The Commonwealth Awards for Excellence in Risk Management (the Awards) raise the profile of the significance of risk management across the Commonwealth.
The Awards demonstrate a commitment to excellence in risk management by recognising entities that have risk management systems that support innovation and improved decision-making. The Awards promote and showcase proven risk management practices, which can be adopted by other entities, to enhance risk management capability across the Commonwealth.
Benefits of participating
Award recipients and their entities are recognised at an Awards event at the end of each year. The benefits of participating in the Awards include:
- the opportunity to showcase the demonstrated approach to managing risk in your entity
- lifting the capability of risk management professionals
- peer recognition of your commitment to managing risk
- elevating the importance of risk management across government
- the opportunity to receive valuable feedback from our panel of judges.
Award nominations inform and enhance the Comcover education program and facilitate continuous improvement in Commonwealth risk management practice.
Nominations
The Awards are open to all Commonwealth entities. Entities can nominate in one or more of the following award categories:
- Enterprise-Wide - for excellence in implementing an entity’s risk management frameworks, practices and processes.
- Risk Initiative - for excellence in risk management demonstrated by a specific entity program/project, or service delivery initiative.
- Risk in Focus – Integrity - recognises excellence in an entities approach to the management of integrity risks.
Key Dates
Nominations closed: 13 September 2024
Shortlisted nominations present to judging panel: Mid October 2024
Awards ceremony: 3 December 2024
For more information
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact us on 1800 651 540 (option 4) or e-mail RiskAwards@finance.gov.au.
Previous Award Winners
Reference previous Award recipients in the links below:
