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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 1998–99)
Published: Friday 15 January 1999
Published
The audit reviewed the use and operation of performance information in service level agreements between Centrelink and three agencies; the Department of Social Security, the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business. The objective of the audit was to establish whether the performance assessment framework specified in the agreements enabled the adequate assessment of achievements under purchaser/provider arrangements entered into by DSS, DEETYA and Centrelink.
Entity
Department of Education Training and Youth Affairs; Centrelink; Department of Social Security
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 28 September 1998
Published
The audit reviewed the accountability framework and performance information of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC). The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on the efficiency and effectiveness of the ASC: accountability arrangements, focussing on key stakeholders such as the Minister and the Parliament; and management information systems, focussing on performance information, in particular key performance indicators; and its use in resource allocation decision-making.
Entity
Australian Sports Commission
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 28 September 1998
Published
The audit reviewed collection management practices and management information systems of the National Library of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, National Museum of Australia and the Australian War Memorial. The objective of the audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the management processes employed in safeguarding national collections.
Entity
National Library of Australia; National Gallery of Australia; National Museum of Australia; Australian War Memorial
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 1997–98)
Published: Thursday 18 December 1997
Published
The objectives of the audit were to:
- assist OGIT in the timely identification and correction of any deficiencies in the evaluation process;
- provide advice to the Parliament, the Government and other interested parties on the probity of the evaluation process; and
- test for adherence to legislative and other specified requirements, such as in industry development.
Entity
Office of Government Information Technology
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 1997–98)
Published: Thursday 23 October 1997
Published
The audit objectives were to report on the efficiency and effectiveness of selected agencies' management of telecommunications services. The specific purpose was to:
- identify the potential for more effective management of telecommunications services;
- consider the appropriateness of Commonwealth agencies' management of telecommunications services to take advantage of technological opportunities; and
- identify the elements of sound administration in the management of telecommunications services.
The audit criteria addressed agencies' performance against benchmarks of sound administrative practice in relation to procurement; planning; business process re-engineering; financial management; and performance management. The audit focussed primarily on telecommunications services, as distinct from capital items and equipment.
Entity
Across Agency
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 1997–98)
Published: Friday 17 October 1997
Published
The objective of the audit was to review AUSTEL and the Spectrum Management Agency's approaches to service delivery against recognised good practice and to identify opportunities for the new Australian Communications Authority to adopt the relevant features of these approaches in its service delivery.
Entity
Australian Telecommunications Authority (AUSTEL); Spectrum Management Agency
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 1996–97)
Published: Thursday 21 November 1996
Published
Following an initial selection through a process of inviting expressions of interest, OGIT issued a restricted Request for Proposal for Human Resource Management Systems and Financial Management Information Systems. OGIT sought the services of the ANAO to provide an opinion on the probity of the methodology and procedures applied in the process of evaluation of tenders for acceptance to the Shared Systems Suite. The ANAO also agreed to review the formal procedures developed by OGIT and to test their operation to enable the ANAO to form an opinion, with a reasonable degree of assurance, on whether the evaluation process accords with the Commonwealth Purchasing Guidelines for open and effective competition and consideration for the development of Australian and New Zealand industry.
Entity
Office of Government Information Technology
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 1995–96)
Published: Monday 24 June 1996
Published
The purpose of the audit was to examine the environmental management mechanisms in place across some of the major Commonwealth land management and oversighting entities. In particular, the audit examined Commonwealth environmental management practices to identify current strengths and weaknesses, and provide a framework and direction for the adoption of better practice and continuous improvement. The audit has not been designed to judge past Commonwealth performance using current environmental standards and practices. Rather, the audit focused on encouraging the development of better practice by illustrating the implications and lessons learned from past and present practices.
Entity
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts; Department of Defence; Department of Transport and Regional Development; Department of Administrative Services; Department of Environment, Sport and Territories
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 1995–96)
Published: Wednesday 22 May 1996
Published
The audit examined how well performance information for programs administered by the (now) Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA) facilitates good decision-making and provides a suitable framework for control and accountability for performance.
Entity
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 1995–96)
Published: Thursday 21 September 1995
Published
This audit reviewed the efficiency and administrative effectiveness of case management in the Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) to identify good practices and any areas in need of improvement.
Entity
Department of Employment, Education and Training