Performance and Compliance Audits in Progress

Treasury’s oversight of government businesses

Tasmanians own 14 government businesses. The State Government, through the Treasurer and another responsible Minister, looks after these businesses on their behalf.

In 2024, the State Government decided the framework for overseeing government businesses needed to improve. This framework is developed and managed by the Department of Treasury and Finance. Treasury has finished its first phase of work and is now working on the second phase.

This audit will assess how well Treasury administers the framework for overseeing government businesses. It will do this by asking if Treasury maintains a framework that aligns with contemporary practice and is fit-for-purpose. It will also ask if Treasury gives the Treasurer the information needed to make informed decisions about government businesses.

This audit is underway.

Please see the Auditor-General’s Annual Plan 2026-27 for other future audits here.

More information on the performance audit process can be found here.

If you have any information that you believe could be useful to us, please write to us at:

Audit Tasmania GPO Box 851 Hobart TAS 7001