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Published: Tuesday 18 October 2005
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The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the ATO's management of GST compliance in the large business market segment. In conducting the audit the ANAO examined three key areas: governance - ILEC's corporate planning and reporting arrangements relevant to the management of GST compliance in the large business market segment; assessing and identifying compliance risks- how ILEC collects information relating to the large business market segment and how it uses this information to support risk identification and assessment; and managing compliance- compliance planning and the products and processes used by ILEC to manage GST compliance in the large business market segment and evaluating compliance outcomes to support future compliance planning and the targeting of GST compliance risks. In undertaking the audit, the ANAO took account of the findings of previous reviews, in particular the LCCP Review.

Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Wednesday 29 April 2009
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The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements for oversighting the Action Plan and whether the Plan's new measures have been administered effectively to deliver the intended results.

Entity
Attorney-General's Department; Department of Immigration and Citizenship; Australian Federal Police; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Published: Thursday 29 October 2009
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The objective of this audit was to provide a strategic review on the progress of the Tax Office's implementation of the Change Program.

To achieve this, the ANAO examined:

  • the planning for, and governance of, the Change Program, particularly in relation to the management of risk and the assurance framework established by the Tax Office, and its management of contractual arrangements for the project;
  • implementation issues associated with Releases 1 and 2 of the Change Program, and more specifically in relation to Release 3, the first use of the new ICP system to process FBT returns; and
  • the funding of the Change Program, including measurement and attribution of the costs of the project and consideration of any benefits realisation to date.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Published: Tuesday 28 June 2011
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The objective of the audit was to report on the effectiveness of Defence’s approach to the acceptance into service of Navy capability, and to identify where better practice may be used by CDG, DMO and Navy.

Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
Published: Tuesday 9 April 2013
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DIISTRE’s administration of the Research Block Grant schemes. The department’s performance was assessed against the following criteria:

  • the schemes are effectively planned and administered;
  • the processes and systems used for calculating and distributing funds reflect the allocation criteria specified for each scheme; and
  • compliance with scheme guidelines is monitored and scheme performance and contribution to the broader goals of the RBG program is assessed.
Entity
Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Published: Thursday 16 March 2006
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The objective of this performance audit was to assess whether DIMIA's information systems and business processes are effective in supporting APP to meet its border security and streamlined clearance objectives. In particular, the audit focused on the following: Mandatory APP - Stage 1 (MAPP1) project management; MAPP1 IT development and system performance; APP performance reporting; contract management; and financial management.

Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Published: Tuesday 20 December 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of risks arising from the use of PSDs in selected Australian Government agencies. The PSDs included within the scope of this audit were: USB flash drives; CDs and DVDs; external hard drives; laptop computers and smartphones.

Entity
Across agencies
Published: Tuesday 26 June 2012
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of DMO’s implementation of its Gate Review process for major Defence capital acquisition projects.

Entity
Department of Defence
Published: Friday 22 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation and administration of the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House.

 

Entity
Department of the Treasury; Department of Human Services; Australian Taxation Office
Published: Tuesday 7 May 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the awarding of funding for the construction of the Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADP) against the requirements of the Commonwealth's grants administration framework, which includes the Government’s policy requirements for the approval of grants, with a particular focus on the assessments undertaken of each proposed grant in terms of the guidelines for the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan (NUWDP); and identify any potential improvements in grants administration practices.

Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; Department of Finance and Deregulation; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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