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  • Performance Audit of the Regional Partnerships Programme

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 15th November 2007
    Report Number:
    14
    Portfolio:
    Transport and Regional Services
    Department:
    Department of Transport and Regional Services

    The audit objective was to assess whether the Regional Partnerships Programme has been effectively managed by DOTARS, including the processes by which:

    • applications are sought, received and assessed;
    • Funding Agreements with grant recipients are developed and managed; and
    • the achievement of project and programme outcomes is monitored and assessed.


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  • The Australian Taxation Office's Approach to Managing Self Managed Superannuation Fund Compliance Risks

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 1st November 2007
    Report Number:
    13
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Taxation Office

    This second audit report relating to SMSFs examines the effectiveness of the Tax Office's approach to managing SMSF compliance risks. Specifically the ANAO examined the processes the Tax Office uses to:

    • identify the risks relevant to SMSFs not complying with their obligations under the SISA, including members accessing their superannuation early;
    • mitigate SMSF compliance risks; and
    • administer fund wind-ups.


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  • Administration of High Risk Income Tax Refunds in the Individuals and Micro Enterprises Market Segments

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 1st November 2007
    Report Number:
    12
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Taxation Office

    The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office's compliance approach for high risk income tax refunds in the individuals and micro enterprises market segments. The audit examined three key areas:  

    • management and organisational arrangements relating to high risk income tax refund processes;

    • processes and procedures for identifying high risk income tax refunds, and the processes and tools used to evaluate and verify taxpayers' entitlements to income tax refunds; and

    • information technology systems, processes and controls supporting the processing of income tax returns and refunds.


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  • Management of the FFG Capability Upgrade

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 31st October 2007
    Report Number:
    11
    Portfolio:
    Defence
    Department:
    Department of Defence Defence Materiel Organisation

    The audit follows on from Audit Report No. 45 2004-2005, Management of Selected Defence Systems Program Offices, May 2005. That report is being considered by the JCPAA, as part of its current inquiry into Defence Financial Management and Equipment Acquisition at the Department of Defence and DMO.


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  • Whole of Government Indigenous Service Delivery Arrangements

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 17th October 2007
    Report Number:
    10
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:

    The audit objective was to assess how four key departments: Education, Science and Training (DEST); Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR); Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA); and Health and Ageing (DoHA) are implementing the Government's policy objective for Indigenous service delivery.


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  • Australian Apprenticeships

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 4th October 2007
    Report Number:
    9
    Portfolio:
    Education, Science and Training
    Department:
    Department of Education, Science and Training

    The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DEST's administration of its role in Australian Apprenticeships. To achieve this, the ANAO assessed DEST's performance to determine if DEST:

    • monitored whether Australian Apprenticeships was achieving its objectives;
    • effectively managed the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Programme; and
    • effectively managed its contracts with Australian Apprenticeships Centres.


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  • Proof of Identity for Accessing Centrelink Payments

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 3rd October 2007
    Report Number:
    8
    Portfolio:
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
    Department:
    Centrelink Department of Human Services

    The objective of the audit was to determine whether the POI information recorded by Centrelink accords with relevant policy and thereby effectively supports informed decision-making regarding eligibility for the payment of various benefits to Centrelink customers


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  • The Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (Calendar Year 2006 Compliance)

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 27th September 2007
    Report Number:
    7
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:

    The audit objectives were to assess the appropriateness of the use of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts and whether selected agencies had compiled Internet listings of contracts, as required by the Senate Order and agreed to by the Government.


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  • Australia's Preparedness for a Human Influenza Pandemic

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 11th September 2007
    Report Number:
    6
    Portfolio:
    Health and Ageing
    Department:
    Department of Health and Ageing Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

    The objective of this audit was to examine Australia's preparedness to respond to a human influenza pandemic and an outbreak of avian influenza in domestic poultry. The audit assessed:

    • the whole of government arrangements for an influenza pandemic;
    • action taken by DAFF to implement the recommendations from Exercise Eleusis, which tested the response arrangements for avian influenza;
    • DoHA's planning for, and execution of, Exercise Cumpston, which tested the preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic; and
    • the establishment, management and deployment arrangements of the National Medical Stockpile.


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  • National Cervical Screening Program-Follow-up

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 16th August 2007
    Report Number:
    5
    Portfolio:
    Health and Ageing
    Department:
    Department of Health and Ageing

    The objective of this audit was to assess the progress made by DoHA and Medicare Australia (recommendation 3) in addressing the four recommendations from ANAO Audit Report No.50, 2000–01 designed to improve the administration and performance of NCSP.


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