Other publications
Strategic Plan, 2007-08 to 2009-10
Public Accounts and Estimates Committee - Review on the report on the performance audit of the Victorian Auditor-General's Office
Report of the independent auditor on the performance audit of the
Victorian Auditor-General and the Victorian Auditor-General's Office
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This audit was conducted by Mr John Phillips of Acumen Alliance. The report was tabled in parliament on 7 December 2004, and can be found on the website of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee
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December 2004 |
Occasional paper
History of the Office
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST - 150 years of the Victorian Auditor-General's Office
The Victorian Auditor-General's Office is one of the few public
sector agencies in Victoria whose history dates back to the colony's
separation from New South Wales in 1851.
In its early years, the Office was embroiled in controversy over
its role in the financial crisis that played a large part in the
events leading to the 1854 Eureka uprising. It experienced further controversy
in the mid-1990s when the legislative powers of the Auditor-General
were significantly changed.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Victorian Auditor-General's
Office, Dr Peter Yule was engaged to prepare the history of the
Office. Peter is one of Australia's most respected historians, and
has written extensively on both Australian and British history, and
his work is widely published, especially in the field of Victorian
local and economic history.
The book sheds new light on many aspects of
the history of Victoria. It makes fascinating reading for anyone
interested in the development of public accountability in the state,
and the personalities and key events that have characterised the
operations of the Office over the past 150 years.
The book was officially launched by the Hon. Bruce Chamberlain MP,
President of the Legislative Council on 27 May 2002, at a ceremony
at Parliament House, Melbourne. The book is available for purchase from the
Information
Victoria Bookshop, 505 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Phone: 1300
366 356, Fax: 03 9603 9920, or from leading booksellers.
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