- measure the effectiveness of training programs provided to councils
- make sure all councils have an effective internal audit function
- develop a strategy to uplift capability of the sector on cyber-related matters
- publish a framework to assess the sustainability risk of councils by 1 July 2023.
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 24 August 2023.
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