australian government shared services service provider or receiver
The South Australian Government adopted a shared services initiative in 2006, with a principal agency in the Department of Treasury and Finance Portfolio to provide finance, HR, ICT and procurement services to government agencies. 2004 report by the NSW Auditor-General found that benefits realised in NSW from shared services were significantly below expectations. At June 2003 general government agencies had achieved savings of $13.6 million, or 5 per cent, of projected accumulated savings of $297 million to be achieved by 2006.