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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 15 March 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the selected entities:
- management of the delivery of projects awarded funding under four programmes where ANAO has previously audited the application assessment and selection processes; and
- development and implementation of evaluation strategies for each of those programmes.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Industry and Science; Department of Social Services
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 1 March 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services' administration of Early Intervention Services for Children with Disability.
Entity
Department of Social Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 25 February 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in managing compliance with fair trading obligations.
Entity
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2015–16)
Published: Monday 22 February 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements established by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), a division of the Department of the Environment, to support Australia’s Antarctic Program.
Entity
Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 10 February 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO's) Gift to the Science and Industry Endowment Fund.
Entity
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 3 February 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s administration of industry support and skill development programs.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 2 February 2016
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The objective of this audit was to assess how effectively the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) administers the science and technology work it undertakes for the Australian Defence Organisation.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 21 January 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the Department of Social Services and the Department of Human Services’ administration of Disability Support Pension eligibility and review processes.
Entity
Department of Social Services; Department of Human Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development’s design and implementation of the first funding round of the Bridges Renewal Programme.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2015–16)
Published: Monday 14 December 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether appropriate steps were taken to protect the Commonwealth’s interests and obtain value for money in respect to the:
- approval of $1.5 billion in Commonwealth funding for stage one of the East West Link project, and the June 2014 payment of $500 million of this funding; and
- approval of $1.5 billion in Commonwealth funding for stage two of the East West Link project, and the June 2014 payment of $1 billion of this funding.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Infrastructure Australia; Department of the Treasury; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; and Department of Finance.
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 10 December 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s (DIBP) management of compliance with visa conditions. To form a conclusion against this objective, the ANAO assessed whether DIBP:
- effectively manages risk and intelligence related to visa holders’ non-compliance with their visa conditions;
- promotes voluntary compliance through targeted campaigns and services that are appropriate and accessible to the community;
- conducts onshore compliance activities that are effective and appropriately targeted; and
- has effective administrative arrangements to support visa holders’ compliance with their visa conditions.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 3 December 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s and the Department of Human Services’ management and administration of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
Entity
Department of Health; Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 3 December 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Indigenous Business Australia’s management and implementation of the Indigenous Home Ownership Program.
Entity
Indigenous Business Australia
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 1 December 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s records management arrangements, including Health’s progress in transitioning to digital records management.
Entity
Department of Health
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 24 November 2015
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The audit objectives were to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s management of the test and evaluation (T&E) aspects of its major capital equipment acquisition program; and to report on Defence’s progress in implementing T&E recommendations made in the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee’s August 2012 report, Procurement procedures for Defence capital projects.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 18 November 2015
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services' (DSS) administration of the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), with a focus on the assessment of applications, and management of reserved allocations.
Entity
Department of Social Services
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 10 November 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service’s management of compliance with the wildlife trade regulations under Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Entity
Department of the Environment; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 4 November 2015
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The objective of this audit was to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the Australian Electoral Commission’s implementation of those recommendations relating to improving the accuracy and completeness of the electoral roll and other matters from Audit Report No.28 2009–10 that have not previously been followed-up by the ANAO.
Entity
Australian Electoral Commission
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 22 October 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs monitoring and implementation of ANAO and internal performance audit recommendations.
Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 30 September 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts.
Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Social Services; Department of Veterans' Affairs
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 13 August 2015
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s regulation of permits and approvals within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Entity
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 14 July 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s regulation of unsolicited communications.
Entity
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 8 July 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of procurement initiatives to support opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
Entity
Department of Defence; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Employment; Department of Industry and Science; and Department of Education and Training
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s management of the acquisition of medium and heavy vehicles, associated modules and trailers for the Australian Defence Force.
Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of capital gains tax for individual and small business taxpayers.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme by the Department of Defence and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Entity
Department of Defence; Department of Veterans' Affairs
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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The audit objective is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture’s administration of the Imported Food Inspection Scheme.
Entity
Department of Agriculture
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected entities had appropriately justified the use of limited tender procurement and whether processes adopted met the requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.
Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Services; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Human Services
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s identity verification arrangements for applicants in the Citizenship Program.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 9 June 2015
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The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ administration of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.
Entity
Department of Human Services
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