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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 26 June 2014
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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.
Entity
Across Agencies
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 26 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s management of the National Medical Stockpile.
Entity
Department of Health
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 25 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the Department of Defence’s progress in delivering Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH90 aircraft) to the ADF through AIR 9000 Phases 2, 4 and 6, within approved cost, schedule and performance parameters.
Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 25 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Improving School Enrolment and Attendance through Welfare Reform Measure.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of Human Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess selected agencies’ compliance with the four mandatory ICT security strategies and related controls in the Australian Government Information Security Manual.
Entity
Across Agencies
Contact
David Gray, Executive Director - Phone (02) 6203 7377
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of physical security arrangements in selected Australian Government agencies, including whether applicable Australian Government requirements are being met.
Entity
Australian Crime Commission, Geoscience Australia, Royal Australian Mint
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2013–14)
Published: Monday 23 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Australian Business Register.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Department of Industry
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2013–14)
Published: Monday 23 June 2014
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The audit objective was to determine whether Australian Government agencies were implementing appropriate policies and processes to identify and manage conflicts of interest.
Entity
Across Agencies
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 19 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ administration of residential care payments.
Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 19 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DHS’ implementation of initiatives to support the delivery of services to Indigenous Australians.
Entity
Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 18 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s regulation of proponents’ compliance with Part 9 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Entity
Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 18 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Agriculture’s and Customs’ arrangements for the targeting and screening of incoming international mail to identify prohibited and restricted goods.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 17 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Industry's administration of the Commercialisation Australia Program.
Entity
Department of Industry
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2013–14)
Published: Monday 16 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ management of the trials of intensive service delivery for customers with complex needs.
Entity
Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 12 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to examine the application of the Australian Taxation Office's Compliance Effectiveness Methodology in evaluating the effectiveness of key compliance activities and shaping the development of strategies to promote voluntary compliance.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 12 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the establishment of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority and the effectiveness of its regulatory function.
Entity
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 11 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the Department of Employment’s management of the effectiveness and quality of employment services delivered by Job Services Australia providers.
Entity
Department of Employment
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 5 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Parliamentary Budget Office in conducting its role since being established in July 2012.
Entity
Parliamentary Budget Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 4 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the ATO’s activities to promote tax compliance by high wealth individuals.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 29 May 2014
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of arrangements for implementing and monitoring the implementation of ANAO performance audit recommendations in the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Human Services.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 29 May 2014
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The objective of this audit was to determine whether Australian Government entities were implementing effective strategies to support increased Indigenous employment.
Entity
Across Agencies
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 28 May 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s and Australian Hearing’s administration of the Community Service Obligations program for hearing services.
Entity
Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Australian Hearing Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 8 May 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the AEC’s implementation of the recommendation made in ANAO Audit Report No. 28 2009–10 relating to the transport and storage of completed ballot papers.
Entity
Australian Electoral Commission
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 7 May 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) application of the Code of Good Manufacturing Practice (Code of GMP) for prescription medicines.
Entity
Department of Health
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 7 May 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of ARPANSA’s management of the regulation of Commonwealth nuclear, radiation facilities and sources, including ARPANSA’s compliance with its legislative requirements.
Entity
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 30 April 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ administration of the child support objection review process.
Entity
Department of Human Services; Department of Social Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 24 April 2014
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ management of Medicare customer data and the integrity of this data.
Entity
Department of Human Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 23 April 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services' management of Medicare compliance audits.
Entity
Department of Human Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 17 April 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and conduct of the funding round for the Building Better Regional Cities Program.
Entity
Department of Social Services; Department of the Environment
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 16 April 2014
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The audit objective was to assess the administrative effectiveness of Defence’s procedures to provide emergency assistance to the civil community.
Entity
Department of Defence
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 13 March 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Australian Federal Police's (AFP’s) management of policing services at Australian international airports. In order to form a conclusion against this audit objective, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) examined if:
- the transition to the 'All In' model of policing at airports (Project Macer) had been delivered effectively;
- appropriate processes are in place for managing risk and operational planning;
- effective stakeholder engagement, relationship management and information sharing arrangements are in place;
- facilities at the airports are adequate and appropriate; and
- appropriate mechanisms for measuring the effectiveness of policing at airports have been developed and implemented.
