Ray Lane FIPAA FAICD MIIA

Experience

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  Queensland Treasuary

  Oct 1982 - Nov 1987

  Senior Operational Auditor

  Major achievements:-• undertaking twenty-seven operational (efficiency) audits in a variety of administrative, technical, specialist, research, client service delivery and inter-Government relations areas across 15 government departments and providing implementable solutions to difficult problems.• undertaking a major review of child abuse policies and program delivery (SCAN – Teams Program) involving three major government departments and two children’s hospitals leading to a joint cabinet submission and a coordinated approach in policy and service delivery. • Maintaining an acceptance rate of 95% with an implementation rate of 90% of all recommendations made due to superior negotiation and consultation and the provision of workable solutions.• working across many operational areas and developing an understanding of the complexity of government operations and the intra and inter departmental relationships and responsibilities.• analyzing complex problems and providing solutions which promoted maximum resource utilisation within and across agencies. • leading teams with a cross section of technical and specialist members and being able to fully utilise their talents and abilities to achieve outcomes within defined parameters. Show less

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  Department of Family Services

  Nov 1987 - Nov 1988

  Project Officer

  Major achievements:-• working with and gaining the respect of departmental professionals in the development of program management systems to cost program deliverables.• contributing to the delivery of services which aided disadvantaged Queenslanders. • acceptance by non financial program directors that the costing of services had a value adding component in the delivery of social services and management decision making.• undertaking a review of the Adoption Registry which led to a change in government policy and an investigation into child deaths while under care and protection orders. Show less

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  Bureau of Employment Vocational and Further Education and Training

  Nov 1988 - Dec 1990

  Manager

  Major achievements: -• the establishment of the Bureau’s first Audit Unit and the development of audit and risk methodologies covering 32 TAFE colleges with a combined budget of $900M and staff of 7,000. • the gaining of acceptance of audit as a managerial support system to assist in the financial stewardship and efficiency in service delivery and enhancing the governance of the bureau. • extending audit through consultation and achievement of definable results into evaluations to ensure community and government requirements were being meet in accordance with the strategic plan. Show less

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  Ipswich College of TAFE

  Jul 1993 - Nov 1993

  Co Director

  Major achievements:-• acting as a change agent with the 130 full-time and 60 part-time staff in correcting an adverse situation identified by the Queensland Audit Office.• developing a shared culture of financial and administrative responsibility covering the $11M budget within a service delivery framework that was accepted and understood by all staff and remained in place. • restructuring all administrative and financial activities of the college to ensure internal controls and procedures were established to measure outputs (educational and administrative) and establish budgeting systems that were outcome focused.• liaising with the QAO and senior management of TAFE to minimise adverse comment and engender confidence in the restoration work and system development and obtaining an unqualified audit report covering the College. Show less

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  Department of Training and Industrial Relations

