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Performance audit reports

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. 57 of 2003–04)
Published: Thursday 24 June 2004
Published

Administration of Freedom of Information Requests

The audit objectives were to assess: the appropriateness of agencies' policies for dealing with requests for information in accordance with the FOI Act; and assess agencies' compliance with the provisions of the FOI Act, in relation to selected requests for information.

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Entity 
Australian Federal Police; Attorney-General’s Department; Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts; Department of Veterans’ Affairs; Australian Customs Service; Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Sector 
Arts
Attorney-General's
Communications
Customs
Veterans' Affairs
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2003–04)
Published: Tuesday 13 April 2004
Published

Department of Health and Ageing's Management of the Multipurpose Services Program and the Regional Health Services Program

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Health's management of the MPSP and the RHSP. To achieve the audit's objective, the ANAO examined whether Health; had an effective approach to planning the programs; had an effective approach to delivering the programs; effectively used performance information to manage the programs; and effectively managed its relationship with all stakeholders of the programs.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2003–04)
Published: Tuesday 30 March 2004
Published

National Marine Unit

The Australian Customs Service (Customs) is responsible for managing the integrity of Australia's border. The Australian maritime border is the 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Australia's 37 000 kilometre coastline. The National Marine Unit (NMU) contributes to customs' Civil Maritime Surveillance and Response program. It has eight 35 - metre Bay Class vessels (known as Australian Customs Vessels or ACVs) that are capable of maintaining a strategic presence around the Australian coast. The audit examined the administrative effectiveness of the NMU's surveillance and response operations. Particular emphasis was given to the following areas:

  • strategic and tactical taskings;
  • crew operations;
  • crew training;
  • asset management; and
  • governance arrangements.
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Australian Customs Service
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Customs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2003–04)
Published: Friday 20 February 2004
Published

Governance of the National Health and Medical Research Council

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the National Health and Medical Research Council's governance and administrative systems. In order to achieve this objective, the audit addressed three criteria to determine whether the Council had: identified its legislated responsibilities and monitored its legislative compliance; a sound corporate governance framework to support the performance of its legislated functions; and established robust administrative systems to support the performance of its legislated functions.

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National Health and Medical Research Council; Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2003–04)
Published: Friday 6 February 2004
Published

Supporting Managers - Financial Management in the Health Insurance Commission

The audit examined aspects of financial management in the Health Insurance Commission (HIC). The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the HIC's internal control structures, as well as its financial management framework and processes, in order to form an opinion on their ability to support HIC Commissioners and managers to make informed decisions on the efficient and effective use of Commonwealth resources.

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Health Insurance Commission
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2003–04)
Published: Thursday 5 February 2004
Published

Intellectual Property Policies and Practices in Commonwealth Agencies

The audit examined agency approaches to the management of intellectual property under its control, and identified themes common to the management of all types of intellectual property. The audit objective was to:

(i) form an opinion on whether Commonwealth agencies have systems in place to efficiently, effectively and ethically manage their intellectual property assets; and

(ii) identify areas for better practice in intellectual property management by those agencies.

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Entity 
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; Department of Defence
Sector 
Ageing
Defence
Health
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2003–04)
Published: Tuesday 4 November 2003
Published

Annual Performance Reporting

Annual Performance Reporting, No 11 2003-04 The audit reviewed the 2001-02 annual reports of the departments of : Communications, Technology and the Arts; Education, Science and Training; Employment and Workplace Relations; Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and the Australian Customs Service. The objectives of this audit were to determine whether agencies had: established a sound annual reporting performance information framework; developed arrangements to ensure performance information is accurate and coherent; and appropriately analysed performance information in their annual reports.

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Entity 
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Sector 
Arts
Communications
Customs
Education
Employment
Immigration
Indigenous
Science
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2003–04)
Published: Wednesday 24 September 2003
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Recordkeeping in Large Commonwealth Organisations

The audit reviewed the recordkeeping frameworks of four large Commonwealth organisations. The objective of the audit was to assess whether recordkeeping policies, systems and procedures were in accordance with relevant Government policies, legislation, accepted standards and recordkeeping principles, and applicable organisational controls.

