Opinion of the Auditor General

INDEPENDENT AUDIT OPINION
To the Parliament of Western Australia

DEPARTMENT FOR PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

Audit Opinion
In my opinion, the key effectiveness and efficiency performance indicators of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure are relevant and appropriate to help users assess the Department’s performance and fairly represent the indicated performance for the year ended June 30, 2004.

Scope
The Director General’s Role
The Director General is responsible for developing and maintaining proper records and systems for preparing performance indicators.

The performance indicators consist of key indicators of effectiveness and efficiency.

Summary of my Role
As required by the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985, I have independently audited the performance indicators to express an opinion on them. This was done by looking at a sample of the evidence.

An audit does not guarantee that every amount and disclosure in the performance indicators is error free, nor does it examine all evidence and every transaction. However, my audit procedures should identify errors or omissions significant enough to adversely affect the decisions of users of the performance indicators.

D D R PEARSON
AUDITOR GENERAL
September 30, 2004