Entity
Australian Federal Police
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 6 March 2014
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The objective of the audit was to report on the progress of the current phase of the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Program, which is known as SEA 4000 Phase 3–Build. This phase commenced in June 2007, and covers the finalisation of the detailed design, the signing of the Alliance and Platform System Design contracts, and the construction and delivery of the ships by the Industry Participants to the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO).
Entity
Department of Defence; Defence Materiel Organisation
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 27 February 2014
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In 2012–13, the ANAO pilot project to audit Key Performance Indicators(KPIs) was continued with the objective of conducting a review of framework developments, both in terms of the clarity of the policy and guidance issued by Finance and the performance of agencies in applying this policy and guidance, as a basis for implementing a future program of audits; and to further develop and test an audit methodology to address the practical challenges of assessing the appropriateness of KPIs, and their complete and accurate reporting.
Entity
Across Entities
Contact
Michael White, Executive Director, Phone (02) 6203 7393
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 20 February 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection's (DIBP’s) management of the Central Movement Alert List (CMAL) system, having particular regard to the recommendations contained in Audit Report No. 35 of 2008–09.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 12 February 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) complaints and other feedback management systems in supporting service delivery.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 5 February 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Bureau of Meteorology’s implementation of the Improving Water Information Program.
Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 30 January 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s administration of the Strengthening Basin Communities Program.
Entity
Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 29 January 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Smart Grid, Smart City Program, including the establishment, implementation and ongoing management of the program.
Entity
Department of the Environment; Department of Industry
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 19 December 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Indigenous Land Corporation’s administration of the Land Acquisition Program.
Entity
Indigenous Land Corporation
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 18 December 2013
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s arrangements for monitoring and reporting explosive ordnance and weapons security incidents.
Entity
Department of Defence
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 12 December 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the delivery of the first and second funding rounds of the Filling the Research Gap program by the Department of Agriculture.
Entity
Department of Agriculture
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 11 December 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Torres Strait Regional Authority’s administration of its program and service delivery functions.
Entity
Torres Strait Regional Authority
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 7 November 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) financial industry levies.
Entity
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority; Department of the Treasury
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 6 November 2013
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Government Reconstruction Inspectorate, supported by the National Disaster Recovery Taskforce, in providing assurance that value for money is being achieved in respect to Queensland reconstruction projects.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 31 October 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Australia’s arrangements to meet its treaty obligations under three selected treaties:
- International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001;
- Agreement between Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 1 July 1968 and Additional Protocol; and
- Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990.
Entity
Across Agencies
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 30 October 2013
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s implementation of reforms to capability development since the introduction of the two-pass process for government approval of capability projects and government’s acceptance of the reforms recommended by the Mortimer Review. The scope of this audit included the requirements phase and, to a limited extent, the acquisition phase of major capability development projects, focusing upon changes flowing from the major reforms.
Entity
Department of Defence
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 15 October 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s administration of the personal services income regime.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 26 September 2013
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The audit objective was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts for the 2012 calendar year reporting period.
Entity
Attorney-General's Department; Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; ComSuper; Department of Health and Ageing
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 15 August 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the adequacy of Defence’s processes, including compliance with the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act), the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 (FMA Regulations), and relevant Commonwealth and Defence procurement requirements, to select the capability solution recommended to the Government to satisfy the requirements of AIR 8000 Phase 2.
Entity
Department of Defence
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 14 August 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration, by DoHA and the Commonwealth partners, of the 2008 and 2011 Heads of Agreement for the management, operation and funding of the Mersey Community Hospital (The Commonwealth partners for this audit were the Tasmanian Government Department of Health and Human Services and the Tasmanian Health Organisation – North West).