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Entity 
Centrelink; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Family and Community Services; Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Agriculture
Centrelink
Fisheries
Forestry
Health
Social Services
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2003–04)
Published: Thursday 28 August 2003
Published

Management of the Extension Option Review - Plasma Fractionation Agreement

The audit reviewed the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing's (Health's) planning and conduct of the review undertaken to determine the recommendation to the Government on whether or not to exercise the extension option available to the Commonwealth under the Plasma Fractionation Agreement with CSL Limited. The audit was undertaken in response to a recommendation of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 1998–99)
Published: Wednesday 2 June 1999
Published

Food Safety Regulation in Australia Follow-up-Audit

The audit is a follow-up to Audit Report 12, 1995-96 Risk Management by Commonwealth Consumer Product Safety Regulators. The objectives of this follow-up audit were to determine the extent to which ANZFA had implemented the agreed recommendations contained in the 1995 Audit Report, and to determine the effectiveness of the implemented recommendations in improving food safety regulation.

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Entity 
Australian New Zealand Food Authority
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 1998–99)
Published: Wednesday 5 May 1999
Published

Management of Commonwealth Budgetary Processes: Preliminary Study

The objective of the preliminary study was to form a view regarding the quality of, and controls over, the Budget estimates and to inform the decision whether to proceed to a full performance audit at this time. On the basis of the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the budget process undertaken during the study, the ANAO concluded that there are no apparent systemic problems in the cash-based estimating processes in the agencies reviewed that would, in themselves, lead to material statistical inaccuracies in the Budget's projected outcomes. The ANAO decided not to proceed with a full performance audit at this time.

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Entity 
Department of Family and Community Services; Australian Customs Service; Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of the Treasury; Department of Finance and Administration
Sector 
Customs
Finance
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Social Services
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 8 March 1999
Published

Agency Management of Parliamentary Workflow

The purpose of the audit was to assess whether management of parliamentary workflow by the agencies reviewed was efficient and effective and to identify elements of good practice. In assessing agency effectiveness and efficiency, the audit focussed on issues of client service such as timeliness, quality and cost. It considered also the governance framework and accountability arrangements relevant to parliamentary workflow, as well as more operational considerations including the use of information technology, development of relevant management information and suitable benchmarking processes.

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Entity 
Centrelink; Department of Defence; Department of Family and Community Services; Department of Health and Aged Care
Sector 
Ageing
Centrelink
Defence
Health
Social Services
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 15 December 1998
Published

Getting Over the Line: Selected Commonwealth Bodies' Management of the Year 2000 Problem.

The audit reviewed six budget-funded agencies (Australian Customs Service, Australian Taxation Office, Centrelink, Department of Defence, Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, and Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) and two off-budget entities (Airservices Australia and Reserve Bank of Australia). The ANAO also examined the Office for Government Online's (OGO, formerly the Office of Government Information Technology, or OGIT) whole-of-government coordination of the Commonwealth's Year 2000 efforts.

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Entity 
Australian Customs Service; Australian Taxation Office; Centrelink; Department of Defence; Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs; Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Sector 
Centrelink
Customs
Defence
Education
Immigration
Taxation
Training
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 8 December 1998
Published

Planning of Aged Care

The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on the administrative effectiveness and efficiency of DHAC's processes for planning the Commonwealth's Aged and Community Care program, in particular, on the questions of how well the planning process has contributed to realising the program objectives of achieving an equitable distribution of places between regions, and selecting suitable service providers.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Aged Care
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 24 November 1998
Published

Postal Operations

The objective of this audit was to examine the efficiency and administrative effectiveness of processes the Australian Customs Service uses to screen incoming and outgoing mail. It also considers the involvement of other stakeholders such as Australia Post and Australian Quarantine Inspection Service.

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Entity 
Australian Customs Service
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Customs
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 1998–99)
Published: Thursday 12 November 1998
Published

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program

The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on the administrative effectiveness, efficiency and accountability of the Department of Health and Aged Care's delivery of health services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

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Entity 
Department of Health and Aged Care
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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