Brisbane has 8 years to prepare for hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (the Games). The initial cost proposal to host the Games was $4.9 billion. The economic benefit was estimated to be $8.1 billion for Queensland, and $17.6 billion for Australia.
In early 2024, the government announced several changes to previous decisions on proposed venues and governance arrangements overseeing venue delivery. The Queensland Budget 2024–25 provides for total capital expenditure for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Brisbane 2032) venues infrastructure of $7.1 billion over the 9 years to 2032–33 to be delivered by the new Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority.
We intend to deliver a series of audits examining the planning, delivery, and benefits of the Games. The audits will focus on governance, project management, allocation of funds, and the longer-term legacy the Games are expected to bring to Brisbane and Queensland.
In 2023–24, we commenced our first in a series of audits examining the planning, delivery, and benefits of the Games. We will identify our next audit topic after assessing the results of our current audit and considering key government decisions and developments as Queensland progresses towards the Games.
Areas that we may consider for future audits include:
- whether the government is managing projects and risk effectively
- progress in getting venues ready for the games
- how the games will provide legacy benefits to Queensland and Queenslanders
- how the government is managing its contractual obligation risk to deliver a 'climate positive’
games.
- Department of State Development and Infrastructure
- Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority (to be established under the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Amendments Act 2024)
- selected public sector entities
- selected local governments.