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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2012–13)
Published: Monday 11 February 2013
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC’s management of individual management services provided to people in immigration detention.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 55 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 23 June 2011
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's (DIAC) administration of the character requirements of the Migration Act.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2010–11)
Published: Tuesday 31 May 2011
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC’s management of the student visa program. Three key areas were examined in the audit: the processing of student visa applications; ensuring compliance with student visa conditions; and cooperation between DIAC and DEEWR.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
Published
The objective of the audit, in examining the construction of the CIIDC, was to assess:
- the adequacy of the planning and delivery processes for the project;
- the value-for-money achieved in the delivery of the project, including with regard to the suitability of the centre for its intended purpose; and
- the extent to which the Public Works Committee Act.
Entity
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's management of the Settlement Grants Program. The ANAO assessed DIAC's performance in terms of how effectively it planned for funding rounds, assessed and allocated grants, monitored and evaluated the program, and managed relationships with its stakeholders. In doing so, the ANAO focused on SGP projects that received funding in the 2007–08.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 21 May 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC's management of MAL. The scope was confined to DIAC's management and use of the system: it did not examine the work of others with an interest in the system, such as security agencies.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 29 April 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the arrangements for oversighting the Action Plan and whether the Plan's new measures have been administered effectively to deliver the intended results.
Entity
Attorney-General's Department; Department of Immigration and Citizenship; Australian Federal Police; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 25 September 2008
Published
The audit objective was to assess whether all agencies compiled Internet listings as required by the Senate Order, and to examine the appropriateness of the use, by selected agencies, of confidentiality provisions.
Entity
Across Agencies
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 1999–2000)
Published: Monday 13 March 2000
Published
The objective of the performance audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of DIMA's business entry program against the background of the Business and Temporary Entry program objective, with particular regard to whether:
- the existing performance management mechanisms and compliance monitoring strategies support the achievement of program outcomes and outputs;
- the quality of decision-making;
- business processes facilitate prompt visa decision-making consistent with program objectives; and
- decision-making support mechanisms promote robust and timely decision-making.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 1999–2000)
Published: Thursday 22 July 1999
Published
All persons, other than Australian nationals, are required to hold a visa to enter and stay in Australia. This audit's focus is on the entry component of the visa process and specifically the Electronic Travel Authority (ETA). The ETA is an electronically-stored authority for travel, which facilitates the entry of tourists and short-term business travellers from countries where the risk of non-compliance with visa conditions is low, that is, in countries classified as ‘low risk'. The objective of the performance audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the ETA.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs