This audit assessed the effectiveness of the governance arrangements for the implementation of the 2020 National Agreement on Closing the Gap in New South Wales (NSW). It finds that the governance arrangements are not operating effectively. The report makes four recommendations aimed at improving the governance of the National Agreement in NSW.

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is responsible for safeguarding the rights of Aboriginal children, families, and communities when they encounter the child protection system. This audit assesses whether DCJ, and five funded, non-government organisations that provide out of home care services, are effectively safeguarding the rights of Aboriginal children in the child...

This audit assesses the effectiveness of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) in planning, designing, and overseeing the New South Wales child protection system. It found the system is inefficient, ineffective, and unsustainable.

Effective regulation is necessary to ensure compliance with the law as well as to promote positive social and economic outcomes and minimise risks with certain activities. This report brings together key findings and recommendations relevant to regulation from selected reports between 2018 and 2024.

This audit assesses how effectively New South Wales (NSW) government agencies procure and manage consultants. It examined the role of the NSW Procurement Board and NSW Procurement in supporting and monitoring agency procurement and management of consultants. The audit finds that found most agencies do not use consultants strategically, and do not have systems for...