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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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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 24 June 2009
Published

Funding for Non-government Schools

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.

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
Published

Security Risk Management

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.

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Across Agencies
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Finance
Health
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 23 June 2009
Published

Construction of the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre

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.
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Department of Finance and Deregulation
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Finance
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2008–09)
Published: Monday 25 May 2009
Published

Online Availability of Government Entities' Documents Tabled in the Australian Parliament

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.

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Sector 
Attorney-General's
Finance
Infrastructure
Parliament
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Regional Development
Transport
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 11 March 2009
Published

Green Office Procurement and Sustainable Office Management

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.

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Sector 
Energy
Environment
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 5 March 2009
Published

The Administration of Contracting Arrangements in relation to Government Advertising to November 2007

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).
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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
Sector 
Ageing
Attorney-General's
Education
Employment
Finance
Health
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 10 February 2009
Published

The Approval of Small and Medium Sized Business System Projects

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.

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Veterans' Affairs
Sector 
Ageing
Education
Employment
Health
Veterans' Affairs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 5 February 2009
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Approval of Funding for Public Works

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.
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Across Agencies
Sector 
Defence
Education
Employment
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 4 February 2009
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CMAX Communications Contract for the 2020 Summit

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.
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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Sector 
Defence
Finance
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 3 February 2009
Published

The Administration of Grants under the Australian Political Parties for Democracy Program

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.

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Department of Finance and Deregulation
Sector 
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 28 January 2009
Published

Administration of Job Network Outcome Payments

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of DEEWR's administration of Job Network outcome payments.

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 16 December 2008
Published

Government Agencies' Management of their Websites

The audit objective was to assess how well agencies manage their websites. Particular attention was given to the audited agencies' website purposes, risk management and planning, policies, content management procedures, and performance monitoring and reporting. These elements provide the framework for the design, implementation and operation of websites.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade
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Agriculture
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Trade
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 25 September 2008
Published

The Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (Calendar Year 2007 Compliance)

The audit objective was to assess whether all agencies compiled Internet listings as required by the Senate Order, and to examine the appropriateness of the use, by selected agencies, of confidentiality provisions.

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Across Agencies
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Centrelink
Finance
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 24 September 2008
Published

The Business Partnership Agreement between the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and Centrelink

The audit objective was to form an opinion on the administrative effectiveness of the arrangements between DEEWR (previously DEWR) and Centrelink for the delivery of working age employment services under the Business Partnership Agreement (BPA).

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Centrelink
Sector 
Centrelink
Education
Employment
Human Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 23 September 2008
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Establishment and Management of the Communications Fund

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management and administration of the Communications Fund, including an assessment of:

  • the development and implementation of appropriate investment strategies; and
  • the robustness of the governance structures and controls relating to investment activities.
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Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy; Department of Finance and Deregulation
Sector 
Communications
Finance
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 26 June 2008
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Specific Purpose Payments:General Recurrent Grants for Government Schools

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the department's administration of general recurrent grants paid to the States and Territories for government schools. To achieve this, the ANAO assessed whether the department:

  • paid the correct amount of general recurrent grants to the States and Territories;
  • effectively managed the agreements with the States and Territories; and
  • monitored progress towards achieving the National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century.
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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2008
Published

Third Tranche Sale of Telstra Shares

The objectives for the audit of the third tranche sale of Telstra shares were to:

  • assess the extent to which the Government's sale objectives were achieved, including maximising overall value for money;
  • assess the effectiveness of the management of the sale; and
  • identify principles of sound administrative practice to facilitate potential improvements in any future asset sales.
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Department of Finance and Deregulation
Sector 
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 5 June 2008
Published

Managing e-Business Applications-Follow-up Audit

The objective of this follow-up audit is to examine DEEWR's implementation of the six recommendations made in the ANAO's 2003 report. This audit has had regard to the issues underlying the recommendations, and new administrative issues affecting their implementation.

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 4 June 2008
Published

Administration of Job Network Service Fees

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of DEEWR's administration of Job Network service fees. The ANAO examined DEEWR's arrangements to:

  • specify the nature and level of services to be supplied by JNMs and to communicate this to the JNMS;
  • calculate and pay service fees in accordance with the Employment Services Contract (ESC) 2006–2009 it has with JNMs; and
  • obtain assurance that JNMs have delivered services in accordance with the contract.
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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 3 June 2008
Published

Management of Credit Cards

The objective of this audit was to assess whether agencies had effectively administered credit cards, including having complied with legislative and internal requirements.

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NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Sector 
Agriculture
Communications
Finance
Fisheries
Forestry
Human Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 23 April 2008
Published

Parent School Partnerships Initiative

The objective of the audit was to review the effectiveness of the department's administration of the PSPI. To achieve this, the ANAO considered the department's program planning and design, service delivery arrangements and monitoring, review and reporting activities. The decision which resulted in the replacement of ASSPA with PSPI was a policy decision of the Government and, thus, was beyond the scope of this audit.

