The Auditor-General is responsible for the audit of all ACT public sector agencies. Their aims are to promote public accountability in the public administration of the Territory, to audit annual financial statements of the Territory, Departments and Territory Authorities and to conduct performance audits.
The Directory provides a guide to key people, organisations, functions undertaken and services delivered in the ACT Government.
The ACT Government priorities for 2011-12 cross eight key service delivery areas, with 52 specific projects and 51 measurable targets.
In September 2010, the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) commissioned a comprehensive review of the effectiveness, capacity and structure of the ACT Public Service (ACTPS). The Governing the City State report details the key findings and recommendations that came out of this review.