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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 30 June 2009
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess whether the strengthened two–pass approval process for major capital equipment projects is being implemented effectively.
Entity
Department of Defence
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine if AFMA is effectively undertaking its regulatory compliance responsibilities in respect of domestic fishing in Commonwealth fisheries. Particular emphasis was
given to:
- the licensing of fishers and related transaction processing;
- the management of fishing quota by concession holders and AFMA; AFMA's domestic compliance monitoring and
- enforcement activities; and the governance arrangement for domestic fishing compliance.
Entity
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2009
Published
The objectives of this audit were to:
- assess the current status of BCM and EM arrangements in Centrelink and identify opportunities for improvement; and
- review Centrelink's response to the recommendations.
Entity
Centrelink
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 24 June 2009
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the department's administration of general recurrent grants for non-government schools. The audit examined key processes in the department's administration ofgeneral recurrent grants for non-government schools for 2005–08 in accordance with the Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004.
Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess whether selected organisations had effective security risk management programs, including whether a selection of protective security risk treatment controls was working as designed.
Entity
Across Agencies
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. 41 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 17 June 2009
Published
Given the significant expenditure associated with the Super Seasprites, and the problems that the Project had encountered over some time, the ANAO had commenced this performance audit prior to the Government's decision to cancel the Project. The focus of the audit was on Defence's and DMO's administration of the Project. In light of the Government's decision to cancel the Project, the objective of the audit was revised to place greater emphasis on those issues that resulted in the failure of the Project to provide the required capability, and highlighting project management lessons for major Defence acquisitions going forward.Accordingly the audit objective was to:
- identify those factors that contributed to the on-going poor performance of the Project;
- outline measures taken by Defence and DMO in seeking to overcome issues encountered by the Project, and key lessons arising from this project for the benefit of major acquisitions projects generally; and
- determine the capability and cost implications of a project that failed to deliver to expectations.
Entity
Department of Defence
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 2 June 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DoHA's management of the planning and allocation of aged care places and capital grants, in accordance with the Aged Care Act 1997.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of DAFF's implementation and administration of the Securing our Fishing Future structural adjustment package industry and community assistance programs.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 27 May 2009
Published
The objective of the ANAO's audit was to examine the effectiveness of DAFF's implementation and administration of the buyback of fishing concessions under the Securing our Fishing Future structural adjustment package.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2008–09)
Published: Monday 25 May 2009
Published
The objectives of the audit were to:
- determine the extent to which government entities complied with the requirement to publish and maintain documents online that were presented to the Parliament;
- evaluate selected government entities' policies and practices regarding online publishing; and
- assess AGIMO's policy and guidance in support of online publishing.
To address this objective the audit was conducted in three parts. Firstly, we reviewed a sample of papers tabled between 2000 and 2008 in order to assess their availability online. Next, we examined the online publishing practices of five government entities. These were the: Australian Federal Police (AFP); Department of the House of Representatives (DHR); Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Infrastructure); Department of the Treasury (Treasury); and National Archives of Australia (NAA). Finally, we reviewed AGIMO's role in supporting government entities in their online publishing practices.
Entity
Across Agencies
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. 34 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 20 May 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the administrative effectiveness of the Tax Office's strategies to address serious non-compliance. In conducting the audit, the ANAO examined the Tax Office's management framework and arrangements to deter, detect and deal with fraud and serious evasion.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 20 May 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office's administration of the PRRT. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) identified four key areas for review: general administration; compliance; promoting certainty in administering the PRRT; and governance arrangements.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 19 May 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to review Defence's management of the HQJOC Project's tender process, including probity management, for the construction of the joint operation headquarters in order to provide assurance that the policy principles for the use of private financing had been followed.
Entity
Department of Defence
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2008–09)
Published: Friday 8 May 2009
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess Army's progress in addressing the issues previously identified in Defence reviews and ANAO audits as affecting the Army Reserve's capability; and Identify the extent that the Army Reserve is capable of contributing to contemporary Australian Defence Force capability requirements through fulfilling its assigned roles and tasks.
