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Risk Assessment Matrix

Consequence

People Injuries or ailments not

requiring medical treatment.

Minor injury or First Aid Treatment Case.

Serious injury causing hospitalisation or multiple medical treatment cases.

Life threatening injury or multiple serious injuries causing hospitalisation.

Death or multiple life threatening injuries.

Reputation Internal Review

Scrutiny required by internal committees or internal audit

to prevent escalation.

Scrutiny required by external committees or ACT Auditor General’s Office, or

inquest, etc.

Intense public, political and media scrutiny. Eg: front page headlines, TV, etc.

Assembly inquiry or Commission of inquiry or adverse national media.

Business Process

& Systems

Minor errors in systems or processes requiring

corrective action, or minor delay without impact on

overall schedule.

Policy procedural rule occasionally not met or

services do not fully meet needs.

One or more key accountability requirements not met. Inconvenient but

not client welfare threatening.

Strategies not consistent with Government’s agenda.

Trends show service is degraded.

Critical system failure, bad policy advice or ongoing

non-compliance. Business severely affected.

Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Catastrophic

Probability Historical

1 2 3 4 5

Li k

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>1 in 10 Is expected to occur in most circumstances

5 Almost Certain

H H E E E

1 in 10 - 100 Will probably

occur 4 Likely M H H E E

1 in 100 – 1,000

Might occur at some time in

the future

3 Possible L M H E E

1 in 1,000 – 10,000

Could occur but doubtful

2 Unlikely L L M H E

1 in 10,000 – 100,000

May occur but only in

exceptional circumstances

1 Rare L L M H H

Adapted from Standards Australia Risk Management AS/NZS 4360: 2004

Appendix A