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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2017–18)
Published: Friday 29 September 2017
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Communications and the Arts’ contract management of selected telephone universal service obligations.
Entity
Department of Communications and the Arts
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2015
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of capital gains tax for individual and small business taxpayers.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2022–23)
Published: Tuesday 29 November 2022
Published
The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s administration of the Integrated Investment Program since 2016.
Entity
Department of Defence, Department of Finance
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2021–22)
Published: Wednesday 8 December 2021
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2022–23)
Published: Monday 27 March 2023
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' management of family-related visas.
Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2023–24)
Published: Monday 27 November 2023
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the establishment of the Workforce Australia Services panel.
Entity
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2023–24)
Published: Thursday 31 August 2023
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ (DSS’s) and Services Australia’s management of the accuracy and timeliness of welfare payments.
Entity
Services Australia; Department of Social Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2024–25)
Published: Tuesday 10 June 2025
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency.
Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 21 April 2015
Published
The audit objective was to examine Defence’s administration of Materiel Sustainment Agreements (MSAs) and the contribution made by MSAs to the effective sustainment of specialist military equipment.
Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2019–20)
Published: Wednesday 24 June 2020
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ arrangements for managing Disability Employment Services provider agreements.
Entity
Department of Social Services
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