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The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s design process and implementation to date of the Defence Export Strategy.
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This audit would examine the impact and cost-effectiveness of programs initiated by the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA).
BETA is a joint initiative across government and includes a number of different departments and agencies. Based in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the team works on a number of projects using insights from behavioural economics to help improve policy outcomes. Behavioural economics is a field of economics research that attempts to explain human decision-making by combining psychological and sociological insights with microeconomic theory. In 2017–18, BETA received $12.3 million from the $500 million Public Service Modernisation Fund.
The audit would examine BETA’s effectiveness in working with government departments and agencies, including case studies of the use of behavioural economics to develop and implement policy outcomes. The audit would evaluate the scope of work undertaken by BETA since its establishment in 2015, and assess its estimated rate of return in comparison to other bodies such as the United Kingdom’s Behavioural Insights Team, which was set an initial target of a tenfold return on investment. The audit may include entities that have partnered with BETA, such as the Department of Health and the Australian Taxation Office.
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Royal Australian Mint’s strategies for addressing the impacts of declining demand for Australian circulating coins are appropriate and effective.
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Efficiency through Contestability Programme in supporting entities to improve the efficient delivery of government functions.
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy’s design of the Threatened Species Prospectus.
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design process and monitoring arrangements for the National Innovation and Science Agenda by the relevant entities.
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy's design and implementation of the Reef Trust.
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness to date of the management of the approach to transition the disability services market to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) market arrangements.
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources' establishment and administration of the Farm Finance and Drought Concessional Loans programs.
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