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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 63 of 2002–03)
Published: Monday 30 June 2003
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the Commonwealth's administration of the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme (ACIS) . The audit reviewed program governance, scheme promotion and registration, management of credit allocations, and compliance processes.
Entity
Department of Industry Tourism and Resources; Australian Customs Service
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2002–03)
Published: Tuesday 22 April 2003
Published
The audit assessed DITR's and the ATO's administration of the R&D Tax Concession including review processes for registration and subsequent expenditure claims, by eligible companies. In particular, the audit focussed on measuring performance, risk management, and information systems including security and data integrity.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Industry Tourism and Resources
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2002–03)
Published: Wednesday 26 March 2003
Published
The audit reviewed the Australian Customs Service (Customs) fraud control arrangements. The audit objective was to assess whether Customs has implemented appropriate fraud control arrangements consistent with the Commonwealth's Fraud Control Guidelines and the administrative effectiveness of these arrangements.
Entity
Australian Customs Service
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2002–03)
Published: Monday 21 October 2002
Published
The IIF program is designed to redress the low level of provision in Australia of high risk venture capital for small new technology - based companies commercialising research and development. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the IIF program was being effectively managed by the Industry Research and Development (IR&D) Board and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources to achieve the program objectives. The audit focused on corporate governance arrangements for program administration, the selection process to award licences, the safeguards to protect the Commonwealth's financial interests, management of licence agreements, and program performance management. The audit also examined program results to date from available data.
Entity
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources; Industry Research and Development Board
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2000–01)
Published: Tuesday 3 October 2000
Published
The objective of the follow-up audit was to report on the action taken by the Australian Customs Service to address the recommendations of the 1996 Audit Report. The audit also reviewed key areas of the Passenger Movement Charge administration identified in the 1996 audit, including the appropriateness of formal arrangements between the ACS and Regular Public Transport airlines and assessed the proposed arrangements being developed by the ACS. The arrangements with RPT airlines were a particular focus in the follow-up report (as they were in the 1996 Audit Report), because of the significance of that category of carrier in revenue terms
Entity
Australian Customs Service