Page 3567 - Week 08 - Friday, 24 August 2012
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referred to the committee on 21 December 2011. The audit report presented the results of a performance audit on the regulatory framework for managing food safety and its implementation in the ACT. The committee received a private briefing from the Auditor-General in relation to the audit report on 9 February 2012 and a submission from the government, dated 31 July 2012.
The committee also commenced but has not completed its examination of Auditor-General’s report No 1 of 2012: Monitoring and minimising harm caused by problem gambling in the ACT, which was referred to the committee on 3 April 2012. The audit report presented the results of a performance audit on monitoring and minimising harm caused by problem gambling in the ACT. The committee received a private briefing from the Auditor-General in relation to the audit report on 29 May 2012 and a submission from the government, dated 2 July 2012.
With regard to Auditor-General’s reports Nos 2, 3, 4 and 5 of 2012, the committee has not yet commenced its examinations and therefore has not received briefings from the Auditor-General on these reports or received any government submissions with regard to the findings of these reports.
In relation to Auditor-General’s report No 6 of 2012: Emergency department performance information, the committee resolved to inquire further into this report on 10 July 2012. As members would be aware, the committee tabled an interim report out of session on 21 August 2012. In this report the committee was of the view that the circumstances regarding the alteration and misreporting of performance information must be considered as part of a wider inquiry. Due to the time constraints, the committee has not been in a position to progress an inquiry of this scale and scope.
The committee therefore suggested that the Eighth Assembly Standing Committee on Public Accounts give due consideration to conducting an inquiry into the process of future delivery of healthcare services across the ACT’s two public hospitals. Accordingly, the committee has resolved to leave Auditor-General’s report No 6 of 2012: Emergency department performance information to stand referred to the Eighth Assembly public accounts committee.
Finally, I would like to update the Assembly on the status of the committee’s review of Auditor-General’s report No 6 of 2009: Government office accommodation. The report was referred to the committee on 28 August 2009. The committee resolved on 3 August 2010 to inquire further into the audit report.
On 15 February 2011 the committee tabled an interim report containing three recommendations. The committee made the decision to table an interim report after considering the evidence it had received up to that time because it believed its position with regard to the new government office building should be brought to the attention of the Assembly. The government responded to the interim report on 16 August 2011 and did not agree to any of the committee’s three recommendations.
On 20 September 2011 I made a statement to the Assembly pursuant to standing order 246A reporting that, due to then recent developments with regard to the proposed construction of new office accommodation, the committee had resolved that no
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