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Financial statement audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2018–2019)
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Published: Thursday 13 June 2019
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This report focuses on the results of the interim audits, including an assessment of entities’ key internal controls, supporting the 2018–19 financial statements audits. It examines 26 entities, including all departments of state and a number of major Australian government entities. The entities included in the report are selected on the basis of their contribution to the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of the 2017–18 Consolidated Financial Statements of the Australian Government (CFS). Significant and moderate findings arising from the interim audits are reported to the responsible Minister(s), and all findings are reported to those charged with governance of each entity.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2018–2019)
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Published: Thursday 13 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ role in implementing the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010–2022 (the National Plan).
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Department of Social Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2018–2019)
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Published: Thursday 6 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic).
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Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2018–2019)
Recent
Published: Friday 31 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities had designed and implemented appropriate governance and administration arrangements for the transition and delivery of sustainable reforms to services on Norfolk Island.
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Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2018–2019)
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Published: Thursday 30 May 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) management of small business tax debt arising from compliance activities.
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Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2018–2019)
Recent
Published: Wednesday 29 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the coordination arrangements of key Australian Government entities operating in Torres Strait.
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Across entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2018–2019)
Recent
Published: Thursday 23 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence’s acquisition of a Battle Management System and a Tactical Communications Network through Land 200 Tranche 2 Work Packages B–D.
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Department of Defence
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2018–2019)
Recent
Published: Wednesday 22 May 2019
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The audit’s objective was to determine if the Bureau of Meteorology’s processes support the delivery of effective extreme weather services.
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Bureau of Meteorology
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Audit insights
Published: Friday 17 May 2019
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This edition of audit insights outlines key messages from a series of recent audits examining the effectiveness of governance boards in four corporate Commonwealth entities. The audit observations from this series of audits relate primarily to the ‘soft’ attributes of effective governance such as relationships, behaviours and culture, while also recognising the important interplay with the ‘hard’ attributes of governance such as board composition, appointment processes and independence. The key messages may be relevant for the operations of other Commonwealth boards as well as broader governance arrangements in Commonwealth entities.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2018–2019)
Published: Tuesday 14 May 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether selected regulatory entities effectively apply the cost recovery principles of the Australian Government’s cost recovery framework. The selected regulatory entities were the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, and the Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration).
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Australian Maritime Safety Authority; Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
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