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Independent Statutory Authority
Finance and Treasury

Office of the Auditor General

https://audit.wa.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$30M

WA 2025-26 Budget
Flat vs prior year
Total Revenue

$35M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

150

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

Serve the public interest through independent auditing and reporting on State and local government finances and performance.

VISION

Supporting accountability and continuous improvement in the public sector through an informed Parliament and community.

PURPOSE

Serve the public interest through independent auditing and reporting on State and local government finances and performance.

Strategic priorities

· 4

1

Strengthening our capability

2

Demonstrating excellence

3

Delivering results

4

Adapting and innovating

Outcomes

· 1

Outcome 1: Supporting accountability and continuous improvement in the public sector

Our mandate was expanded to include the financial and performance audit of the local government sector to increase transparency and accountability of the sector and provide assurance to the Parliament and the community.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • financial and performance audit of local government sector
  • enhancing data analytics for audit efficiency

Values

· 3

integrity

quality

service

Performance measures

· 3

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

audit cost per million dollars of total public sector expenditure

576

576

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.20
Achieved

CCE02

average number of days taken to issue financial audit opinions for State government entities

68

68

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.20
Achieved

CCE03

average number of days taken to issue financial audit opinions for local government entities

68

70

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.20
Partially achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Office-of-the-Auditor-General-Annual-Report-2022-2023-interactive.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Office-of-the-Auditor-General-Annual-Report-2022-2023-interactive.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2024-25-Interactive-for-web.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2024-25-Interactive-for-web.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2024-25-Interactive-for-web.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2024-25-Interactive-for-web.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Office-of-the-Auditor-General-Annual-Report-2022-2023-interactive.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Office-of-the-Auditor-General-Annual-Report-2022-2023-interactive.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2024-25-Interactive-for-web.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2024-25-Interactive-for-web.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2020-2021-Interactive.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

OAG-Annual-Report-2024-25-Interactive-for-web.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

OAG-Annual-Report-2024-25-Interactive-for-web.pdf)

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