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Published: Wednesday 31 May 2023
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Services Australia's management of social security and welfare debt. 

Entity
Services Australia
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Published: Thursday 6 November 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the adequacy of selected Australian Government entities’ practices and procedures to manage business continuity. To conclude against this objective, the ANAO adopted high-level criteria relating to the entities’ establishment, implementation and review of business continuity arrangements.

Entity
Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Department of Finance, Department of Social Services
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Published: Thursday 5 May 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Department of Infrastructure and Transport’s and the Attorney‐General’s Department’s management of the Aviation and Maritime Security Identification Card (ASIC and MSIC) schemes.

Entity
Attorney General's Department; Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Published: Wednesday 5 November 2003
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The primary objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) and the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) were administering a number of grant programs that are designed to enhance telecommunications infrastructure and services in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia according to better practice. The audit was also aimed at determining whether DCITA had implemented the recommendations of an earlier audit of Networking the Nation.

Entity
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Published: Friday 7 November 2003
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The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on ATSIS' management of the Law and Justice Program, having particular regard to the relative needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The audit focused primarily on how effectively ATSIS manages and delivers the provision of legal services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The audit was desgined to compelement but not to reproduce previous audit and other evaluation activity relevant to the Program.

Entity
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
Published: Monday 29 June 2026
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether IP Australia’s use of artificial intelligence in the patent rights process is effective.

Entity
IP Australia
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Published: Thursday 5 August 2004
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The objective of the audit were to assess the extent to which agencies' performance management systems, strategies and plans are consistent with the strategic framework set out in the Managment Advisory Committee Report; provide assurance that the administration of performance managment is being implemented efficiently and effectively in accordance with better practice principles; provide assurance that performance linked remuneration reported in anual reports complies with the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Requirements for Annual Reports; and quantify the cost of performance linked remuneration, both performance bonuses and performance linked advancements (salary increments), across the APS.

Entity
Across Entities
Published: Tuesday 17 April 2018
Published

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s implementation of the First Principles Review.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Tuesday 20 May 2025
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s administration of contractual obligations to maximise Australian industry participation.

Entity
Department of Defence
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Published: Wednesday 18 April 2007
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The objective of this follow-up audit was to review Centrelink's progress in implementing the findings and recommendation relating to Centrelink's Customer Charter from Audit Report No.32
2004–05, Centrelink's Customer Charter and Community Consultation Program. This audit covers Centrelink's Customer Charter only and does not follow-up on the findings and recommendation on the Community Consultation Program aspect of the 2004–05 audit report.

Entity
Centrelink