Entity
Department of Defence
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. 29 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 23 April 2009
Published
The objective of this performance audit of construction projects on the AusLink National Network was to assess the effectiveness of the administration by DITRDLG in working with the States to deliver the outcomes expected by the Government and the broader community. To inform the audit assessment, the methodology included examination of both Australian Government and State Government records as well as site inspections in relation to 21 projects being delivered in three States (New South Wales (NSW), Queensland and Tasmania). DITRDLG and the respective State road transport authorities were consulted in the selection of projects to be examined in detail.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 22 April 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine the quality and integrity of DVA's income support records and to report on the effectiveness of the department's management of the data and how it impacts on service delivery.
Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2008–09)
Published: Friday 27 March 2009
Published
The objectives of this audit were to assess the progress of the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier Upgrade Project against stated schedule, cost and technical performance objectives; and Defence Materiel Organisation's (DMO's) progress in implementing the recommendations and addressing the findings of ANAO Audit Report No. 3 2005–06, Management of the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier Upgrade Project.
Entity
Department of Defence
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 19 March 2009
Published
The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Ageing's administration of health workforce initiatives in rural and remote Australia.
Entity
Deparment of Health and Ageing
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 11 March 2009
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess and report on the progress being made by Government agencies in achieving better practice in green office procurement and sustainable office management. The scope of the audit included agencies incorporated under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 as well as a sample of bodies incorporated under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. Sixty-three agencies were included in an audit survey. Detailed validation was carried out in nine of these agencies.
Entity
Across Entities
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 5 March 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the procurement and contracting associated with:
- the design, development and delivery of government advertising campaigns by Commonwealth departments; and
- the operation of the Central Advertising System (CAS).
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Finance and Deregulation; Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Health and Ageing; Attorney-General's Department
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 25 February 2009
Published
The audit focussed on performance information reporting by the submarine System Program Offices on reliability, safety systems and logistic support services. In the context of the sustainability arrangements, the audit considered combat system upgrades and personnel escape and rescue systems. Any arrangements that the Commonwealth may be considering regarding the potential sale of ASC were not within the scope of this audit.
Entity
Department of Defence
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to review the effectiveness and efficiency of Centrelink's customer feedback system and the progress Centrelink had made in implementing the recommendations of the 2004–05 audit and the subsequent JCPAA inquiry.
Entity
Centrelink
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 10 February 2009
Published
This audit focused on the approval of business system projects -projects aiming to achieve a business objective such as reduced costs or to implement a new program, in contrast with projects with a narrower technology focus such as replacing an agencyʹs desktop computers.
Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Veterans' Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 5 February 2009
Published
The second audit, which is the subject of this report, is a broader and more in-depth cross-portfolio audit. Its objective was to assess:
- the planning and delivery of capital works projects by proponent agencies;
- the extent to which projects have delivered on what was intended; and
- the extent to which proponent agencies have complied with the requirements of the Public Works Committee Act 1969 and approved procedures.
Entity
Across Agencies
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 4 February 2009
Published
The objectives of this audit were to:
- examine whether the appointment of CMAX Communications Pty Ltd as a provider of communications support and advice for the 2020 Summit was consistent with the Commonwealth procurement framework and sound principles of public administration; and
- assess the effectiveness of the administration of the CMAX Communications contract by PM&C.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 3 February 2009
Published
The Australian Political Parties for Democracy Programme is administered by Finance. The programme aims to strengthen democracy internationally by providing support for the international activities of Australia's major political parties. Funding of up to $1 million is provided annually under the programme to each of the Australian Labor Party and to the Liberal Party of Australia. Guidelines for the programme provide for the parties to re-apply for funding each year and set out the criteria against which applications for funding are assessed. The proposed audit would examine the administration of the program by Finance, including the adequacy of assessment of acquittal documentation and requests to roll over funding.
Entity
Department of Finance and Deregulation