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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. 28 of 2018–2019)
New
Published: Thursday 21 February 2019
Published

Management of Smart Centres’ Centrelink Telephone Services — Follow-up

The objective of the audit was to examine the extent to which the Department of Human Services (Human Services) has implemented the recommendations made by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) in Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2014–15 Management of Smart Centres’ Centrelink Telephone Services; as well as Human Services’ performance against call wait time and call blocking metrics.

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Entity: 
Department of Human Services
Contact: 

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Human Services
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2018–2019)
New
Published: Wednesday 20 February 2019
Published

Closing the Gap

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of arrangements for monitoring, evaluating and reporting progress towards Closing the Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage.

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Entity: 
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Productivity Commission
Contact: 

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Prime Minister & Cabinet
Treasury
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2018–2019)
New
Published: Friday 15 February 2019
Published

Australian Government Funding of Public Hospital Services — Risk Management, Data Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of risk management, data monitoring and public reporting arrangements associated with the Australian Government's funding of public hospital services under the 2011 National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA).

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Entity: 
Department of Health; Independent Hospital Pricing Authority; National Health Funding Body
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2018–2019)
New
Published: Monday 11 February 2019
Published

Efficiency of the Processing of Applications for Citizenship by Conferral

The objective of the audit was to examine the efficiency of the processing of applications for citizenship by conferral by the Department of Home Affairs.

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Entity: 
Department of Home Affairs
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Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2018–2019)
Published: Monday 21 January 2019
Published

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s Administration of the Biometric Identification Services Project

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s administration of the Biometric Identification Service project.

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Entity: 
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
Contact: 

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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2018–2019)
Published: Thursday 17 January 2019
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Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy – Follow-on Audit

The objective of this audit was to assess the extent to which the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (Agriculture) has addressed the recommendations from ANAO Audit Report No. 46 of 2011–12, Administration of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS).

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Entity: 
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
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Agriculture
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2018–2019)
Published: Wednesday 16 January 2019
Published

Award of a $443.3 Million Grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of a $443.3 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation was informed by appropriate departmental advice and through processes that complied with the grants administration framework.

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Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 18 December 2018
Published

Cape Class Patrol Boat — In Service Support Arrangements

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' administration of the support arrangements designed to ensure that the Cape Class patrol boats are achieving contracted availability and performance requirements.

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Entity: 
Department of Home Affairs
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Immigration
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2018–2019)
Published: Monday 17 December 2018
Published

Administration of the Renewable Energy Target

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s administration of the Renewable Energy Target scheme. 

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Entity: 
Clean Energy Regulator
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Environment
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2018–2019)
Published: Monday 17 December 2018
Published

Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2017-18

The objective of the audit was to continue to examine the progress of the implementation of the annual performance statements requirements under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule) by selected entities.

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Across Entities
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2018–2019)
Published: Thursday 13 December 2018
Published

Implementation of the Australian Government’s Workplace Bargaining Framework

The objective of this audit was to assess the Australian Public Service Commission’s and selected entities’ implementation of the Australian Government’s Workplace Bargaining Framework.

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Entity: 
Across entities (listed below)
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2018–2019)
Published: Thursday 6 December 2018
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Human Services’ Compliance Strategies

The objective of this audit was to assess whether Human Services has an effective high-level compliance strategy for administered payments made under the Centrelink and Medicare programs. 

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Entity: 
Department of Human Services
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Human Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2018–2019)
Published: Wednesday 5 December 2018
Published

Joint Strike Fighter — Introduction into Service and Sustainment Planning

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s preparations for the introduction of the Joint Strike Fighter into Australian service and its subsequent sustainment. 

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Entity: 
Department of Defence
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Defence
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2018–2019)
Published: Thursday 29 November 2018
Published

Disability Support Pension — Follow-on Audit

The objective of this audit was to examine if Social Services and Human Services drive improvements in the Disability Support Pension program using data and information from multiple sources, including agreed Auditor-General and parliamentary committee recommendations. 

