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The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) publishes two reports annually addressing the outcomes of the financial statement audits of Australian government entities and the Consolidated Financial Statements (CFS) of the Australian Government to provide Parliament an independent examination of the financial accounting and reporting of public sector entities. This report focuses on the results of the interim audit phase, including an assessment of entities’ key internal controls, of the 2016–17 financial statements audits of 25 entities including all departments of state and a number of major Australian government entities.
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This report complements the interim phase report published in August 2016, and provides a summary of the final results of the audits of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Australian Government and the financial statements of Australian Government entities.
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) publishes two reports annually addressing the outcomes of the financial statement audits of Commonwealth entities, and the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Australian Government, to provide Parliament an independent examination of the financial accounting and reporting of public sector entities. This report focuses on the results of the interim audit phase, including an assessment of entities’ key internal controls, of the 2015–16 financial statements audits of 21 departments and other major General Government Sector (GGS) entities. These entities contribute 95 per cent of GGS revenues and expenses.
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The objective of the audit was to report the results of the interim phase of the audit of the 2011-12 financial statements of major General Government Sector agencies.
The ANAO is responsible for the audits of the financial statements of all Australian Government entities. This report provides a summary of the final audit results of these entities, including the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Australian Government.
The paragraphs numbered 5.213 to 5.216 in relation to Defence Housing Australia were tabled as an addendum to the Report.
A correction to the third bullet point of paragraph 5.120 was tabled as a corrigendum to the Report.
The Auditor-General Act 1997 establishes the mandate for the Auditor-General to undertake financial statement audits of all Australian Government entities including those of government agencies, statutory authorities and government business enterprises.
Our interim audits of agencies encompass a review of governance arrangements related to agencies’ financial reporting responsibilities, and an examination of relevant internal controls, including information technology system controls. The ANAO’s examination of these areas is designed to assess the reliance that can be placed on agencies’ internal controls to produce complete and accurate information for financial reporting purposes.
This report complements the interim phase report, and provides a summary of the final audit results of the audits of the financial statements of all Australian Government entities, including the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Australian Government.
The report summarises audit findings relating to entity internal control structures arising out of the interim financial statement audits of 21 Major Commonwealth entities for the year ending 30 June 2003. The interim audit examinations seek to update the ANAO's assessment of the internal control environment of entities reviewed, so as to determine whether reliance can be placed on those control structures to produce complete, accurate and valid information for financial reporting purposes. In addition this year's report provides observations on some key strategic issues and influences which are, or will be in the future, likely to affect the overall financial framework in the public sector
This report summarises the final results of the audits of the financial statements of Commonwealth entities and represents the second report of the year on financial statement audits for the period ended 30 June 2002. It complements Audit Report No.67 2001-2002 Control Structures as part of the Audit of Financial Statements of Major Commonwealth Entities for the Year Ending 30 June 2002. The report is in five parts:
- Part One provides ongoing commentary on the structure of and issues in relation to the Commonwealth's financial framework;
- Part Two provides details of the audit of the Commonwealth's Consolidated Financial Statements for 2001-2002;
- Part Three summarises the final results of the financial statements with particular details regarding qualifications and any other matters emphasised in the audit reports;
- Part Four provides an overview of the results of the year end substantiation of financial balances and a summary of continuing significant accounting issues; and
- Part Five provides the detailed results of the individual financial statement audits and any additional significant control matters identified since Audit Report No..67 2001-2002.
The Report summarised major issues in relation to financial systems, controls and processes from examinations of major Commonwealth agencies arising from the interim phase of their financial statements for the financial year 1999-2000.
This Report brings together the results of the audits of the financial statements of all Commonwealth organisations (that is, agencies and statutory authorities), including the Commonwealth Government of Australia consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30 June 1999.
This report summarises issues regarding financial systems, controls and processes from examinations of major Commonwealth organisations as part of the audits of their financial statements. It raises significant issues warranting attention to improve the quality of the underlying control structures that support public sector financial performance and accountability.
This report is the aggregate financial statement for the Commonwealth prepared by the Minister for Finance. (It is not available in electronic format.)
This summary audit report brings together the results of the audits of the financial statements of all Commonwealth organisations (that is, agencies and statutory authorities), and is provided to the Parliament to assist in its scrutiny of annual reports and in the consideration of each organisation's financial statements.