  Oct 1996 - Jun 1997

  Major achievements: -• providing the day-to-day management for 40 contract and permanent staff during a time of major activity covering all aspects of system development, maintenance of the departmental holding, including TAFE Queensland, Industrial Relations and Work Place Health and Safety Divisions.• developing an Information Management Strategic Plan • rolling out DTIR’s intranet and the development of strategies to ensure closure of the project and long term maintenance.• realignment of application development to client groups with application support being centralized thus harnessing the strengths of each area.• commencing negotiation on the outsourcing of the support for all TAFE Colleges internal systems including help desk facility with a view to alternative cost effective support mechanisms. Show less Major achievements:-• providing advice to senior management in all aspects of governance, internal controls, ethics, risk, financial stewardship covering the department’s 8,000 employees and budget of $1088M. This covered 18 TAFE Institutes with 96 campuses across Queensland, the Division of Workplace Health and Safety, the Industrial Inspectorate including the Queensland Industrial Commission and the Workers’ Compensation Board of Queensland.• managing the specialized audit unit with its multi disciplinary teams with assistance from contracted resources. The budget was approx. $3-4M depending on contractors.• removing skepticism with the Department accepting Audit as a partner in the delivery of outcomes and its ability to value-add and contribute to management and governance.• enhancing governance through the development of an ethical and accountable framework involving the development and acceptance of a Code of Conduct, protocols with the CJC; successfully undertaking misconduct investigations; the adoption of a QA system across all audit and review activities and advising on the QA systems adopted in corporate services. • devising a strategy for removing the Department from three consecutive qualified statements by the Auditor General thus allowing it to focus on strategic rather than reactive financial management.• developing a totally integrated Audit Team covering Operational Audit, Information Technology, Quality Assurance Audit and Program Evaluations to ensure maximum utilisation of staff and promote development and skill sharing.• contributing strategically at a whole of government level to the development of the Queensland Government’s Financial Management Standards by participating on two Treasury policy committees.• strategically enhancing the performance regime of the department through the development of standard methodologies which were used in the amalgamation of individual TAFE colleges into institutes. • Show less This position involved The position also had direct responsibility for the issuing of safety standards, providing ministerial advice/briefings and being statutory responsible for the administration of the Workplace Health and Safety Act, including development of standards and prosecutions associated with breaches of the Act. Major achievements: -• providing executive leadership to a Division with 303 staff and a budget of $24M during a time of uncertainty and instability while the incumbent was working on a position paper which was to result in a restructure of the Division. • advising the Minister and media in the control of adverse publicity over tourist diving deaths on the Great Barrier Reef and the commencement of the development of a standard for that industry to minimise further incidents.• negotiating with industry, local Council, MLAs and Ministers over a variety of community concerns involving dangerous work practices.• maintaining the division’s statutory obligations through workplace assessment and inspection, and ensuring that the strategic objectives were achieved and responsibilities were clearly communicated to district staff during a period of change. Show less

  • Director

    Mar 1997 - Jun 1997

  • Director Internal Audit

    Dec 1990 - May 1997

  • Executiove Director

    Oct 1996 - Feb 1997
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  Department of Justice and Attorney General

  Aug 1997 - Aug 2002

  Executive Director Support Services

  Major achievements: -• providing executive leadership to 111 staff delivering services to 2700 employees utilising a budget of $6M. covering Human Resource Management (including payroll, industrial relations, workplace health and safety, EEO, diversity and resource planning), Management Planning and Review, Strategic Planning, Program Evaluation, Corporate Governance and Risk Management and a series of other support functions• achieving a series of best practice initiatives in human resource management covering employment of indigenous people, supporting and mentoring female staff, workplace health and safety and well being, training and performance reviews, and the implementation of a new payroll system.• acting as a change agent in the empowerment of organizational units and project teams to ensure the efficient utilisation of resources in achieving strategic objectives covering diverse legal and support issues such as the rationalization of services of the Adult Guardian and the Guardianship Administration Appeals Tribunal, reorganization of the Magistrates Court Registry, The Drug Court pilot and review of the provision of the Criminal Code effecting the Magistrates and District Court.• developing a simplified strategic planning framework, which enabled the capture of performance data that provided management information, which could be aggregated into an overall strategic document for central agency reporting? • planning and directing the implementation of corporate governance and risk management and taking responsibility for its continued contribution to service delivery.• developing an ethical handbook for the agency and establishing a special training program to support ethical decision making. Show less

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  Queensland Transport

  Aug 2002 - Jun 2007

  Director Governance Planning and Development

  Major achievements:-• undertaking a major governance review of CCTV operations across the Transport and Main Roads portfolio and government owned enterprises covering security and privacy aspect leading to the development of a portfolio Code of Practice for CCTV and representing the Queensland Government on a COAG working group which developed a national code for CCTV for public transport systems.• establishing and chairing a cross agency committee to identify strategic issues associated with security and CCTV and working collaboratively with them and the Brisbane City Council to ensure efficient use of resources and develop complimentary policy. • developing a strategic framework for ensuring the accountabilities of the Director General were being exercised in accordance with whole of government requirements which was adopted by the OPMSE as a best practice model and has been placed on the Public Service Commissioner’s web site as a template for all government agencies. • reviewing and developing governance frameworks for departmental operations including the New Queensland Drivers License project (NQDL), whole of government reporting for ensuring consistency of information to central agencies and the Minister, and major contracts such as the panel for advertising and marketing used by QT and Main Roads. Show less

