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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. 46 of 2007–08)
Published: Friday 27 June 2008
Published

Regulation of Commercial Broadcasting

The audit objective was to examine if ACMA is, in respect of commercial broadcasting services, effectively discharging its regulatory responsibilities under the BSA. The audit examined ACMA's:

  • monitoring of commercial broadcasters' compliance with the BSA;
  • addressing non compliance with, and enforcement of, the BSA;
  • collection of broadcast licence fees; and
  • monitoring and reporting of its regulatory performance in respect of commercial broadcasting.
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Entity 
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Sector 
Communications
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 26 June 2008
Published

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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Entity 
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2008
Published

Third Tranche Sale of Telstra Shares

The objectives for the audit of the third tranche sale of Telstra shares were to:

  • assess the extent to which the Government's sale objectives were achieved, including maximising overall value for money;
  • assess the effectiveness of the management of the sale; and
  • identify principles of sound administrative practice to facilitate potential improvements in any future asset sales.
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Entity 
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Sector 
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 19 June 2008
Published

Management of Customer Debt-Follow-up Audit

The objective of this follow-up audit was to examine Centrelink's progress in implementing the recommendations of the 2004–05 audit and the subsequent JCPAA inquiry.

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Entity 
Centrelink; Department of Employment, and Workplace Relations; Department of Families, Housing and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Sector 
Centrelink
Employment
Human Services
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 18 June 2008
Published

Management of Personnel Security-Follow-up Audit

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of personnel security arrangements at selected Australian Government organisations, including whether they satisfied the requirements of the PSM.
To address this objective, the audit examined the extent to which the selected organisations implemented the 14 recommendations from the three previous reports.

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Sector 
Defence
Immigration
Science
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 11 June 2008
Published

Taxpayers' Charter-Follow-up Audit

The objective of this audit was to assess the Tax Office's implementation of the nine recommendations of Audit Report No.19 2004–05 Taxpayers' Charter, having regard to any changed circumstances affecting the implementation of the recommendations. This involved an examination of the Tax Office's:

  • systems and processes used to develop, maintain and update the Charter;
  • strategic commitment to implementing the principles of the Charter;
  • integration of Charter principles with its business processes;
  • systems for resolving disputes according to Charter principles; and
  • monitoring and reporting of its performance against commitments in the Charter.
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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
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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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 4 June 2008
Published

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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Entity 
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 3 June 2008
Published

Management of Credit Cards

The objective of this audit was to assess whether agencies had effectively administered credit cards, including having complied with legislative and internal requirements.

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Sector 
Agriculture
Communications
Finance
Fisheries
Forestry
Human Services
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 29 May 2008
Published

The Australian Taxation Office's Strategies to Address Tax Haven Compliance Risks

The objective of the audit was to assess the Tax Office's strategies to address tax haven compliance risks. Particular emphasis was given to the Tax Office's:

  • management arrangements relating to the administration of tax haven compliance risks;
  • risk management framework for the identification and evaluation of compliance risks, specifically the activities of the Offshore Compliance Program (OCP); and
  • risk mitigation strategies.

The audit did not include an examination of cases related to the promoters of tax haven related schemes nor the criminal use of tax havens.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
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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Type of content 
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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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 15 May 2008
Published

The National Capital Authority's Management of National Assets

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the NCA's management of its asset portfolio. This included examining its asset management systems and the management of selected contracts that the NCA has in place to maintain specific assets.

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Entity 
National Capital Authority
Sector 
Attorney-General's
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 8 May 2008
Published

Preparation of the Tax Expenditures Statement

The objective of the audit was to assess the completeness and reliability of the estimates reported in Tax Expenditures Statement 2006 (TES 2006). That is, the audit examined the development and publication of the detailed statement of actual tax expenditures required by Division 2 of Part 5 of the CBH Act. The development and publication of aggregated information on projected tax expenditures included in the Budget Papers pursuant to Division 1 of Part 5 of the CBH Act was not examined.

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Entity 
Department of Treasury
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 29 April 2008
Published

Management of Recruitment in the Australian Public Service

The objective of the audit was to assess whether APS agencies had sound approaches to recruitment, to assist in providing the workforce capability to deliver government programs effectively. Sound approaches to recruitment involve agencies:

  • establishing and implementing strategic approaches to recruitment to address current and future workforce priorities and goals;
  • managing and supporting recruitment activities through the provision of expert advice and support, legislative and procedural guidance material, and training for staff involved in recruitment activities;
  • conducting recruitment activities effectively and in compliance with legislative and administrative requirements; and
  • systematically monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of recruitment strategies, policies and activities.
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Sector 
Employment
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 24 April 2008
Published

The Australian Taxation Office's Use of Data Matching and Analytics in Tax Administration

The objective of the audit was to evaluate the Tax Office's corporate management of data matching, including analytics.

The ANAO examined the Tax Office's strategic goals and governance arrangements for data matching and analytics, its compliance with privacy requirements and whether the Tax Office is achieving intended results, which include revenue collection, optimised compliance and provision of improved services to taxpayers.

