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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 1998–99)
Published: Wednesday 2 June 1999
Published
The audit is a follow-up to Audit Report 12, 1995-96 Risk Management by Commonwealth Consumer Product Safety Regulators. The objectives of this follow-up audit were to determine the extent to which ANZFA had implemented the agreed recommendations contained in the 1995 Audit Report, and to determine the effectiveness of the implemented recommendations in improving food safety regulation.
Entity
Australian New Zealand Food Authority
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 8 March 1999
Published
The purpose of the audit was to assess whether management of parliamentary workflow by the agencies reviewed was efficient and effective and to identify elements of good practice. In assessing agency effectiveness and efficiency, the audit focussed on issues of client service such as timeliness, quality and cost. It considered also the governance framework and accountability arrangements relevant to parliamentary workflow, as well as more operational considerations including the use of information technology, development of relevant management information and suitable benchmarking processes.
Entity
Centrelink; Department of Defence; Department of Family and Community Services; Department of Health and Aged Care
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 8 December 1998
Published
The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on the administrative effectiveness and efficiency of DHAC's processes for planning the Commonwealth's Aged and Community Care program, in particular, on the questions of how well the planning process has contributed to realising the program objectives of achieving an equitable distribution of places between regions, and selecting suitable service providers.
Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 1998–99)
Published: Thursday 12 November 1998
Published
The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on the administrative effectiveness, efficiency and accountability of the Department of Health and Aged Care's delivery of health services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 29 June 1998
Published
The objectives of the audit were to assist the Department in the timely identification of any deficiencies in the evaluation of responses from suppliers and options for addressing the deficiencies. The objectives were to:
- test the Department's adherence to Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines for open and effective competition and to legislative and other Government specified requirements; and
- provide a report to the Parliament, the Government and other interested parties on the probity of the evaluation process.
The scope of the audit was restricted to considering the processes employed by the Department in the selection of hearing devices for use under the voucher scheme.
Entity
Department of Health and Family Services
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 1995–96)
Published: Friday 17 May 1996
Published
The ANAO's purpose was to ascertain:
- whether the enhanced investigatory powers had improved the Commission's ability to investigate and prosecute fraud and other offences against Health Legislation; and
- whether the Commission had used the powers with integrity, in a professional manner and in accordance with the legislation.
Entity
Health Insurance Commission