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  Queensland Transport and Main Roads

  Aug 2007 - Oct 2012

  Director Evaluation and Review

  Major Achievements:- • establishing the Evaluation and Review Unit to undertake, coordinate and manage all non infrastructure programs reviews and evaluations with in Transport and Main Roads • undertaking a whole of department evaluation of Queensland Transport (QT) prior to the SDPC review (using the SDPC performance framework) which allowed the department to commence implementing improvements prior to and during the SDPC review.• providing specialist probity advice on contract management, ethics and governance and undertaking forensic probity audits and political sensitive reviews at the request of BoM.• contributing to the ethical framework of QT through the development of an ethical decision making model and accountability framework and the development and delivery of a program to inform all QT staff of the responsibilities and accountabilities of being a public servant • acting as Probity Auditor in major contracts for TransLink and QT’s Transport Security Unit. Show less

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  IPAA

  Sept 2007 - Sept 2019

  National Secretary

  As well as being National Secretary I was the Vice President Queensland Division from 1995 - 2012 and I am currently working to resestablish the Division in Queensland

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  Australasian Reporting Awards

  Jan 2010 - now

  Coordinator Local Government Division

  As a coordinator for the Australasian Reporting Awards I am responsible for managing the awards for the local authorities who enter each year from Australian and New Zealand (approximately 40 -50) which includes mentoring and managing the adjudicators who review the report against the ARA's contemporary criteria and provide feedback to organisation on how to raise the standard of their report to ensure the meet the ARA's standard for transparent and accountable reporting.

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  Ray Lane Consulting

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2019

  Principal

  Ray Lane Consulting specialists in:Development and analysis of performance and reporting measures in successfully achieving program/process outcomes.Establishing and reviewing organisations governance structures including, boards of management, supporting committees, senior management and operating systems.Development of and reviewing ethical management frameworks and training for ensuring appropriate decision making. Analysis and preparation of Annual Reports for openness and transparency within legislative requirements Risk management training and advice Clients have included:-Department of Corrective Services Department of Transport and Main Roads Department of Agriculture Forestry and FisheriesDepartment of Justice and Attorney-General (Office of Adult Guardian)Queensland Mental Health Commission 360 Project Solution Capital Training - Canberra Show less

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  Australisian Reporting Awards

  Nov 2014 - now

  Board and Company Secretary

  As secretary of this Not for Profit Limited Liability Company I am responsible for ensuring the company and board affairs meet the requirements of the constitution such as recording all appointments of office-bearers and directors of the Board, maintaining minutes of the board meetings and maintain a Register of Members etc. I also have a responsibility for ensuring sound governance is maintained which also includes ensuring all of ASIC requirements are meet.

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  Central and Northern Queensland Regional Parole Board Southern Queensland Regional Parole Board

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2017

  Board Member

  Undertaking the duties of a Parole Board Member under Section 231 of the Corrective Services Act 2006 consider matters for offenders that are sentenced to a period of imprisonment less than eight years and matters such as applications for interstate travel for a period more than seven days; and court ordered parole matters excluding interstate and international travel.

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  Puuya Foundation

  Apr 2021 - now

  Audit Committee Member

  The Puuya Foundation believe that with tailored, strategic support, the people of Lockhart River will create a healthy, successful and sustainable future for their community, enriching lives in the process. Its vision is for the people of Lockhart River to have a quality of life similar to, or better than, those of average communities throughout Australia.