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania; Tasmanian Health Organisation, North West
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 8 August 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the Liveable Cities Program, including the assessment and approval of applications.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 59 of 2004–05)
Published: Thursday 30 June 2005
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The objectives of this performance audit were to provide assurance that there were effective measures in place to safeguard the national collections and that institutions had processes in place to provide access to them. The ANAO also examined the extent to which the national cultural institutions have implemented the eleven recommendations from the previous report, Safeguarding Our National Collections (Audit Report No.8 1998-99).
Entity
Department of Communications, Technology and the Arts
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 58 of 2004–05)
Published: Wednesday 29 June 2005
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Health's administration of the National Respite for Carers Program.
Entity
Department of Health and Ageing
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 57 of 2004–05)
Published: Tuesday 28 June 2005
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether purchases of goods and services are conducted in accordance with relevant legislation, Government policies and guidelines, and sound purchasing principles and practices. The audit at each entity covered the internal control framework for purchasing and purchase transactions during 2002-03 and 2003-04 and, where applicable, was based on the CPGs current at that time. The audit examined all aspects of the purchasing process from the initial requirement for purchase through to the delivery of the supply and payment. It included an examination of aselection of individual purchases at each audited entity.
Entity
Australian National University; Australian Research Council; CRS Australia; The Department of Finance and Administration
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 55 of 2004–05)
Published: Thursday 23 June 2005
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The objective of the audit was to consider the status of workforce planning by APS agencies against the background of the ANAO's 2001 Better Practice Guide Planning for the Workforce of the Future, in light of there commendations made in the MAC Organisational Renewal 2001 and the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee report Recruitmentand Training in the Australian Public Service 2003. Workforce planning was defined as a continuous process of shaping the workforce to ensure it is capable of delivering organisational objectives now and in the future.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2004–05)
Published: Wednesday 22 June 2005
Published
A Health Care Card (HCC) is one of three types of concession cards issued by Centrelink for the Australian Government. The objectives of the audit were to assess: the effectiveness of whole of government approaches to administering HCCs by FaCS, Centrelink, Health and HIC; the adequacy ofperformance information relating to HCCs, including monitoring the use of the card and its budgetary impact, as well as the cost of administering HCCs; and the effectiveness of controls relating to the issue, maintenance and cancellation of the HCC; and to limit its incorrect or fraudulent use.
Entity
Health Insurance Commission; Department of Health and Ageing; Centrelink; Department of Family and Community Services
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2004–05)
Published: Tuesday 21 June 2005
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The objective of the audit was to express an opinion on the effectiveness of HOP management having regard to: compliance with applicable Australian Government policies; compliance with internal guidelines to assist loans officers to assess applications and manage loans; and programme performance reporting.
Entity
Indigenous Business Australia
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2004–05)
Published: Monday 20 June 2005
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The objectives of the Australian National Audit Office's (ANAO) performance audit were to: examine the efficiency and effectiveness of agencies' procurement and management of legal services arrangements; determine adherence to Australian Government policy requirements; examine the effectiveness of the OLSC's monitoring of agencies' compliance with Government policy requirements; examine the OLSC's role in assisting agencies to comply with Government policy.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2004–05)
Published: Wednesday 15 June 2005
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess whether DEWR's oversight of the Job Network ensures that job seekers are provided with high quality services. In particular, the ANAO examined whether DEWR had: an appropriate strategic approach to, and focus on, service quality across the Job Network; appropriate specification of the services to be provided to eligible job seekers, and of the quality of service provision; provided job seekers with a high quality of service at key Job Network service points; and appropriately monitored and reported the quality of service delivery, and appropriately managed service performance. As well, the ANAO examined whether the Job Network has appropriate mechanisms for identifying, assessing and implementing improvements to service delivery.
Entity
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; Centrelink
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2004–05)
Published: Thursday 2 June 2005
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the administration and implementation of the drought assistance measures. The audit focussed on EC, including prima facie EC, and key aspects of the additional drought assistance measures.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Centrelink; The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet