3.1.2 Criteria

Criteria to evaluate the adequacy of investment planning for the redevelopment were based on:

● the Partnerships Victoria policy and guidance suite1

● the Gateway Review Initiative2 and DTF's better practice lifecycle guidelines3, with a particular focus on the project appraisal and business case development guidance.

The following questions were posed for this part of the audit:

● did the investment planning include sound evidence of a defined service need?

● did the investment planning conform to relevant policy and guidelines?

Paving being installed at the main entrance of the new hospital.

1 <www.partnerships.vic.gov.au>.

2 <http://www.gatewayreview.dtf.vic.gov.au/>.

3 The guidelines are published at <http://www.dtf.vic.gov.au>.