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Public Accounts Committee

The Committee plays a key role in public sector accountability. It examines the Government’s use of resources and agencies' financial operations.

It also looks at financial probity and regularity, and focuses on whether agency programs are achieving their aims.

The Committee reviews the Auditor-General's reports to ensure that agencies respond appropriately to the Auditor-General’s recommendations. The Committee reviews the operation of the Audit Office every four years, as well as monitoring and reviewing the operation of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

The Committee's functions are at section 57 of Government Sector Audit Act 1983.

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Chair:		Li, Jason (ALP, LA Member)
Deputy Chair:		Barr, Clayton (ALP, LA Member)
Members:		Leong, Jenny (GRNS, LA Member)
		Regan, Michael (IND, LA Member)
		Roberts, Anthony (LIB, LA Member)
		Saliba, David (ALP, LA Member)

During the current parliament, the following inquiries have been undertaken by the committee:

Referred	Inquiry
24/03/2025	Examination of the Auditor-General's performance audit reports December 2020 – December 2023
12/03/2025	The safety and quality of health services provided by Northern Beaches Hospital
03/05/2024	A framework for performance reporting and driving wellbeing outcomes in NSW
31/01/2024	Assets, premises and funding of the NSW Rural Fire Service
28/09/2023	Accountability measures for decision-making for the delivery of major infrastructure, contracting of public services and/or the privatisation of public assets in NSW
18/09/2023	Report on the Parliamentary Budget Office 2023 Post-Election Report

No inquiries were undertaken by the committee in past parliaments.

Records of earlier inquiries undertaken by the committee appear below:

