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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. 51 of 1999–2000)
Published: Thursday 29 June 2000
Published

Program Management in the Training and Youth Division of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

The objective of the audit was to examine program management in the Training and Youth Division of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs. In broad terms, the audit focused on the management frameworks at both Divisional and program level. Three of the Division's programs were selected for more detailed review as follows:

  • Workplace English Language and Literacy;
  • Literacy and Numeracy; and
  • Support for New Apprentices.
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Entity 
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 1999–2000)
Published: Monday 19 June 2000
Published

Follow-up audit of Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA) International Services

The objective of the follow-up audit was to review the effectiveness of the DETYA International Services (DIS) cost recovery operational model. The initial audit of DIS was undertaken in 1997-98 (Audit Report No.35).

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Entity 
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 1999–2000)
Published: Wednesday 31 May 2000
Published

Commonwealth Foreign Exchange Risk Management Practices

The Commonwealth has significant foreign exchange risk exposures including $A8.4 billion of foreign currency transactions with the Reserve Bank of Australia in 1998-99. Under the Financial Management and Accountability Act and its associated Regulations, all agencies are required to assess and, where possible, manage, foreign exchange risk. The audit reviewed four agencies that have substantial foreign currency payment exposures namely:

  • the Department of Defence;
  • the Australian Agency for International Development;
  • the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and
  • the Department of Finance and Administration.

The objective of the audit was to identify and assess the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the management of foreign exchange risk across the selected agencies, also to identify opportunities to improve the management of foreign exchange risk, including any associated potential financial savings that could accrue to the Commonwealth.

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Entity 
Department of Defence; Australian Agency for International Development; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Finance and Administration
Sector 
Defence
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Trade
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 1999–2000)
Published: Thursday 11 May 2000
Published

Planning and Monitoring for Cost Effective Service Delivery- Staffing and Funding Arrangements

The objective of the audit was to determine whether Centrelink's planning, monitoring and costing arrangements provide a sound basis to underpin its delivery of quality, cost effective customer services.

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Entity 
Centrelink
Sector 
Centrelink
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 1999–2000)
Published: Wednesday 5 January 2000
Published

Commonwealth Electricity Procurement

The objective of this audit was to form an opinion on the adequacy of, and to identify best practice in, Commonwealth agencies' electricity procurement systems and procedures. In doing so, the ANAO also formed an opinion on the level and results of participation by Commonwealth agencies in the National Electricity Market. The audit concentrated on adherence by agencies to the principles of the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines: Core Policies and Principles (March 1998), emphasising the importance of Commonwealth agencies achieving value-for-money (VFM) in their purchasing. VFM is one of the six principles on which the Guidelines are based.

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Entity 
Australian Greenhouse Office; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Department of Defence; Department of Finance and Administration
Sector 
Defence
Environment
Finance
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 1999–2000)
Published: Monday 23 August 1999
Published

Managing Data Privacy in Centrelink

The objective of this audit was to assess the systems put in place by Centrelink to protect data privacy. The audit reviewed the adequacy of the policies, procedures and the administrative framework associated with data privacy, and the computer systems that are used to store and disseminate data. The ANAO also examined compliance with legislative requirements.

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Centrelink
Sector 
Centrelink
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 1999–2000)
Published: Thursday 22 July 1999
Published

Fraud Control Arrangements in Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs

The audit reviewed fraud control arrangements in the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs. The objective of this audit was to establish whether the Department had developed a sound fraud control framework by examining the arrangements for: · policy and planning; · performance assessment; · quality assurance; and · training and awareness raising.

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Entity 
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Sector 
Education
Training
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 1998–99)
Published: Wednesday 26 May 1999
Published

Establishment and Operation of Green Corps

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the administrative arrangements for the establishment and operation of the Green Corps program. Green Corps is a voluntary program for young Australians between 17 and 20 years old to receive accredited training in a range of skills such as bush regeneration and habitat protection. The program is delivered through a contractual arrangement. It was introduced in 1996 with a program allocation of $41.7 million over three years. The focus of the audit was on the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affair's administration of the program, including the management of the contract.

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Entity 
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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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. 30 of 1998–99)
Published: Friday 15 January 1999
Published

Use and Operation of Performance Information in the Service Level Agreements

The audit reviewed the use and operation of performance information in service level agreements between Centrelink and three agencies; the Department of Social Security, the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business. The objective of the audit was to establish whether the performance assessment framework specified in the agreements enabled the adequate assessment of achievements under purchaser/provider arrangements entered into by DSS, DEETYA and Centrelink.

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Entity 
Department of Education Training and Youth Affairs; Centrelink; Department of Social Security
Sector 
Centrelink
Education
Employment
Social Services
Training
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 1998–99)
Published: Friday 18 December 1998
Published

Sale of DAS Interiors Australia - DAS Business Unit Sales

The audit reviewed the sale of DAS Interiors Australia, a business unit of the Department of Administrative Services, which provided a range of services covering strategic advice and accommodation planning, design and documentation, and supervision of office fit-outs. The objectives of the audit were to review the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the sale.

