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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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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 29 June 1999
Published

Staff Reductions in the Australian Public Service

The objective was to assess the extent to which staff reductions have been managed in a sound strategic and cost-effective manner consistent with the Government's guidelines and the ANAO's 1996 better practice guide Managing APS Staff Reductions. The audit focussed on 3 agencies - the Australian Taxation Office, the former Department of Primary Industry and Energy, and the former Department of Transport and Regional Development. The ANAO found that the majority of staff reductions were achieved through retrenchment rather than natural attrition; and that decisions on the number of retrenchments were not always supported by an assessment of the impact of the reductions on the agencies' abilities to conduct their business.

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Public Service and Merit Protection Commission and Other Agencies
Sector 
Energy
Industry
Regional Development
Taxation
Transport
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 23 November 1998
Published

Aviation Security in Australia

The primary objective of the audit was to assess the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of DoTRD's implementation of Annex 17 in the Australian aviation environment. The ANAO concluded that DoTRD has established a regulatory regime which ensures Australia's compliance with the standards embodied in Annex 17. However, there are areas where Australia's aviation security regime can be strengthened even further including; developing a more robust approach to risk management, developing a longer-term perspective to DoTRD's planning structure, development of proactive alliances with aviation regulators in neighbouring countries in the Asia-Pacific region, further improvement of the airport audit process, development and implementation of an evaluation strategy, development of a formal transparent approach to enforcement.

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Department of Transport and Regional Services
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Regional Development
Transport
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 1997–98)
Published: Tuesday 24 March 1998
Published

Sale of Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth Airports

The objectives in auditing the sale were to assess the extent to which the Government's sale objectives were achieved; review the efficiency of the management of the sale process; assess whether the sale arrangements adequately protected the Commonwealth's interests, including minimising ongoing Commonwealth risk; and identify principles of sound administrative practice to facilitate improved arrangements for future trade sales, particularly the later phases of airport sales.

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Department of Transport and Regional Development; Office of Asset Sales and IT Outsourcing
Sector 
Aviation
Regional Development
Transport
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 1997–98)
Published: Tuesday 25 November 1997
Published

Sydney Airport Noise Amelioration Program

The objectives of the audit were to:

  • assess the extent to which major program objectives were achieved;
  • identify major strengths and weaknesses related to the economy, effectiveness and efficiency of the program administration; and
  • identify areas of improvements and risks which should be addressed in arrangements with a private sector project manager.

Audit criteria were developed to address the areas of program planning and implementation, performance measurement and monitoring, responsiveness to emerging issues, dispute resolution mechanisms, risk management and program improvement measures.

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Department of Transport and Regional Development
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Regional Development
Transport
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