Referred	Inquiry
19/05/2022	Examination of the Auditor General's performance audit reports June - December 2020
19/05/2022	Examination of selected Auditor-General's Financial Audit Reports 2021
16/09/2021	Examination of the Auditor General's performance audit reports August 2019 - June 2020
30/06/2021	Quadrennial Review of the Audit Office of NSW 2022
13/05/2021	Examination of selected Auditor-General's Financial Audit Reports 2020
22/10/2020	Examination of Auditor-General's performance audit reports February 2019 - July 2019
22/10/2020	Follow-up Review of the Management of NSW Public Housing Maintenance Contracts
04/06/2020	Examination of Auditor-General's performance audit reports August 2018 - January 2019
08/04/2020	Oversight of Financial Arrangements for the COVID-19 Pandemic
21/11/2019	Examination of Auditor-General's performance audit reports February 2018 - July 2018
01/08/2019	Examination of Auditor-General's performance audit reports May 2017 - December 2017
01/08/2019	Report on the Parliamentary Budget Office 2019 Post-Election Report
05/12/2018	History of the Public Accounts Committee: 1902 - 2018
21/06/2018	Examination of the Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports October 2016 – May 2017
23/11/2017	Examination of the Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports February 2016 – September 2016
22/06/2017	Quadrennial Review of the Audit Office 2017
30/03/2017	Examination of the Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports July 2015 – January 2016
17/11/2016	Inquiry into the Management of Health Care Delivery in NSW
22/09/2016	Examination of the Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports December 2014 - June 2015
19/11/2015	Inquiry into the Management of NSW Public Housing Maintenance Contracts
22/10/2015	Examination of the Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports September 2013 – July 2014
24/06/2015	Parliamentary Budget Office 2015 Post-election Report
23/10/2014	Report of the Public Accounts Committee of the 55th Parliament
02/07/2014	Tenancy Management in Social Housing in NSW
02/07/2014	Examination of Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Reports May 2013 – July 2013
15/05/2014	Follow up of the Auditor-General’s 2013 Financial Audit Reports
12/03/2014	Planning NSW Infrastructure for the Twenty-Second Century
05/03/2014	Follow up of the Auditor-General's Performance Audits September 2012 - March 2013
19/09/2013	Follow up of the Auditor-General's Performance Audits April 2012 – August 2012
15/07/2013	Cogeneration and Trigeneration in NSW
09/05/2013	Follow up of the Auditor General’s 2012 Financial Audit Report
02/05/2013	Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees (ACPAC) Conference
27/03/2013	Follow up of the Auditor-General's Performance Audits October 2011 - March 2012
21/02/2013	Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Audit Office of NSW
21/02/2013	Quadrennial Review of the Audit Office 2013
20/09/2012	Follow up of the Auditor-General's Performance Audits April 2011 - September 2011
23/08/2012	Procurement and management of ICT services in the NSW public sector
16/02/2012	Follow up of the Auditor-General's Performance Audits September 2010 - February 2011
23/11/2011	Inquiry into the Economics of Energy Generation
19/10/2011	Report on Recommendations of Public Accounts Committee of the 54th Parliament
26/08/2011	Follow up of Auditor-General's 2010 Financial Audit Reports
26/08/2011	Conduct of the 2009 Review of the Audit Office under S48A of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983
23/06/2011	Follow up of Auditor-General's Performance Audit Reports October 2009 to September 2010
23/06/2010	Government Investment in V8 Supercar Races at Sydney Olympic Park
23/06/2010	Issues arising from the Premature Release of the Draft Reports of the Auditor-General
02/06/2010	Environmental Grants Administration – Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
02/06/2010	Helping Aboriginal Defendants through MERIT- Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
02/06/2010	Tackling Cancer with Radiotherapy - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
17/03/2010	Improving Road Safety - Heavy Vehicles - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
17/03/2010	Grants Administration - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
17/03/2010	Sustaining Native Forest Operations - Examination of the Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
11/11/2009	Improving Literacy and Numeracy in NSW Public Schools – Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
11/11/2009	Managing Injured Police - Examination of Auditor-General's Audit Report (Performance Audit)
01/11/2009	Inquiry into the School Student Transport Scheme
23/09/2009	Delivering Health Care out of Hospitals – Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
04/08/2009	Review of the Audit Office under s 48A of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983
17/06/2009	Recycling and Reuse of Waste by the NSW Public Sector - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
19/05/2009	Inquiry into Financial Reporting
06/05/2009	Working with hotels and clubs to reduce alcohol-related crime - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
11/03/2009	Efficiency of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