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Entity 
Department of Finance; Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing
Sector 
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 1998–99)
Published: Friday 18 December 1998
Published

Sale of Works Australia - DAS Business Unit Sales

The audit reviewed the sale of Works Australia, a business unit of the Department of Administrative Services, which provided project, architectural and engineering design and documentation services to the Commonwealth and State Governments and private enterprise. The objectives of the audit were to review the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the sale.

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Entity 
Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing
Sector 
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 1998–99)
Published: Friday 18 December 1998
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DASFLEET Sale - DAS Business Unit Sales

The audit reviewed the sale of DASFLEET, a business unit of the Department of Administrative Services, which provided passenger and general commercial vehicle leasing, rental and fleet management and maintenance services. The objectives of the audit were to review the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the sale.

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Entity 
Department of Finance; Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing
Sector 
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 1998–99)
Published: Friday 18 December 1998
Published

DAS Business Unit Sales Management

The audit reviewed the sales of DASFLEET, Works Australia and DAS Interiors Australia. Separate audit reports have been produced for each of the sales. This report focuses on the management of the overall sale processes for all business units.

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Entity 
Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing
Sector 
Finance
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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. 12 of 1998–99)
Published: Thursday 29 October 1998
Published

Taxation Reform - Community Education and Information Program

The issues examined by the ANAO were considered on two levels. First, legal and ethical processes that focus on whether there are any impediments to the Government and public service implementing the CEIP in the way they have. The public interest issues turn largely on the question of whether the CEIP was for Government or party-political purposes. The other level on which these issues were considered is that of public accountability and the way in which decisions to spend public money are made. In turn, these issues raise questions about the relationship between, and authority of, the Government and Parliament. They may also involve consideration of what might be regarded as proper or responsible conduct by governments and the public service.

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Entity 
Department of Finance and Administration; Department of the Treasury
Sector 
Finance
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 1998–99)
Published: Wednesday 21 October 1998
Published

OGIT and FedLink Infrastructure

Fedlink was to comprise two elements: a high capacity telecommunications infrastructure (phase 1) and information technology applications which support Internet and Intranet communication, and transactions in a secure environment (phase 2) [which never went ahead]. OGIT sought the services of the ANAO to provide an opinion on the probity of the methodology and procedures applied in the evaluation process for phase 1. Therefore the objectives of this audit were to assist OGIT in the timely identification of any deficiencies in the evaluation of responses from suppliers and options for addressing the deficiencies.

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Entity 
Department of Finance and Administration; Office of Government Information Technology
Sector 
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 7 September 1998
Published

Management of the Implementation of the New Employment Services Market

The objective of the audit was to determine the extent to which the new employment services market had been implemented effectively and efficiently in accordance with announced Government policy and timeframe.

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Entity 
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 1998–99)
Published: Friday 3 July 1998
Published

Corporate Governance Framework

The audit reviewed the corporate governance framework of the Australian Electoral Commisson (AEC). The objective of the audit was to review whether the AEC's corporate governance framework was sound.

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Entity 
Australian Electoral Commission
Sector 
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 1995–96)
Published: Wednesday 19 June 1996
Published

Management of the Commercial Estate

The objectives of the audit were to examine and report on the economy, efficiency and administrative effectiveness of AEM's management and administration of the Commonwealth-owned commercial office estate. The ANAO addressed 22 recommendations to AEM, which will remain relevant in the context of the major administrative changes that the Commonwealth's property management function is currently undertaking.

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Entity 
Australian Estate Management
Sector 
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 1995–96)
Published: Friday 17 May 1996
Published

Procurement of Training Services

The audit examined whether training services purchased by the Department for labour market programs provided value for money.

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Entity 
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 1995–96)
Published: Tuesday 17 October 1995
Published

Provision of Hearing Services

The purpose of this audit was to determine whether Australian Hearing Services has in place procedures to monitor the quality of services provided at both its own hearing centres and contractors' sites.

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Entity 
Australian Hearing Services
Sector 
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 1995–96)
Published: Tuesday 17 October 1995
Published

Regional Office Resourcing and Benefit Processing

This audit reviewed:

  • the methods used by the Department of Social Security (DSS) to determine and allocate staff numbers to Regional Offices. It sought to ascertain whether the allocations resulting from these methods met the demands placed on Regional Offices and the scope for improvement to these methods; and
  • the scope for improvements to the benefit delivery process and other aspects of Regional Office operations that could lead to significant productivity gains or client service benefits.
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Entity 
Department of Social Security
Sector 
Finance
Social Services
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 1995–96)
Published: Thursday 21 September 1995
Published

CES Case Management

This audit reviewed the efficiency and administrative effectiveness of case management in the Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) to identify good practices and any areas in need of improvement.

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Entity 
Department of Employment, Education and Training
Sector 
Education
Employment
Training
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