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  • Integrity of Electronic Customer Records

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 15th February 2006
    Report Number:
    29
    Portfolio:
    Finance
    Department:
    Centrelink

    The audit examined aspects of the integrity and management of customer data stored on ISIS. In particular, the audit considered measures of data accuracy, completeness and reliability. The scope of the audit also extended to aspects of Centrelink's IT control environment - in particular, controls over data entry.


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  • Management of Net Appropriation Agreements

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 31st January 2006
    Report Number:
    28
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Across Agencies

    The objective of this performance audit was to assess agencies' financial management of, and accountability for, the use of net appropriation agreements to increase available appropriations.


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  • Reporting of Expenditure on Consultants

    Tabled Date:
    Monday 30th January 2006
    Report Number:
    27
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    across agency

    Parliamentary Committees, particularly Senate Estimates Committees, have for many years taken an interest in the use of consultants by Australian government agencies. In this context, and having regard to the extent of expenditure by FMA Act agencies on consultants, the objective of this audit was to assess the accuracy and completeness of Australian government agencies' reporting of expenditure on consultants.


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  • Forms for Individual Service Delivery

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 25th January 2006
    Report Number:
    26
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    Australian Bureau of Statistics Centrelink Child Support Agency Medicare Australia

    The ANAO conducted fieldwork in each of the audited agencies to identify the processes they used to design and review forms. The ANAO also identified the extent to which the agencies' forms are available online and their approaches to placing forms online.


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  • ASIC's Implementation of Financial Services Licences

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 24th January 2006
    Report Number:
    25
    Portfolio:
    Treasury
    Department:
    Australian Securities and Investment Commission

    The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of ASIC's implementation of Australian financial services licences. In particular, the audit examined ASIC's planning for the introduction of financial services licences; the roles of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and ASIC in defining the effective scope of licensing; ASIC's assessment and processing of licence applications; and ASIC's supervision of licensees.


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  • Acceptance, Maintenance and Support Management of the JORN System

    Tabled Date:
    Monday 23rd January 2006
    Report Number:
    24
    Portfolio:
    Defence
    Department:
    Department of Defence

    The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DMO's JORN and JFASmaintenance and support arrangements. The audit examined the maintenanceand operation of the JORN and JFAS radars, and their facilities.


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  • IT Security Management

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 22nd December 2005
    Report Number:
    23
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    across agency

    This audit is a part of the ANAO's protective security audit coverage. The objective of this audit was to determine whether agencies audited had developed and implemented sound IT security management principles and practices supported by an IT security control framework, in accordance with Australian Government policies and guidelines. The audit at each agency examined the framework for the effective management and control of IT security, including the management of IT operational security controls and, where applicable, was based on the Australian Government protective security and information and communications technology (ICT) security guidelines that were current at that time.


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  • Cross Portfolio Audit of Green Office Procurement

    Tabled Date:
    Thursday 22nd December 2005
    Report Number:
    22
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    across agency

    The objective of the audit was to assess and report on the progress being made by agencies subject to the Financial Management & Accountability Act 1997 and entities subject to the Commonwealth Authorities & Companies Act 1997: in realising value for money from the procurement process, with a specific focus on buildings, services and products using whole of life cycle assessments; and in the consideration and management of environmental impacts in specifications and contracts. The emphasis of the audit was on green office procurement and sustainable business practices and the value for money within this context. As such, the audit report provides a status report on the implementation of ESD within the office environment of the Australian Government. The audit used a survey approach in conjunction with selected audit investigations to obtain information across 71 agencies and entities selected on the basis of materiality in procurement and coverage across large, medium and small organisations. The agencies selected represented approximately 35 per cent of all government bodies and over 95 per cent of all procurement spending noted on the Department of Finance and Administration (Finance) database on contracts.


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  • Audit of Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2005

    Tabled Date:
    Wednesday 21st December 2005
    Report Number:
    21
    Portfolio:
    Across Agencies
    Department:
    across agency

    The focus of this report is on the year end results of the financial statement audits of all general purpose reporting entities for the 2004–05 financial year. Financial management issues (where relevant) arising out of the audits and their relationship to internal control structures are also included in this report.


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  • Regulation of Private Health Insurance by the Private Health Insurance Administration Council

    Tabled Date:
    Tuesday 6th December 2005
    Report Number:
    20
    Portfolio:
    Health and Ageing
    Department:
    Private Health Insurance Administration Council

    The objective of this audit was to assess the Private Health Insurance Administration Council's (PHIAC's) administrative effectiveness as a regulator of private health insurance. In making this assessment, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) addressed the following criteria: whether PHIAC monitored compliance with its legislative requirements and analysed related data; whether PHIAC addressed and managed non-compliance with its legislative requirements; and whether PHIAC's governance and organisation supported the performance of its legislative functions. Although the Department of Health and Ageing (Health) also has a role in the regulation of the private health insurance industry under the National Health Act 1953 (Health Act), Health's regulatory activities were outside the scope of this audit.


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