3.1.6 Governance arrangements

In November 2005, government approved the project's business case and delegated to the Treasurer and the Minister for Health responsibility for conducting the Partnerships Victoria procurement process. This included approval of the expression of interest, the project brief, the final public sector comparator, the preferred tenderer and the project agreement.

DHS has the lead role in supervising delivery of the new RCH project.

The project's governance structure is comprised of:

• a project board (procurement phase)-the peak project governance body responsible for the oversight of the project and accountable to the Minister for Health

• a steering committee (planning, procurement and construction phases)- responsible for the effective management of the project and achievement of planned outcomes

• a project control group (construction phase)-the peak project interface between the state and the project company to discuss the overall progress of the project.

Within DHS, a dedicated project team has also been established. The project team is led by a project director who is responsible for management of the project on a day to day basis. Specialist project support is also provided to the DHS team by the RCH.

Figure 3B
The RCH project's governance structure

Source: Victorian Auditor-General's Office using data provided by DHS.