Media Release

77/2009
18 November 2009

Performance Audit of Money Management Service Strategies

Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner, announced the publication of two new performance audit reports completed by the Office of Evaluation and Audit (Indigenous Programs) in the Department of Finance and Deregulation.

Performance Audit of Indigenous Community Volunteers

Indigenous Community Volunteers Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) is a not‑for‑profit organisation that operates by invitation from Indigenous communities and organisations, and aims to link these with volunteers willing to share their skills in all kinds of areas.

The audit found that ICV has been successful in the delivery of volunteer projects. However, the impacts of these projects have not been measured. At the time of the audit ICV was transitioning from an organisation focused on skills transfer to a broader role of community and human development. The audit recommended a range of actions that would enable ICV to develop a stronger strategic approach to defining what it seeks to achieve and measuring its outcomes for Indigenous communities.

ICV welcomed the report as a useful tool in assessing its performance and areas where it can concentrate efforts on continuous improvement.

Evaluation of the Capacity Development Program of the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)

This evaluation examined key aspects of the design and delivery capacity building efforts undertaken by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) through its Capacity Development Program. Under this program, the ORIC aims to build the independence and capacity of Indigenous individuals, groups and corporations.

The evaluation found that the ORIC has primarily focussed its efforts on placing individuals in corporate governance training programs. The evaluation found that this approach is likely to be contributing positively to the development of individual capacity although this could not be quantified. OEA considered that it was less likely that providing governance training to individuals in isolation would lead to improved capacity at the group or corporation level and concluded that the ORIC should review the reliance it places on providing corporate governance training to individual participants as a means to achieving its Capacity Development Program objectives.

The ORIC advised that it is committed to reviewing and improving its corporate governance training program, and that the evaluation will support this endeavour.

Full reports are available online at www.finance.gov.au/oea/publications-and-reports.html

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