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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 25 June 2018
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts.
Entity
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC); Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA); Department of Home Affairs; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities;
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2017–18)
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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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2017–18)
Published: Thursday 24 May 2018
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of monitoring and payment arrangements under National Partnership Agreements.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 28 February 2018
Published
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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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 19 December 2017
Published
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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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 27 September 2017
Published
The objective of this audit was to examine whether value for money is being delivered by the Australian Rail Track Corporation’s (ARTC’s) management of the Inland Rail pre‑construction program.
Entity
Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC); Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Finance
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 14 February 2008
Published
The objective of this performance audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of grants made to the ARTC. The audit involved an examination of DOTARS' administration of the grant funding approved for, and paid to, the ARTC (in respect of both the grants paid for projects approved under legislation and the three special grants). It also involved consideration of the role of Finance and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) in advising on the special grant funding and (in respect of Finance) the payment and reporting arrangements for the grants. The audit was conducted under Section 18 of the Auditor-General Act 1997.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2003–04)
Published: Wednesday 17 December 2003
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess whether the property management function, including the management of leases, was being performed efficiently and was providing an effective level of support for the delivery of the organisation's services (outputs). The audit evaluated property management policies and practices across the following dimensions:
- planning and control;
- business processes and practices; and
- information and performance management.
Within each of these areas, a series of desirable proceses and controls (described as the evaluation criteria) were developed to assist in the assessment of each organisation's performance.
Entity
Australian Communications Authority; Australian Film, Television and Radio School; Civil Aviation Safety Authority; Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; National Library of Australia; Department of Finance and Administration