The Commonwealth Awards for Excellence in Risk Management recognise leading and proven risk management systems, practices and activities across the Australian Government.
Showcasing and sharing the design and delivery of different risk management programs can inspire and help Commonwealth entities to:
- enhance risk maturity
- improve decision making
- promote innovation and continuous improvement
- provide working examples of good risk management
- understand the benefits of managing shared risk well.
Nominations
Nominations will be open from 21 July to 15 September 2025.
All Commonwealth entities are eligible to nominate in one or more of the following categories:
- Enterprise-wide: for excellence in developing, implementing and/or embedding an entity’s risk management framework, practice and/or process.
- Risk initiative: for excellence in risk management demonstrated by a specific program, project or service delivery initiative.
- Risk in focus – Responding to new and emerging risk: Share initiatives that demonstrate how entities consider managing and planning for one or more new or emerging risks.
To submit a nomination refer to the information kit, or for more information, contact the team at riskawards@finance.gov.au.
Key dates
| Nominations open | Monday 21 July 2025 |
| Nominations close | Monday 15 September 2025 |
| Shortlisted presentations to judging panel | 20-24 October 2025 |
| Awards ceremony and event | Tuesday 2 December 2025 |
Nomination criteria and templates
Enterprise-wide
Risk initiative
Risk in focus: responding to new and emerging risk
Past winners and additional resources
Profiles and case studies of past Award winners are available here:
- 2023 Commonwealth Awards for Excellence in Risk Management
- 2022 Commonwealth Awards for Excellence in Risk Management
- 2021 Commonwealth Awards for Excellence in Risk Management
- 2019 Awards for Excellence in Risk Management
- Implementing the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy (RMG 211)
- Commonwealth Risk Management Policy
- Risk Management Toolkit
- Education microbites
