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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2009
Published
The objectives of this audit were to:
- assess the current status of BCM and EM arrangements in Centrelink and identify opportunities for improvement; and
- review Centrelink's response to the recommendations.
Entity
Centrelink
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2008–09)
Published: Tuesday 17 February 2009
Published
The objective of the audit was to review the effectiveness and efficiency of Centrelink's customer feedback system and the progress Centrelink had made in implementing the recommendations of the 2004–05 audit and the subsequent JCPAA inquiry.
Entity
Centrelink
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 16 October 2008
Published
The objective of the audit was to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of the tip-off system, including Centrelink's management of privacy issues related to the tip-off management process.
Entity
Centrelink
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2008–09)
Published: Thursday 25 September 2008
Published
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.
Entity
Across Agencies
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 24 September 2008
Published
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).
Entity
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Centrelink
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2008–09)
Published: Wednesday 6 August 2008
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Tourism Australia's governance arrangements, the management of its marketing contracts, and whether outcomes are being achieved. The audit reviewed Tourism Australia's:
- procurement processes for selecting service providers;
- management of service provider contracts; and
- governance framework including planning, performance management and reporting.
Entity
Tourism Australia
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 19 June 2008
Published
The objective of this follow-up audit was to examine Centrelink's progress in implementing the recommendations of the 2004–05 audit and the subsequent JCPAA inquiry.
Entity
Centrelink; Department of Employment, and Workplace Relations; Department of Families, Housing and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 3 June 2008
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess whether agencies had effectively administered credit cards, including having complied with legislative and internal requirements.
Entity
NO-DEPTS-LISTED
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 26 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 28 February 2008
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess DAFF's implementation and administration of the three forest industry assistance programs under the TCFA. Particular emphasis was given to the:
- implementation of the programs and ongoing governance arrangements;
- promotion of the program and the development of program guidelines;
- assessment of applications and approval of funding; and
- management of funding agreements.
Entity
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 19 December 2007
Published
The overall objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Refresh and, in particular:
- the extent to which Centrelink has used the funds invested by the Government to develop its IT capability and realise the anticipated service delivery, financial and other benefits; and
- how Centrelink's programme management approach and Refresh's oversight arrangements have contributed to the achievement of the outcomes of the programme.
Entity
Centrelink
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 3 October 2007
Published
The objective of the audit was to determine whether the POI information recorded by Centrelink accords with relevant policy and thereby effectively supports informed decision-making regarding eligibility for the payment of various benefits to Centrelink customers
Entity
Centrelink; Department of Human Services
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 18 July 2007
Published
The objective of this audit is to examine DIAC's implementation of the nine recommendations made in the earlier audit. The audit has also taken into account changed circumstances since the original audit. These include a heightened security environment after 11 September 2001 and the results of other relevant ANAO performance audit and financial statement work. The audit also examined ETA decision-making processes to gain assurance about its robustness in a changing risk environment. This issue came to attention in recent audits of visa management processes.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship