The NSW Audit Office conducts performance audits of councils each year. Links to previous performance audit reports are provided below, as well as a fact sheet about the NSW Audit Office’s local government audit program.

Resources:

• NSW Audit Office
• NSW Audit Office – Factsheet: NSW Local Government Sector – About Performance Audits – PDF
• NSW Audit Office – Workforce reform in three amalgamated councils (May 2019)
• NSW Audit Office – Council reporting on service delivery (2018)
• NSW Audit Office – Shared services in local government (2018)
• NSW Audit Office – Fraud Control in Local Councils (June 2018)
• NSW Audit Office – Waste management in local government (2019)government)