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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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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2020–21)
Published: Tuesday 1 December 2020
Published

Management of the Australian Public Service’s Workforce Response to COVID-19

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce in implementing the Australian Government’s COVID-19 priorities.

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Entity 
Australian Public Service Commission; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Cross Government
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2020–21)
Published: Monday 31 August 2020
Published

Establishment and Use of ICT Related Procurement Panels and Arrangements

The objective of this audit was to assess the extent to which entities’ establishment and use of ICT related procurement panels and arrangements supported the achievement of value for money outcomes.

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Entity 
Across Entities
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Activity 
Procurement
Sector 
Cross Government
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2020
Published

Implementation of ANAO and Parliamentary Committee Recommendations — Education and Health Portfolios

The audit objective was to examine whether selected entities in the Health and Education portfolios implemented the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit and other parliamentary inquiry report recommendations and agreed ANAO performance audit recommendations.

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Across Entities
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Cross Government
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2019–20)
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2020
Published

Fraud Control Arrangements in the Department of Social Services

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services' fraud control arrangements.

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Entity 
Department of Social Services
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Cross Government
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 22 June 2020
Published

Fraud Control Arrangements in the Department of Home Affairs

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Home Affairs' fraud control arrangements.

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Entity 
Department of Home Affairs
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Cross Government
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2019–20)
Published: Friday 19 June 2020
Published

Fraud Control Arrangements in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's fraud control arrangements.

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Entity 
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Cross Government
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 2 April 2020
Published

Bilateral Agreement Arrangements Between Services Australia and Other Entities

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of bilateral agreement arrangements between Services Australia and other entities.

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Entity 
Across Entities
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Agriculture
Cross Government
Environment
Human Services
Social Services
Veterans' Affairs
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 20 February 2020
Published

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participation Targets in Major Procurements

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the mandatory minimum requirements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in major government procurements in achieving policy objectives. 

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Entity 
Across Entities
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Activity 
Procurement
Sector 
Cross Government
Indigenous
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2019–20)
Published: Wednesday 27 November 2019
Published

Commonwealth Resource Management Framework and the Clear Read Principle

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the clear read principle under the Commonwealth Resource Management Framework.

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Across Entities
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Cross Government
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2019–20)
Published: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Published

Award of Funding Under the Regional Jobs and Investment Packages

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of funding under the Regional Jobs and Investment Packages program was informed by appropriate departmental advice and that processes complied with the grants administration framework.

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Entity 
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
Contact 

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Activity 
Grants administration
Sector 
Industry
Regional Development
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 31 October 2019
Published

Implementation of the Digital Continuity 2020 Policy

The objective of this audit was to examine the extent to which Australian Government entities have implemented the Digital Continuity 2020 policy, and how effectively the National Archives of Australia is monitoring, assisting, and encouraging entities to meet the specified targets of the policy.

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Entity 
Across Entities
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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Cross Government
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 10 April 2019
Published

Governance and Integrity of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of governance and integrity arrangements for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF). 

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Entity 
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Foreign Affairs
Industry
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 29 March 2019
Published

Addressing Illegal Phoenix Activity

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.

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Entity 
Across Entities
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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Cross Government
Employment
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 23 April 2018
Published

Corporate Planning in the Australian Public Sector 2017–18

The audit objective was to assess entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.

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Entity 
Department of the Treasury; Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Industry
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 17 April 2018
Published

Management of Special Appropriations

The audit objective was to examine entity compliance with regulatory requirements for the establishment and ongoing management of special appropriations.

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Entity 
Department of Finance; Department of Social Services; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Department of Human Services
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Finance
Human Services
Industry
Science
Social Services
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 12 December 2017
Published

Low Emissions Technologies for Fossil Fuels

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science in administering the low emission technologies for fossil fuels (LETFF) program.

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Entity 
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Environment
Industry
Science
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 27 September 2017
Published

Design and Monitoring of the National Innovation and Science Agenda

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design process and monitoring arrangements for the National Innovation and Science Agenda by the relevant entities.

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Entity 
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Innovation and Science Australia
Contact 

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Activity 
Policy development
Sector 
Industry
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 23 May 2017
Published

Managing Underperformance in the Australian Public Service

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of underperformance in the Australian Public Service (APS) and identify opportunities for improvement.

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Entity 
Across Entities
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Agriculture
Attorney-General's
Cross Government
Industry
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Social Services
Treasury
Veterans' Affairs
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 20 December 2016
Published

Administration of the VET FEE-HELP Scheme

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and administration of the VET FEE-HELP scheme.

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Entity 
Department of Education and Training; Australian Skills Quality Authority; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Education
Industry
Training
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 28 November 2016
Published

Collection of North West Shelf Royalty Revenue

The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has effectively and efficiently administered the collection of North West Shelf royalty revenues.

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Entity 
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Industry
Science
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
Published

Cyber Resilience

The audit objective was to assess selected entities’ compliance with the four mandatory ICT security strategies in the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).

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Entity 
Australian Federal Police (AFP); Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC); Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Agriculture
Attorney-General's
Industry
Science
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 4 May 2016
Published

Implementing the Deregulation Agenda: Cutting Red Tape

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of selected departments’ implementation of deregulation initiatives.

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Entity 
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Communications and the Arts; Department of Health; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Communications
Health
Industry
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 15 March 2016
Published

Delivery and Evaluation of Grant Programmes

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.
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Entity 
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Industry and Science; Department of Social Services
Contact 

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Activity 
Grants administration
Sector 
Industry
Infrastructure
Regional Development
Science
Social Services
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 10 February 2016
Published

Administration of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's Gift to the Science and Industry Endowment Fund

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.

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Entity 
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Contact 

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Activity 
Grants administration
Sector 
Industry
Science
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 8 July 2015
Published

Procurement Initiatives to Support Outcomes for Indigenous Australians

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of procurement initiatives to support opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

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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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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Defence
Education
Employment
Human Services
Indigenous
Industry
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Social Services
Taxation
Training
Treasury
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 10 December 2014
Published

The Award of Grants under the Clean Technology Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness and equity of the award of funding under the Clean Technology Program in the context of the program objectives and the Commonwealth’s grants administration framework.

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Entity 
Department of Industry
Contact 

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Sector 
Industry
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 26 June 2014
Published

Establishment and Use of Multi-Use Lists

The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which agencies have arrangements to establish and use multi-use lists to support value for money, efficiency and effectiveness in procurement.

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Entity 
Across Agencies
Contact 

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Sector 
Attorney-General's
Defence
Finance
Human Services
Industry
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2013–14)
Published: Monday 23 June 2014
Published

Administration of the Australian Business Register

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Australian Business Register.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Department of Industry
Contact 

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Sector 
Industry
Taxation
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2013–14)
Published: Monday 23 June 2014
Published

Managing Conflicts of Interest in FMA Agencies

The audit objective was to determine whether Australian Government agencies were implementing appropriate policies and processes to identify and manage conflicts of interest.

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Across Agencies
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Sector 
Agriculture
Communications
Defence
Education
Employment
Environment
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Health
Human Services
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Regional Development
Social Services
Treasury
Veterans' Affairs
Read published report
Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 17 June 2014
Published

Commercialisation Australia Program

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Industry's administration of the Commercialisation Australia Program.

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Entity 
Department of Industry
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Sector 
Industry
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