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Performance audit reports

Our performance audit work contributes to improved public sector administration and accountability through objective reporting on the performance of Australian Government programs and entities.

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This page lists completed performance audit reports. View all performance audits in-progress.

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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 29 April 2015
Published

Organ and Tissue Donation: Community Awareness, Professional Education and Family Support

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority's administration of community awareness, professional education and donor family support activities intended to increase organ an

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Entity 
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
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Sector 
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 23 April 2015
Published

Administration of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the (former) Department of Industry’s administration of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program.

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Entity 
Department of Education and Training
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Education
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 10 March 2015
Published

Administration of the Medical Specialist Training Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s administration of the Medical Specialist Training Program.

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Department of Health
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Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 5 March 2015
Published

Administration of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the development and administration of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement (5CPA), and the extent to which the 5CPA has met its objectives.

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Department of Health; Department of Human Services; Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Sector 
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 17 February 2015
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Administration of the Early Years Quality Fund

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the establishment, implementation and operation of the Early Years Quality Fund against the requirements of the Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013 and the Commonwealth grants administration framework.

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Department of Education and Training; Department of Finance; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Sector 
Education
Finance
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 11 December 2014
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Diagnostic Imaging Reforms

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of Health's implementation of the Diagnostic Imaging Review Reform Package, some three years into the five year reform period.

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Department of Health
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Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 26 November 2014
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Implementation of Audit Recommendations

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s monitoring and implementation of both ANAO performance audit and internal audit recommendations.

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Department of Health
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Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 26 June 2008
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Specific Purpose Payments:General Recurrent Grants for Government Schools

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the department's administration of general recurrent grants paid to the States and Territories for government schools. To achieve this, the ANAO assessed whether the department:

  • paid the correct amount of general recurrent grants to the States and Territories;
  • effectively managed the agreements with the States and Territories; and
  • monitored progress towards achieving the National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century.
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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 5 June 2008
Published

Managing e-Business Applications-Follow-up Audit

The objective of this follow-up audit is to examine DEEWR's implementation of the six recommendations made in the ANAO's 2003 report. This audit has had regard to the issues underlying the recommendations, and new administrative issues affecting their implementation.

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 4 June 2008
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Administration of Job Network Service Fees

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of DEEWR's administration of Job Network service fees. The ANAO examined DEEWR's arrangements to:

  • specify the nature and level of services to be supplied by JNMs and to communicate this to the JNMS;
  • calculate and pay service fees in accordance with the Employment Services Contract (ESC) 2006–2009 it has with JNMs; and
  • obtain assurance that JNMs have delivered services in accordance with the contract.
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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 22 May 2008
Published

Building Certification of Residential Aged Care Homes

The objective of the audit was to assess DoHA's administration of building certification of residential aged care homes. The ANAO examined DoHA's arrangements to: plan for, and report on, the certification program; manage the delivery of certification services; and manage stakeholder relations.

The audit did not seek to validate assessments made under the program by DoHA's contracted assessor and, therefore, does not form an opinion on whether residential aged care homes should or should not have been certified.

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Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 21 May 2008
Published

Administration of the Pathology Quality and Outlays Memorandum of Understanding

The objective of the audit was to determine the effectiveness of DoHA's administration of the MoU between the Government and the pathology profession, including monitoring whether the MoU is achieving its objectives

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Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 23 April 2008
Published

Parent School Partnerships Initiative

The objective of the audit was to review the effectiveness of the department's administration of the PSPI. To achieve this, the ANAO considered the department's program planning and design, service delivery arrangements and monitoring, review and reporting activities. The decision which resulted in the replacement of ASSPA with PSPI was a policy decision of the Government and, thus, was beyond the scope of this audit.

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 27 February 2008
Published

Administering Round the Clock Medicare Grants

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing's administration of the Round the Clock Medicare: Investing in After Hours General Practice Services program.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 21 February 2008
Published

The Management of Cost Recovery by Selected Regulators

The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected regulatory agencies have cost recovery procedures and practices which comply with the Government's guidelines. To address this objective, the audit assessed the management of cost recovery against the following criteria:

  • regulatory agencies have clear and consistent cost recovery procedures to identify their activities and costs, and set fees and levies;
  • regulatory agencies have effectively implemented their cost recovery procedures;
  • regulatory agencies regularly monitor and review their cost recovery activities; and
  • regulatory agencies regularly report on their cost recovery.
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NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Sector 
Ageing
Attorney-General's
Finance
Health
Industry
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 17 October 2007
Published

Whole of Government Indigenous Service Delivery Arrangements

The audit objective was to assess how four key departments: Education, Science and Training (DEST); Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR); Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA); and Health and Ageing (DoHA) are implementing the Government's policy objective for Indigenous service delivery.

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NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Sector 
Ageing
Education
Employment
Health
Indigenous
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 4 October 2007
Published

Australian Apprenticeships

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DEST's administration of its role in Australian Apprenticeships. To achieve this, the ANAO assessed DEST's performance to determine if DEST:

  • monitored whether Australian Apprenticeships was achieving its objectives;
  • effectively managed the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Programme; and
  • effectively managed its contracts with Australian Apprenticeships Centres.
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Entity 
Department of Education, Science and Training
Sector 
Education
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 11 September 2007
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Australia's Preparedness for a Human Influenza Pandemic

The objective of this audit was to examine Australia's preparedness to respond to a human influenza pandemic and an outbreak of avian influenza in domestic poultry. The audit assessed:

  • the whole of government arrangements for an influenza pandemic;
  • action taken by DAFF to implement the recommendations from Exercise Eleusis, which tested the response arrangements for avian influenza;
  • DoHA's planning for, and execution of, Exercise Cumpston, which tested the preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic; and
  • the establishment, management and deployment arrangements of the National Medical Stockpile.
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Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Sector 
Ageing
Agriculture
Health
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 16 August 2007
Published

National Cervical Screening Program-Follow-up

The objective of this audit was to assess the progress made by DoHA and Medicare Australia (recommendation 3) in addressing the four recommendations from ANAO Audit Report No.50, 2000–01 designed to improve the administration and performance of NCSP.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 19 July 2007
Published

Australian Technical Colleges Programme

The audit objective was to form an opinion on the effectiveness of DEST's planning, assessment, and Funding Agreements management for the Australian Technical Colleges programme. At the time of the audit fieldwork (prior to the 2007–08 Budget) the Government had announced the establishment of 21 of the then target of 25 colleges. After fieldwork was completed the Government announced its intention to fund an additional three colleges in three new regions.

The criteria for this audit were designed to test whether DEST's management of the programme complied with its plans, procedures and guidelines, with the Act, and better practices for grants administration. For these purposes, the ANAO focused on DEST's:

  • planning for the implementation of the programme;
  • assessment of proposals to establish and operate the colleges; and
  • management of the Funding Agreements.
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Entity 
Department of Education, Science and Training
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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