12/02/2009	Managing Departmental Amalgamations - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
19/12/2008	Ageing Workforce - Teachers - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
09/12/2008	Inquiry into Sustainable Procurement
26/11/2008	Police Rostering - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
12/11/2008	Improving Efficiency of Irrigation Water Use on Farms - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
20/08/2008	Signal Failures on the Metropolitan Rail Network - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
20/08/2008	Government Advertising - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
25/06/2008	Dealing with Household Burglaries - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
11/06/2008	Connecting with Public Transport - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
11/06/2008	Responding to Homelessness - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
03/04/2008	Addressing the Needs of Young Offenders - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
28/11/2007	Helping Older People Access a Residential Aged Care Facility - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
28/11/2007	Major Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Readiness to Respond - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
28/11/2007	Attracting, Retaining and Managing Nurses in Hospitals - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
28/11/2007	Distributing Legal Aid in New South Wales - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
26/09/2007	State Plan Reporting
26/09/2007	Educating Primary School Students with Disabilities - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
26/09/2007	Condition of State Roads - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
26/09/2007	Administering Domestic Waterfront Tenancies - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
26/09/2007	Government Licensing Project - Examination of Auditor-General's Report (Performance Audit)
07/06/2006	Home and Community Care Program Inquiry
29/03/2006	Inquiry into Managing Animal and Plant Diseases
01/03/2006	Review of the Audit Office Under Section 48A, Public Finance and Audit Act 1983
04/05/2005	Inquiry into Public Private Partnerships
06/04/2005	Value for Money from New South Wales Correctional Centres
23/03/2005	Risk Management in the New South Wales Public Sector
17/08/2004	Sustainability Reporting in the New South Wales Public Sector Inquiry
23/06/2004	Review of the Operation of Audit Committees
27/02/2004	Infringement Processing Bureau
22/08/2003	Fire Services Funding
03/07/2003	Government (Open Market Competition) Bill 2003
02/07/2003	Academics' Paid Outside Work
02/07/2003	Ambulance Service of NSW: Readiness to respond
18/06/2003	Reporting and Auditing requirements for Small Agencies
01/01/2003	Review of the Audit Office
01/11/2002	Inquiry into Reporting and Audit Requirements for Small Agencies
10/09/2002	Valuation of The Australian Museum's Collection Assets
01/09/2002	Inquiry into Internal Control Weaknesses in the First Home Owner Grant Scheme
09/07/2002	Follow-Ups of Auditor-General's Reports to Parliament 2001: Omnibus Volume
01/06/2002	Delegation of power by the Minister for Health
08/05/2002	Inquiry into NSW Aboriginal Land Council's Mortgage Loan Investment Scheme
01/01/2002	State Forests of NSW - the Practice of trading with customers who have defaulted on renegotiated payment terms
20/09/2001	Inquiry into Court Waiting Times
19/09/2001	Inquiry into the Timeliness of the Delivery of Schools
09/08/2001	Case Studies and Issues in the Private Financing of Public Infrastructure and Services
11/10/2000	Inquiry into The NSW Grains Board
11/03/2000	Funding of Capital Projects by NSW Government
01/01/1997	Legal Services to Local Government
01/01/1997	The Public’s Debts to the State
01/01/1996	Implementation of Accrual Accounting in the NSW Public Sector
01/01/1996	Customer Service in Courts Administration
01/01/1996	Matters Arising from the NSW Auditor-General's Report 1995
30/05/1995	Darling Harbour: Sporting Facilities
24/05/1995	Annual Reporting in the NSW Public Sector
13/12/1994	Accrual Accounting
01/12/1994	Offshore and Off-Target - Why NSW lags the field in overseas projects
29/11/1994	Report on the State Debt Control (Balanced Budgets) Bill 1994
01/11/1994	Review of the Audit Office of NSW
14/09/1994	Rural Assistance Authority
01/07/1994	Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1995
01/11/1993	Expansion of Hawkesbury District Health Services
01/07/1993	Annual Report for year ending 30 June 1994
04/02/1993	Review of special auditing function of the NSW Auditor-General's Office
01/01/1993	Infrastructure Management and Financing in New South Wales
23/09/1992	Internal Audit in the New South Wales Public Sector
01/07/1992	Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1993
07/05/1992	Funding of Health Infrastructure and Services in NSW
24/04/1992	School Student Transport Scheme
01/03/1992	The Financing of of Urban Infrastructure
01/01/1992	Progress of Financial Reform in the New South Wales Public Sector
01/01/1992	Report on Operations Review Committee and Assistant / Deputy Commissioners
01/01/1992	Follow-up Report on Financial Accountability
01/01/1992	Ninetieth Anniversary of the Public Accounts Committee
29/08/1991	Dividend Payments Made By Statutory Authorities to the Consolidated Fund
