The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will be holding a public hearing for its Inquiry into Cyber Resilience, based on Auditor-General’s Report No. 13 (2019-20), Implementation of the My Health Record System, and Report No. 1 (2019-20), Cyber Resilience of Government Business Enterprises and Corporate Commonwealth Entities.

Media release issue date: Monday, 18 May 2020

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will be holding a public hearing for its Inquiry into Cyber Resilience, based on Auditor-General’s Report No. 13 (2019-20), Implementation of the My Health Record System, and Report No. 1 (2019-20), Cyber Resilience of Government Business Enterprises and Corporate Commonwealth Entities. The public hearing is scheduled for TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020. The Committee will also be holding public hearings for its Inquiry into the Defence Major Projects report, Auditor-General’s Report No. 19 (2018-19), and Auditor-General’s Report No. 22 (2019–20), Future Submarine Program—Transition to Design. The public hearings are scheduled for the following dates: WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020, which will consider in detail Auditor-General’s Report No. 22 (2019-20) and related matters WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020, which will examine Auditor-General’s Report No. 19 (2019-20) and related matters Further information about the inquiry is available on the Committee’s website. Media inquiries Ms Lucy Wicks MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on (02) 6277 4738 (Parliament House) or (02) 4322 2400 (Electorate Office).  For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page. 

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has postponed upcoming public hearings.

Media release issue date: Thursday, 19 March 2020

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has postponed the following scheduled public hearings: Cyber Resilience: Inquiry into Auditor-General’s Reports 1 and 13 (2019-20) on WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 2020; The Administration of Government Grants: Inquiry into Auditor-General's Reports 5, 12 and 23 (2019-20) on FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2020 and Inquiry into the 2018-19 Defence Major Projects Report and the Future Submarine Project - Transition to Design (Auditor-General’s Reports 19 and 22 (2019-20)) on FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2020. The Committee will resume usual activities, including public hearings in due course. Further information about the inquiries is available on the Committee’s website. Media inquiries Ms Lucy Wicks MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on (02) 6277 4738 (Parliament House) or (02) 4322 2400 (Electorate Office). For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced an inquiry to consider the cyber resilience of government entities prioritising information security.

Media release issue date: Friday, 7 February 2020

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced an inquiry to consider the cyber resilience of government entities prioritising information security. As part of this inquiry, the Committee will examine two Auditor-General’s reports including: No. 1 (2019–20) Cyber Resilience of Government Business Enterprises and Corporate Commonwealth Entities No. 13 (2019¬–20) Implementation of the My Health Record System Ms Lucy Wicks MP, Chair of the Committee, stated, ‘The ability to design and maintain secure cyber networks is essential in modern governance. As such, it is a priority of the Committee to ensure that Government entities have the appropriate systems in place to protect information security.’ Submissions from interested individuals and organisations are invited by Thursday, 19 March 2020. The preferred method of receiving submissions is by electronic format lodged online using a My Parliament account. Further information about the inquiry is available on the Committee’s website. Media inquiries Ms Lucy Wicks MP, Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on (02) 6277 4738 (Parliament House) or (02) 4322 2400 (Electorate Office). For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au