Tax Office executives have been increasingly drawing on the interrelationships and conceptual commonalities of Tax Office data matching and analytics activity. Accordingly, the audit included these relationships and conceptual commonalities within the scope of the audit. The audit was guided, therefore, by a broader definition of ‘data matching': meaning ‘finding relationships and patterns in large volumes of data'. This includes the more traditional idea of data matching as ‘bringing together data from different sources and comparing it'.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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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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Entity 
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 22 April 2008
Published

Defence's Compliance with the Public Works Committee Approval Processes

The objective of the audit was to review selected Defence public works projects submitted in the three year period ending mid 2007 to assess whether they had been submitted in accordance with the Committee's prevailing requirements for notification and review prior to entering into financial commitments for public works. The audit also examined the procedures applied by Defence to refer public works projects to the Committee, and identified administrative practices that may improve adherence with relevant legislative and administrative referral requirements.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 16 April 2008
Published

Emergency Management Australia

The objective of the audit was to assess how well EMA is meeting its objective of providing national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage the consequences of disasters.

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Entity 
Attorney-General's Department
Sector 
Attorney-General's
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 28 February 2008
Published

Tasmanian Forest Industry Development and Assistance Programs

The objective of the audit was to assess DAFF's implementation and administration of the three forest industry assistance programs under the TCFA. Particular emphasis was given to the:

  • implementation of the programs and ongoing governance arrangements;
  • promotion of the program and the development of program guidelines;
  • assessment of applications and approval of funding; and
  • management of funding agreements.
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Entity 
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Sector 
Agriculture
Forestry
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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. 24 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 26 February 2008
Published

DIAC's Management of the Introduction of Biometric Technologies

The audit objective was to determine whether DIAC's biometrics program had appropriate:

  • business review processes (including a business case);
  • authorisation;
  • business and IT governance arrangements; and
  • IT project management and systems development arrangements.
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Entity 
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Sector 
Immigration
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Type of content 
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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Entity 
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Sector 
Ageing
Attorney-General's
Finance
Health
Industry
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 14 February 2008
Published

Administration of Grants to the Australian Rail Track Corporation

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.

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Entity 
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Sector 
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Transport
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 7 February 2008
Published

Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality

The objective of this audit was to assess and report on the administration of the regional delivery of NHT 2 and the NAP.

The scope of the audit encompassed both Environment and DAFF, including the Joint Team of staff from both departments working together under a common management structure for the delivery of both programs. The audit focused on:

  • the implementation of the regional delivery arrangements;
  • governance and financial management for regional delivery; and
  • monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the programs' performance.
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Entity 
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Sector 
Agriculture
Environment
Fisheries
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 23 January 2008
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Accuracy of Medicare Claims Processing

The objective of the audit was to examine the accuracy of Medicare claims processing, including the adequacy and operation of relevant manual and system processes. The audit assessed the:

  • adequacy and operation of relevant manual and system controls used to support the reliable processing of Medicare claims, and
  • accuracy of the assessing and processing of Medicare claims, using Computer Aided Audit Techniques (CAATs).
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Entity 
Medicare Australia
Sector 
Human Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 22 January 2008
Published

Administration of the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme

The current audit has focussed on Stage 2 of the Scheme. Its objective was to assess whether ACIS is being administered effectively by DIISR and, as relevant, by Customs. In particular, the audit examined the department's arrangements for:

  • assessing the eligibility of participants to receive duty credits;
  • calculating duty credits accurately and adhering to the funding limits for the Scheme;
  • checking the integrity of participants' claims, which are self-assessed;
  • accounting for the duty credits transferred to and used at Customs; and
  • measuring and reporting on the performance of ACIS.

The audit also followed up on whether the ANAO's previous recommendations have been addressed.

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Entity 
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research; Australian Customs Service
Sector 
Customs
Industry
Research
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 19 December 2007
Published

Management of the IT Refresh Programme

The overall objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Refresh and, in particular:

  • the extent to which Centrelink has used the funds invested by the Government to develop its IT capability and realise the anticipated service delivery, financial and other benefits; and
  • how Centrelink's programme management approach and Refresh's oversight arrangements have contributed to the achievement of the outcomes of the programme.
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Centrelink
Sector 
Centrelink
Human Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2007–08)
Published: Friday 30 November 2007
Published

Data Integrity in the Child Support Agency

The objective of the audit was to examine the integrity of electronic records stored on the CSA's database—Cuba—and to report on the effectiveness of CSA's management of the data.

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Department of Human Services; Child Support Agency
Sector 
Human Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 29 November 2007
Published

Administration of Australian Business Number Registrations Follow-up Audit

The objective of this follow-up audit is to assess the Tax Office's progress in implementing the recommendations of Audit Report No.59 2002–03, Administration of Australian Business Number Registrations, having regard to any changed circumstances, or new administrative issues, affecting the implementation of those recommendations.

 

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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