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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2019–20)
Recent
Published: Monday 30 September 2019
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s design and governance of the Child Care Package.
Entity
Department of Education
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2019–20)
Recent
Published: Monday 23 September 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s implementation of the National Ice Action Strategy (NIAS).
Entity
Department of Health
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 9 September 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) is being effectively administered, with the appropriate management of risks.
Entity
Department of Home Affairs; Department of the Treasury; Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 26 August 2019
Published
The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Finance’s and selected entities’ implementation of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework.
Entity
Across Entities
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 5 August 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine whether selected entities implemented agreed ANAO performance audit, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, and other parliamentary committee recommendations.
Entity
Across Entities
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 1 August 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC’s) administration of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).
Entity
Australian Research Council
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2019–20)
Published: Wednesday 31 July 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contract for the acquisition of the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System demonstrably represents value for money.
Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2019–20)
Published: Tuesday 23 July 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s quarterly performance report as a mechanism to inform senior stakeholders about risks and issues in the delivery of capability to the Australian Defence Force.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 22 July 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s administration of allowances and entitlements paid to its Australian Public Service (APS) employees.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 4 July 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of cyber security risks by three government business enterprises or corporate Commonwealth entities. The entities selected for audit are ASC Pty Ltd, the Australian Postal Corporation and the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Entity
ASC Pty Ltd; Australian Postal Corporation; Reserve Bank of Australia
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Agriculture have effectively administered the Farm Management Deposits (FMD) Scheme.
Entity
Department of Agriculture; Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of the Treasury
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 25 June 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) fraud control program and its compliance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework.
Entity
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 21 June 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Director of National Parks’ management of Australia’s six Commonwealth national parks.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy; Director of National Parks
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 19 June 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation’s (ARPC) management of the Terrorism Reinsurance Scheme.
Entity
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 18 June 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (PM&C’s) evaluation framework for the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS), in achieving its purpose to ensure that evaluation is high quality, ethical, inclusive and focused on improving outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 13 June 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ role in implementing the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010–2022 (the National Plan).
Entity
Department of Social Services
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 6 June 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic).
Entity
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 31 May 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities had designed and implemented appropriate governance and administration arrangements for the transition and delivery of sustainable reforms to services on Norfolk Island.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 30 May 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) management of small business tax debt arising from compliance activities.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 29 May 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the coordination arrangements of key Australian Government entities operating in Torres Strait.
Entity
Across entities
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 23 May 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence’s acquisition of a Battle Management System and a Tactical Communications Network through Land 200 Tranche 2 Work Packages B–D.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 22 May 2019
Published
The audit’s objective was to determine if the Bureau of Meteorology’s processes support the delivery of effective extreme weather services.
Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 14 May 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess whether selected regulatory entities effectively apply the cost recovery principles of the Australian Government’s cost recovery framework. The selected regulatory entities were the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, and the Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration).
Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Australian Maritime Safety Authority; Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 2 May 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
Entity
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 30 April 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Entity
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 26 April 2019
Published
The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the governance arrangements for the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS).
Entity
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 18 April 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in Old Parliament House.
Entity
Old Parliament House
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 10 April 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of governance and integrity arrangements for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF).
Entity
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 29 March 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.
Entity
Across Entities
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 26 March 2019
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Defence’s Projects of Concern regime is effective in managing the recovery of underperforming projects.
Entity
Department of Defence
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