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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Sector 
Education
Employment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 21 February 2008
Published

The Management of Cost Recovery by Selected Regulators

The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected regulatory agencies have cost recovery procedures and practices which comply with the Government's guidelines. To address this objective, the audit assessed the management of cost recovery against the following criteria:

  • regulatory agencies have clear and consistent cost recovery procedures to identify their activities and costs, and set fees and levies;
  • regulatory agencies have effectively implemented their cost recovery procedures;
  • regulatory agencies regularly monitor and review their cost recovery activities; and
  • regulatory agencies regularly report on their cost recovery.
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NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Sector 
Ageing
Attorney-General's
Finance
Health
Industry
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 17 October 2007
Published

Whole of Government Indigenous Service Delivery Arrangements

The audit objective was to assess how four key departments: Education, Science and Training (DEST); Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR); Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA); and Health and Ageing (DoHA) are implementing the Government's policy objective for Indigenous service delivery.

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NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Sector 
Ageing
Education
Employment
Health
Indigenous
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 4 October 2007
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Australian Apprenticeships

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DEST's administration of its role in Australian Apprenticeships. To achieve this, the ANAO assessed DEST's performance to determine if DEST:

  • monitored whether Australian Apprenticeships was achieving its objectives;
  • effectively managed the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Programme; and
  • effectively managed its contracts with Australian Apprenticeships Centres.
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Department of Education, Science and Training
Sector 
Education
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 27 September 2007
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The Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (Calendar Year 2006 Compliance)

The audit objectives were to assess the appropriateness of the use of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts and whether selected agencies had compiled Internet listings of contracts, as required by the Senate Order and agreed to by the Government.

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Entity 
Across Entities
Sector 
Communications
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 19 July 2007
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Australian Technical Colleges Programme

The audit objective was to form an opinion on the effectiveness of DEST's planning, assessment, and Funding Agreements management for the Australian Technical Colleges programme. At the time of the audit fieldwork (prior to the 2007–08 Budget) the Government had announced the establishment of 21 of the then target of 25 colleges. After fieldwork was completed the Government announced its intention to fund an additional three colleges in three new regions.

The criteria for this audit were designed to test whether DEST's management of the programme complied with its plans, procedures and guidelines, with the Act, and better practices for grants administration. For these purposes, the ANAO focused on DEST's:

  • planning for the implementation of the programme;
  • assessment of proposals to establish and operate the colleges; and
  • management of the Funding Agreements.
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Department of Education, Science and Training
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2000–01)
Published: Monday 28 May 2001
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Information and Technology in Centrelink

The audit was conducted as a joint financial statement and performance audit of Centrelink's Information and Technology (I&T) systems. The objective of the financial statement component of the audit was to express an opinion on whether Centrelink could rely on its I&T systems to support production of a reliable set of financial information for the financial statements. The objective of the performance audit component was to determine whether Centrelink's I&T systems outputs adequately met quality and service delivery targets.

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Centrelink
Sector 
Centrelink
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2000–01)
Published: Thursday 17 May 2001
Published

Assessment of New Claims for the Age Pension by Centrelink

The Age Pension is a social security income support payment available to Australian residents and eligible Australians residing overseas who have reached Age Pension age and whose income and assets are under certain limits. In 1999-2000, approximately $14 billion was paid to approximately 1.7 million Age Pension recipients. Payment of Age Pension is made under the Social Security Law and in accordance with the Guide to the Social Security Law prepared by the Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS). FaCS has contracted Centrelink under a Business Partnership Agreement (BPA) to administer the payment of Age Pension to eligible customers. The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which new claims for Age Pension had been assessed in compliance with the legislation and other relevant guidelines developed by Centrelink, and whether Centrelink employed appropriate mechanisms to help ensure such compliance. In particular, the ANAO sought evidence with respect to: payment at the right rate, from the right date, to the right person with the right product, for new claims assessed during the audit sample period (that is, in accordance with the working definition of accuracy within Centrelink); the accuracy of Centrelink?s own reporting on compliance, as reported to FaCS under the BPA; and the application of appropriate mechanisms to help ensure such compliance.

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Centrelink
Sector 
Centrelink
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2000–01)
Published: Friday 22 December 2000
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Program Administration in Training and Youth Division - Business Process Reengineering

The audit was undertaken in the Training and Youth Division TYD) of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the application of Business Processing Reengineering(BPR) principles would identify improvements to the business processes of the TYD. The TYD was used in this audit to illustrate the application of BPR as a tool for agencies to identify efficiencies and enhance program effectiveness.

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Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2000–01)
Published: Thursday 30 November 2000
Published

Second Tranche Sale of Telstra Shares

The objectives of the audit were to: assess the extent to which the Government's sale objectives were achieved; assess the effectiveness of the management of the public share offer; and identify principles of sound administrative practice to facilitate improved administrative arrangements for future Commonwealth public share offers.

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Department of Finance and Administration
Sector 
Finance
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