Browse our range of publications including performance and financial statement audit reports, assurance review reports, information reports and annual reports.
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Assurance review (Auditor-General Report No. 62 of 2016–17)
Published: Friday 30 June 2017
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The Auditor-General undertook a limited assurance engagement of the Department of Finance’s management of the lease between the Commonwealth of Australia and the New South Wales Rifle Association over the Malabar Headland. The limited assurance engagement examined whether the management was, in all material respects, in accordance with the Commonwealth Property Management Framework.
Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 59 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 27 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ implementation of myGov as at November 2016.
Entity
Department of Human Services; Digital Transformation Agency (DTA); Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 58 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 26 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to examine the implementation of the annual performance statements requirements under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and the enhanced Commonwealth performance framework.
Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Australian Federal Police; Department of Finance
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 55 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 20 June 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Northern Land Council in fulfilling its responsibilities and obligations under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, Native Title Act 1993 and Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Northern Land Council
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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. 52 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 23 May 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of underperformance in the Australian Public Service (APS) and identify opportunities for improvement.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 30 March 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the procurement by the Department of the Environment and Energy of a replacement Antarctic icebreaking vessel will provide value with public resources.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 22 March 2017
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Federal Police’s, the Australian Financial Security Authority’s and the Attorney-General’s Department’s administration of property and funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Entity
Australian Financial Security Authority; Australian Federal Police; Attorney-General’s Department
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 7 February 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which the Department of the Environment and Energy has implemented the recommendations from ANAO Report No. 43 2013–14 and strengthened its framework for the delivery of its regulatory activities.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2016–17)
Published: Friday 3 February 2017
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The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has effectively established and implemented the Indigenous Advancement Strategy to achieve the outcomes desired by government.
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Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 24 November 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy's design and implementation of the Reef Trust.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 20 September 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design process for the Rural Research and Development for Profit Programme, including performance measurement and reporting arrangements.
Entity
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 12 September 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s crediting and selection of carbon abatement to purchase under the Emissions Reduction Fund.
Entity
Clean Energy Regulator
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design of, and award of funding under, the Living Safe Together grants programme.
Entity
Attorney-General's Department
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether select Australian Government entities are effectively managing and controlling the use of Commonwealth credit and other transaction cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and policy requirements.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Fair Work Ombudsman; Australian Public Service Commission
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess progress in implementing the corporate plan requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy's award of funding under the 20 Million Trees Programme.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of Machinery of Government (MoG) changes by the selected Australian Government entities.
Entity
Department of Finance; Australian Public Service Commission; Department of Health; Department of Social Services; Attorney-General's Department; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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