The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding public hearings on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, for its inquiries into:
- 2022–23 Defence Major Projects Report (first hearing)
- Commonwealth Financial Statements 2022–23 (second hearing)
- the failed visa privatisation process and the implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects (continuing).
The details are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Time: 8.45am – 5.00pm (AEST)
Venue: Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House and by videoconference
Program:
Inquiry into the Defence Major Projects Report 2022–23
8.45am Department of Defence
Australian National Audit Office
Inquiry into the failed visa privatisation process and implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects
10.30am Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Australian National Audit Office
Workforce Australia IT System (Digital Employment Services Platform) and Apprenticeships Data Management System
11.15am Department of Finance
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority
Australian National Audit Office
Parliamentary Expenses Management System (PEMS)
12.30pm Department of Finance
Digital Transformation Agency
Review and approval processes for IT systems
Inquiry into Commonwealth Financial Statements 2022–23
3.30pm Department of Health and Aged Care
Australian National Audit Office
Potential legislative breaches relating to various benefits and services and significant finding regarding legislative compliance and legal advice
4.00pm Department of Social Services
Australian National Audit Office
Late disclosure of information on income apportionment
4.30pm Australian Taxation Office
Australian National Audit Office
IT Change Management policies and practices and other unresolved findings relating to pursuing debt and re-raises
The hearings will be broadcast live and will be accessible from the Parliament House website.
Details on the inquiries – including the terms of reference and submissions received – are available on the Committee website.
Media inquiries
Mr Julian Hill MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on
(03) 9791 7770 (Electorate Office) or via Laura Hooper 0422 85 1127.
For background information
Committee Secretariat
02 6277 4615
[email protected]
For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track this Committee’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.