Audit Office of New South Wales 2025-26 annual report
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The Audit Office of New South Wales reported on 2025–26, assisting Parliament to scrutinise government use of public resources through financial and performance audits.
The Office reported completing 488 financial audits and 676 other assurance engagements.
It reported tabling 18 performance audit reports containing 94 recommendations to improve public administration.
The Office recorded 329 full-time equivalent employees at the end of June 2026.
In the body's own words
- Finding
We also completed 676 other assurance engagements, compared with 684 last year.
Finances 4
Total revenue
$85,284 thousand
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Total revenue 85,284 91,349 88,818
Total expenses
$88,239 thousand
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Total expenses 88,239 93,226 89,512
Employee-related expenses
$58,280 thousand
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Employee-related expenses C2 58,280 61,093 57,329
Net result
$(2,955) thousand
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Net result (2,955) (1,877) (694)
Staff 2
full-time equivalent employees
329 FTE
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At 30 June 2026, the number of full-time equivalent employees was 329
Employee headcount
340 people
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Employee headcount was 340
Executives and remuneration 5
Total remuneration
$3,767 thousand
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Total remuneration 3,767 3,747
Band 4 (equivalent)
$604,800
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Band 4 (equivalent) 581,740 604,800
Band 3 (equivalent)
$449,823
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Band 3 (equivalent) 423,015 449,823
Band 2 (equivalent)
$370,275
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Band 2 (equivalent) 350,421 370,275
Band 1 (equivalent)
$280,433
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Band 1 (equivalent) 266,414 280,433
Other figures 4
of state and university financial audit opinions issued within 4 months of agencies’ financial year end
92%
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92% of state and university financial audit opinions issued within 4 months of agencies’ financial year end
of our performance audit recommendations accepted or agreed in principle
100%
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100% of our performance audit recommendations accepted or agreed in principle
of our financial audit recommendations accepted
96%
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96% of our financial audit recommendations accepted
of local government financial audit opinions issued by 31 October 2025
88%
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88% of local government financial audit opinions issued by 31 October 2025
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 98
- Figures not found in the report
- Consultancy total; Executive band; Executive count; Head remuneration; Investigations commenced; Matters received