NSW audit reveals 40% of agencies skip consultant performance checks

NSW Audit Office found 40 per cent of government agencies never checked if consultants were needed or doing their job.

Why it mattersWithout proper checks, taxpayers may pay for consultants who are not needed. Agencies also cannot track spending properly.

AustraliaNSW taxpayers are potentially funding unnecessary consultant work while the government struggles to track and account for actual spending.

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