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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 48 of 2017–2018)
New
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2018
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) and Treasury’s management of compliance with foreign investment obligations for residential real estate.
Entity:
Treasury; Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 46 of 2017–2018)
New
Published: Wednesday 13 June 2018
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess whether the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and the Australian War Memorial (the Memorial) have implemented effective collections management practices.
Entity:
Australian War Memorial; National Gallery of Australia
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 45 of 2017–2018)
Recent
Published: Wednesday 6 June 2018
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the integration of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
Entity:
Department of Home Affairs
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 44 of 2017–2018)
Recent
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2018
Published
The audit objective was to review the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s (Defence) arrangements for delivering selected non-platform sustainment.
Entity:
Department of Defence
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 43 of 2017–2018)
Recent
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2018
Published
The objective of this audit was to examine the extent to which the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, now the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) has implemented the recommendations made by the ANAO in Audit Report #5 2016–17, Passenger Security Screening at Domestic Airports.
Entity:
Department of Home Affairs
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 42 of 2017–2018)
Recent
Published: Thursday 24 May 2018
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of monitoring and payment arrangements under National Partnership Agreements.
Entity:
Department of the Treasury; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Health
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 41 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 21 May 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Efficiency through Contestability Programme in supporting entities to improve the efficient delivery of government functions.
Entity:
Across Entities
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 39 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 14 May 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness to date of the Department of Defence's (Defence) planning for the mobilisation of its continuous shipbuilding programs in Australia.
Entity:
Department of Defence
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 38 of 2017–2018)
Published: Friday 11 May 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s personnel security arrangements for mitigating insider threats.
Entity:
Across Entities
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 37 of 2017–2018)
Published: Thursday 3 May 2018
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC’s) management of complaints.
Entity:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 36 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 23 April 2018
Published
The audit objective was to assess entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.
Entity:
Department of the Treasury; Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 35 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 17 April 2018
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The audit objective was to examine entity compliance with regulatory requirements for the establishment and ongoing management of special appropriations.
Entity:
Department of Finance; Department of Social Services; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 34 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 17 April 2018
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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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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 33 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 28 March 2018
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The objective of the audit was to continue to examine the progress of the implementation of the annual performance statements requirements under the PGPA Act and the PGPA Rule by the selected entities. The audit was also designed to:
- provide insights to entities more broadly, to encourage improved performance; and
- continue the development of the ANAO’s methodology to support the possible future implementation of annual audits of performance statements.
Entity:
Across Entities
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 32 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 19 March 2018
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy’s design of the Threatened Species Prospectus.
Entity:
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 31 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 7 March 2018
Published
The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Federal Police in managing employee mental health.
Entity:
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 30 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 28 February 2018
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and governance of the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund.
Entity:
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 29 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 20 February 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has effectively responded to recent unscheduled information technology (IT) system outages.
Entity:
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 28 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 19 February 2018
Published
The audit objective was to assess whether Defence achieves value for money in the procurement of fuels.
Entity:
Department of Defence
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 27 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 14 February 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s management of the Australian Government’s Register of Lobbyists.
Entity:
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 25 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 22 January 2018
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The audit objective was to assess whether the Australian Electoral Commission appropriately established and managed the contracts for the transportation of completed ballot papers and the Senate scanning solution for the 2016 Federal Election.
Entity:
Australian Electoral Commission
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 23 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 19 December 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contractual arrangements that have been put in place for the delivery of the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (MIT) will provide value for money and achieve the Australian Government’s policy objectives for the project.
Entity:
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Finance
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 22 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 19 December 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Medicare electronic claiming arrangements, including an assessment of the extent to which claiming and processing efficiencies for the Government, health professionals and Medicare customers have been achieved.
Entity:
Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 21 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 13 December 2017
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s use of settlements to resolve taxpayer disputes.
Entity:
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 20 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 12 December 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science in administering the low emission technologies for fossil fuels (LETFF) program.
Entity:
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 18 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 6 December 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements established by the Department of Education and Training to monitor the impact of Australian Government school funding.
Entity:
Department of Education and Training
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 16 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017
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The audit objective was to assess whether nbn co limited effectively administered the National Broadband Network Satellite Support Scheme.
Entity:
Department of Communications and the Arts; nbn co limited; Department of Finance
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 15 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 22 November 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's processes for estimating and monitoring the costs, savings and benefits associated with the Reinventing the ATO program.
Entity:
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 14 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 31 October 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the transition of the Remote Jobs and Communities Programme to the Community Development Programme, including whether the Community Development Programme is well designed and administered effectively and efficiently.
Entity:
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Employment; Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (ANAO Report No. 13 of 2017–2018)
Published: Thursday 19 October 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of controls being implemented and/or developed by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) access decisions are consistent with legislative and other requirements.
Entity:
National Disability Insurance Agency; Department of Human Services
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