01/07/1991	Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1992
22/11/1990	National Parks and Wildlife Service
13/09/1990	Examination of the Juvenile Transport Service of the Deparment of Family and Community Services
01/07/1990	Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1991
21/05/1990	Legal Services Provided to Local Government
01/04/1990	The Forestry Commission
01/03/1990	Auditing of Local Government
01/02/1990	The Lord Howe Island Board
17/11/1989	Payment Performance of Major Statutory Authorities and Inner Budget Sector Departments
01/07/1989	Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1990
09/02/1989	The Challenge of Accountability
24/10/1988	Payments to Visiting Medical Officers
10/08/1988	Report on the Darling Harbour Authority
04/08/1988	The New South Wales Ambulance Service
01/07/1988	Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1989
01/06/1988	Payments Without Parliamentary Appropriation
01/06/1988	Management of Arson in the Public Sector
05/02/1988	Proceedings of the Accrual Accounting Seminar - 5 February 1988
01/07/1987	Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1988
03/06/1987	Report on the Heritage Council of New South Wales - June 1988
01/06/1987	The Ravensworth Coal Washery
27/05/1987	Biennial Conference of Public Accounts Committees
09/03/1987	Wine Grapes Marketing Board for the Shires of Leeton, Griffith, Carrathool and Murrumbidgee and Grain Sorghum Marketing Board
01/01/1987	Purchasing Practices and the Allocation of Stores and Equipment Resources within the Technical and Further Education System
01/01/1987	Film Corporation of New South Wales
01/10/1986	Home Care Service of New South Wales
01/07/1986	Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1987
28/04/1986	The New South Wales Builders Licensing Board
26/03/1986	Proposed Regulation accompanying the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985 and miscellaneous amendments concerning annual reporting
10/03/1986	Recommended Changes to the Public Accounts
01/01/1986	Follow-up Report on Overtime Payments to Corrective Services Officers
01/01/1986	Follow-up Report on Annual Reporting of Statutory Authorities
01/09/1985	Follow-up Report on Overtime, Sick Leave in the NSW Police Force
01/07/1985	Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1986
01/07/1985	Review of the Sydney Opera House Trust, Harness Racing Authority of NSW and the NSW State Cancer Council
28/04/1985	Year-end Spending in Government Departments and Selected Authorities
01/01/1985	Investment Practices of New South Wales Statutory Authorities
01/01/1985	Concerning certain matters relating to the statutory body entitled the Director, Macarthur Growth Area
01/01/1985	Statutory Funds of the Department of Environment and Planning
01/01/1985	Brief Review of the Land Commission of New South Wales
01/01/1985	Follow-up Report on Inquiries (1982) into the NSW Public Hospital System
01/07/1984	Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1985
01/07/1984	Performance Review Practices in Government Department and Authorities
01/01/1984	Collection of Parking and Traffic Fines
06/10/1983	Matters examined by the Committee in relation to the 1982-83 Report of the Auditor-General of NSW
01/09/1983	Superannuation Liabilities of NSW Statutory Authorities
06/08/1983	Matters investigated in relation to the 1981-82 Report of the Auditor- General of NSW under the provisions of Section 16D of the Audit Act, 1902
06/08/1983	Matters examined by the Committee in relation to the 1981-82 Report of the Auditor-General of NSW
01/07/1983	Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1984
12/04/1983	The administration and operations of the Grain Sorghum Marketing Board NSW
17/12/1982	Accountability of Statutory Authorities
17/12/1982	Proposed Regulations Accompanying the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984 and Public Finance and Audit Act 1983
09/02/1982	Overtime Payments to Police Officers
09/02/1982	Overtime Payments to Corrective Services Officers
01/01/1982	Report to the Legislative Assembly upon all expenditure by a Minister of the Crown without Parliamentary Sanction or Appropriation
01/01/1982	Over-expenditure in Health Funding to Hospitals
17/11/1981	Expenditure without Parliamentary Sanction or Appropriation
	General Matters
	General Matters

No inquiries have been referred to the committee.

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Resolution passed in the Legislative Assembly on 22 June 2023, Votes and Proceedings No. 16, Item 1.    

16 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

Mr Ron Hoenig moved, by leave, That the following motions for the establishment of Parliamentary committees and the appointment of members be agreed to:

(1) Public Accounts Committee

That:

(1) In accordance with section 54 of the Government Sector Audit Act 1983, the following members be appointed to serve on the Public Accounts Committee: Mr Clayton Barr, Ms Jenny Leong, Mr Jason Yat-Sen Li, Mr Michael Regan, Mr David Saliba and Mr Anthony Roberts.

(2) The Committee have leave to make visits of inspection within the State of New South Wales and other States and Territories of Australia.

Question put and passed.

Extract from Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings - 22 June 2023 - no 16 item 1

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