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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 1 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the selected entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirements under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.
This audit assessed corporate plans for the 2016–17 reporting period, and complements the report published in August 2016 which assessed corporate plans for the 2015–16 reporting period.
Entity
Comcare; Department of Education and Training; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; National Library of Australia
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 22 May 2017
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The audit Administration of ABSTUDY and the audit Administration of Youth Allowance have been combined to table as one report titled Administration of ABSTUDY and Administration of Youth Allowance.
The objective of both audits was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Social Services’ and the Department of Human Services’ program administration.
Entity
Department of Social Services; Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 11 May 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Education and Training established the Apprenticeship Training – alternative delivery pilots program in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants and Rules Guidelines.
Entity
Department of Education and Training
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 10 April 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the OneSKY tender was conducted so as to provide value with public resources and achieve required timeframes for the effective replacement of the existing air traffic management platforms.
Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 14 February 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether appropriate steps were taken to protect the Commonwealth's interests and obtain value for money in respect to the $3.5 billion in Commonwealth funding committed to the NSW Government for the WestConnex project.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Infrastructure Australia
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 20 December 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and administration of the VET FEE-HELP scheme.
Entity
Department of Education and Training; Australian Skills Quality Authority; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 9 November 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Employment and the Department of Education and Training's administration of the Shared Services Centre to achieve efficiencies and deliver value to its customers.
Entity
Department of Employment; Department of Education and Training
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 19 October 2016
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The objectives of the audit were to:
- assess the effectiveness of the ongoing administration of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework; and
- assess the effectiveness of the selected entities’ administration in developing advertising campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the campaign advertising framework applying at the time, and relevant legal and government policy requirements.
Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Treasury; Department of Education and Training; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Communications and the Arts’ assessment and selection of base stations for funding under the first round of the Mobile Black Spot Programme.
Entity
Department of Communications and the Arts
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