Digital Health Record's cost doubles to $110 million with weak controls
The government paid $110 million for a health contract without proving services were delivered.
The ACT Government's Digital Health Record contract with NTT DATA grew from $66 million to $110 million. The Auditor-General found weak controls in how the government bought things and paid invoices.
More than $16 million in payments had no proof that services were actually delivered. The government also had no proof it paid the correct price.
Invoices were processed without work orders or purchase orders. Two heads of directorates resigned within one week as scrutiny intensified.
A parliamentary committee says the failures show a broader pattern of mismanagement across the project. The Auditor-General said information given to cabinet may have been incomplete.
- $66 million to $110 million
- Contract increase
- More than $16 million
- Unverified payments
- NTT DATA
- Contractor
- Two directorate heads in one week
- Resignations
Why it mattersTaxpayers need to know if governance failures on a major health project mean cabinet was misled about costs. They also need to know if the government can be trusted to report the true state of projects.
AustraliaIn ACT. Questions over government spending controls and accountability directly affect how Canberra residents' taxes are managed and whether major projects deliver value.
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