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Public sector and government business

Overview

We have extensive experience of working within the public sector in senior management positions and consulting to all levels. Our clients include government agencies in Australia, New Zealand, Abu Dhabi and the United Kingdom as well as many state, territory and local government agencies. We also have extensive experience in working with large national or state owned businesses.

Our activities in the government sector have covered most aspects of risk management including:

  • Enterprise risk management (ERM), including framework development and enhancement
  • Risk management effectiveness and maturity evaluations and benchmarking
  • Development of risk management guidelines, tools and processes
  • Qualitative, quantitative and technical risk assessments
  • Risk management training and mentoring.

We have provided professional services to government in other areas such as project management, contract management and procurement, and strategic management.

Enterprise risk management

We have extensive experience in the development and enhancement of risk management frameworks for government organisations, as well as assessment of the maturity of organisations' risk management capabilities. By using our systematic evaluation protocols and methods, we make recommendations for enhancing risk management frameworks.

National government agencies

  • Abu Dhabi Department of Transport
  • Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and Benefits Fund
  • Australian Energy Market Organisation
  • Australian National Audit Office
  • Australian Taxation Office
  • Defence Materiel Organisation, Australia
  • Department of Defence, Australia
  • Eskom, South Africa
  • IP Australia
  • Telecom New Zealand
  • Transnet, South Africa

State, territory and local government agencies

  • City of Sydney
  • NSW Department of Sport and Recreation
  • NSW Department of State Development
  • NSW Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  • NSW Treasury, Office of State Revenue
  • Port of Melbourne Corporation
  • Queensland Rail
  • RailCorp, New South Wales
  • Sydney Ports Corporation
  • University of NSW
  • Victoria Department of Education

Risk assessments

Our recommended approach to the assessment of risk is based on ISO 31000. Broadleaf has conducted many risk assessments and provided risk management services over many years, to scores of public sector organisations. We bring a strong understanding of strategic management and business to these assessments to ensure that all the important risks are identified and assessed.

National government agencies

  • Attorney General’s Department, Australia
  • Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
  • Australian Taxation Office
  • Defence Materiel Organisation, Australia
  • Department of Agriculture, Australia
  • Department of Corrections, New Zealand
  • Department of Defence, Australia (including many major capital equipment acquisition projects, strategic risk assessments and other initiatives)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
  • Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
  • Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Australia
  • Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand
  • Inland Revenue, New Zealand
  • Inland Revenue, United Kingdom
  • Land Information New Zealand
  • Ministry of Defence, New Zealand
  • Ministry of Education, New Zealand
  • Ministry of Health, New Zealand
  • Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, New Zealand
  • State Services Commission, New Zealand
  • Telecom New Zealand
  • The Treasury, Australia

State, territory and local government agencies

  • Attorney-General’s Department and Department of Justice, South Australia
  • Department of Commerce, NSW
  • Department of Education, Victoria
  • Department of Mineral Resources, NSW
  • Department of Premier and Cabinet, NSW
  • Department of Primary Industries, NSW
  • Department of Primary Industries, Victoria
  • Department of Transport, South Australia
  • Department of Transport, Victoria (numerous procurement initiatives)
  • Land Development Agency, Australian Capital Territory
  • Office of State Revenue, NSW Treasury
  • Parks Victoria
  • RailCorp, NSW
  • Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
  • Sydney Water Corporation
  • The Treasury, NSW
  • Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation, NSW

Development of guidelines

As well as our work with international and national standards-setting organisations, we have also written a number of guides for clients in the public sector.

Client

Guide description

Attorney General’s Department, Australia

Risk assessment and risk based reporting tool for the Australian Indigenous Grants Program

Australian Greenhouse Office

Climate Change Impacts and Risk Management: a Guide for Business and Government

Australian Sports Commission

Risk Management for Directors and Board Members of National Sporting Organisations

Biosecurity Australia

Guidelines for Import Risk Analysis

Department of Industry, Australia (previously DCITA)

Guide to Limiting Supplier Liability in ICT Contracts with Australian Government Agencies

Department of Defence, Australia - Central Finance Office

Risk Management Guidelines for Private Financing

Department of Defence, Australia - Environmental Systems Division

Defence Environmental Management: Risk Management Framework

Department of Defence, Australia - Infrastructure Assets Development Branch

A Risk Management Practice Guideline

NSW Treasury

Risk Management Guideline

Victorian Department of Transport

A Practical Workbook on Project Risk Management

Victorian State Services Authority

Guide to Succession Risk Assessment and Treatment

Risk management training and mentoring

We provide risk management training and mentoring services, tailored to meet our clients' needs. We provide a range of risk management training courses, from short high-level overviews to detailed courses suitable for professionals and risk management specialists. Topics in recent courses include enterprise risk management, project risk management, risk management for Directors and the Board, and quantitative risk modelling.

National government agencies

  • Abu Dhabi Department of Transport
  • Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and Benefits Fund
  • Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
  • Australian Sports Commission
  • Defence Materiel Organisation, Australia
  • Department of Agriculture, Australia
  • Department of Defence, Australia
  • Eskom, South Africa
  • IP Australia
  • Ministry of Health, New Zealand
  • National Security College, Australian National University
  • Transnet, South Africa

State, territory and local government agencies

  • Department of Sport and Recreation, NSW
  • Department of Transport, Victoria
  • RailCorp, NSW
  • VicRoads
  • Victorian Managed Insurance Authority