Public Sector CoE

The establishment of the public sector Centre of Excellence will facilitate CPA Australia in thought leadership via the identification and progression issues relevant to the membership.

This sector comprises the public sector (including Federal, State and Local Governments and government business enterprises) and the not-for-profit sector.

Areas of focus are broad ranging and will include issues which are current and topical such as sustainability, public private partnerships, risk management, accrual management and corporate governance but also emerging issues for the sector such as shared services.

Objectives of the CoE

The CoE will assist CPA Australia to achieve its strategic objectives through:

thought leadership
advocacy and representation
supporting key areas
providing or identifying appropriate relationships

Areas of interest

The focus area of the Public Sector CoE is:

impact of government regulatory developments, accounting standards, auditing standards and GFS/GAAP
corporate governance issues
public private partnerships (PPPs)
sustainability
valuation and depreciation of infrastructure assets
risk management
balance sheet management
accrual reporting for management decision making purposes
performance measurement and reporting
not-for-profits
emerging issues for the public sector