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Entity: 
Department of Human Services; Department of Social Services
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Human Services
Social Services
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 20 November 2018
Published

Strategies for Addressing the Impacts of Declining Demand for Australian Circulating Coins

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Royal Australian Mint’s strategies for addressing the impacts of declining demand for Australian circulating coins are appropriate and effective.

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Entity: 
Royal Australian Mint
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2018–2019)
Published: Monday 12 November 2018
Published

Design and Implementation of the VET Student Loans Program

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education and Training’s design and implementation of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Student Loans program.

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Entity: 
Department of Education and Training
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Education
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2018–2019)
Published: Monday 5 November 2018
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Design and Implementation of the Quality Framework

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the Department of Human Services' Quality Framework.

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Entity: 
Department of Human Services
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Human Services
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2018–2019)
Published: Thursday 11 October 2018
Published

Procurement Processes and Management of Probity by the Moorebank Intermodal Company

The objective of the audit was to assess the Moorebank Intermodal Company’s achievement of value for money and management of probity in its operations and procurement activities.

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Entity: 
Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited (MIC); Department of Finance
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Finance
Infrastructure
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 9 October 2018
Published

Management of Commonwealth Leased Office Property

The objective of the audit was to assess whether effective arrangements have been established by Finance to achieve value for money outcomes for Commonwealth leased office property.

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Entity: 
Department of Finance
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Finance
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2018–2019)
Published: Friday 28 September 2018
Published

Management of the Regional Network

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet effectively manages the Regional Network.

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Entity: 
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Indigenous
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 11 September 2018
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Army’s Protected Mobility Vehicle — Light

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence’s acquisition of light protected vehicles, under Defence project Land 121 Phase 4.

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Entity: 
Department of Defence
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Defence
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 4 September 2018
Published

Statistical Business Transformation Program — Managing Risk

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has established effective risk management arrangements to support the implementation of the Statistical Business Transformation Program.

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Entity: 
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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Treasury
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 28 August 2018
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Operational Efficiency of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

The objective of this audit was to examine the efficiency of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) in detecting, investigating and preventing corrupt conduct.

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Entity: 
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
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Attorney-General's
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2018–2019)
Published: Wednesday 22 August 2018
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Award of Funding under the Community Development Grants Program

The objective of this audit was to examine the design and conduct of the award of funding under the Community Development Grants Program (CDGP).

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Entity: 
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
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Infrastructure
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 21 August 2018
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Administration of the Data Retention Industry Grants Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Attorney-General’s Department’s design of the Data Retention Industry Grants program, including performance monitoring, reporting, evaluation and assurance arrangements.

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Entity: 
Attorney-General's Department
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Attorney-General's
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 17 July 2018
Published

The Implementation and Performance of the Cashless Debit Card Trial

The objective of the audit was to assess the Department of Social Services’ (Social Services) implementation and evaluation of the Cashless Debit Card trial.

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Entity: 
Department of Social Services
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Social Services
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2017–2018)
Published: Thursday 28 June 2018
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Cyber Resilience

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of cyber risks by the Department of the Treasury, National Archives of Australia and Geoscience Australia.

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Entity: 
Department of the Treasury; National Archives of Australia; Geoscience Australia
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Attorney-General's
Science
Treasury
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 27 June 2018
Published

Efficiency of Veterans Service Delivery by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is efficiently delivering services to veterans and their dependents.

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Entity: 
Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Defence
Veterans' Affairs
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 27 June 2018
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The Design, Implementation and Monitoring of Health's Savings Measures

The objective of this audit was to assess the department’s design, implementation and monitoring of select 2014–15 and 2015–16 Budget measures aimed at achieving $1.2 billion in savings and other benefits.

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Entity: 
Department of Health
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Health
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Type of content: 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 26 June 2018
Published

Primary Healthcare Grants under the Indigenous Australians’ Health Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health's design, implementation and administration of primary healthcare under the Indigenous Australians' Health Program (IAHP).

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Entity: 
Department of Health
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Health
Indigenous
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