Part 6 of the Western Australian Procurement Act 2020 gives Finance the ability to undertake reviews and investigations of procurement activities that are conducted under the Act.
Unless instructed, agencies are no longer required to conduct and submit to Finance an audit of their procurement activities.
A new assurance review program undertaken by our Procurement Assurance team reviews procurement activities undertaken by agencies for their compliance with the Act and Procurement Directions. We will conduct two different types of audits: Procurement Assurance Reviews and Thematic Reviews. We do not charge agencies for these reviews.
We will provide a completed report to the agency. Agencies must also submit the report to their Audit Committee. We may conduct follow up reviews on recommendations in the report.
Agencies will not be reviewed at regular intervals. We recommend that agencies continue to undertake their own audits of their procurement activities.
In addition, Finance may investigate a written complaint by a supplier to the WA Government. For more information on complaints resolution, please refer to give feedback or make a complaint about a procurement process.
Procurement Assurance Review
Show moreWe review a sample of procurements undertaken by an agency valued $50,000 and above (incl. GST), that were active during the review period, against the requirements of the Procurement Act.
Once an agency has been notified that they have been chosen for a Procurement Assurance Review, they will be provided with a minimum of 15 business days to provide the initial documentation required to determine the sample of the review. Once a sample has been determined, the Agency will be provided another timeframe to submit the required documentation for each procurement in the sample.
These reviews are ongoing throughout each year and there is no set date for when Finance will review each agency. To assist agencies with their own audit plans, and reduce the duplication of resources, Finance will take into consideration any procurement audits or reviews that the agency has recently undertaken or is planning to conduct.
The Review Values Map guides how we will approach our reviews in line with Finance’s values. Our values-led auditing framework embeds Finance’s values at each stage of the review.
Thematic Reviews
Show moreThematic Reviews focus on particular requirements within the Procurement Directions. They have a limited scope and may focus on common non-compliances identified in other reviews. The number of agencies selected may also vary for each review.
Finance's Thematic Review Reports summarise the findings from each review.
