Audit and assurance

The Natural Resources Commission Act 2003 requires us to undertake audits of plans and other natural resource management issues, as required by the Minister.

We have three audit functions under the Local Land Services Act 2013 to audit Local Land Services:

• audits of LLS activities every five years (Section 24) – most recently completed in September 2024 on invasive species management
• audits of the implementation of the LLS State strategic plan at intervals of not more than five years (Section 44) – most recently completed in September 2025
• audits of the implementation of the 11 local strategic plans within three years (Section 54) - most recently completed in September 2025.

We also have a rolling program of audits under the Water Management Act 2000. We audit the implementation of water management plans within five years of their commencement to ascertain whether their provisions are being given effect to. This includes around 57 water sharing plans and 16 floodplain management plans. Auditees include the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and WaterNSW.

Our audits deliver accountability of service delivery, drive improved performance, and engender community and investor confidence in the audited organisation's activities.

Past audit reports are published in the Completed Work section of our website.