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Speech
Published: Friday 12 March 2004
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Developments in Government Accounting and Auditing in Australia

Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2003–04)
Published: Friday 5 March 2004
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The Administration of Major Programs

In 1997, and subsequently in 1999, the Australian Government introduced two major spending packages with a total value of almost $1 billion. These spending packages were designed to address the challenges posed by the issue of climate change and to meet Australia's domestic and international commitments. Since its inception in 1998, the Australian Greenhouse Office has been responsible for the implementation of greenhouse related programs from these two major spending packages. The objective of the audit was to examine and report on the administrative efficiency and effectiveness of seven major programs administered by the Australian Greenhouse Office.

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Australian Greenhouse Office
Sector 
Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2003–04)
Published: Wednesday 3 March 2004
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The Australian Taxation Office's Collection and Management of Activity Statement Information

The audit reviewed the ATO's collection and management of activity statement information. The audit paid particular regard to:

  • the environment into which activity statements were introduced;
  • taxpayer concerns with activity statement administration;
  • the mechanisms the ATO uses to capture and process activity statements;
  • the change processes the ATO uses to change and test activity statement IT systems; and
  • the management methodology used to report on, and assess the performance of, activity statement related systems and processes.
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Australian Taxation Office
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2003–04)
Published: Tuesday 2 March 2004
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Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft: Project Management

The audit reviewed the Defence Materiel Organisation's management of the $3.43 billion Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) project. The Wedgetail project is to provide the Australian Defence Force with an AEW&C capability based on four Boeing 737 AEW&C aircraft and associated supplies and logistic support. At the time of the audit the AEW&C systems were still in their early development phase, and by November 2003, Defence had spent $1.107 billion on the project.

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Department of Defence
Sector 
Defence
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Speech
Published: Sunday 29 February 2004
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Corporate Governance - A More Private Public Sector

Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented at the MBA Governance Students at Macquarie University Graduate School of Management

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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2003–04)
Published: Wednesday 25 February 2004
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The Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (Financial Year 2002-2003 Compliance)

This report relates to the fifth audit of Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) agencies' compliance with the Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts, (the Senate Order) to list, on the Internet, contract details for the Financial Year 2002-2003 reporting period. The audit was conducted in accordance with the Senate Order request for the Auditor - General to undertake twice - yearly examinations of agency contracts listed on the Internet, and to report whether there had been any inappropriate use of confidentiality provisions. The objectives of the audit were to assess agency performance in relation to compiling the Internet listings required by the Senate Order and the appropriateness of the use of confidentiality of provisions in Commonwealth contracts.

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Australian Industrial Registry; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Communications Information Technology and the Arts; Department of the Environment and Heritage; Federal Court of Australia; National Office for the Information Economy
Sector 
Arts
Attorney-General's
Communications
Environment
Taxation
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2003–04)
Published: Friday 20 February 2004
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Quality Internet Services for Government Clients - Monitoring and Evaluation by Government Agencies

The objective of this audit was: to form an opinion on the adequacy of selected agencies' approaches to monitoring and evaluation of government programs and services delivered on the Internet; and to identify better practices and opportunities for improvement. In order to achieve this objective, the audit examined the websites and Internet-delivered services of five agencies.

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Communications
Health
Industry
Science
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2003–04)
Published: Friday 20 February 2004
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Governance of the National Health and Medical Research Council

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the National Health and Medical Research Council's governance and administrative systems. In order to achieve this objective, the audit addressed three criteria to determine whether the Council had: identified its legislated responsibilities and monitored its legislative compliance; a sound corporate governance framework to support the performance of its legislated functions; and established robust administrative systems to support the performance of its legislated functions.

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National Health and Medical Research Council; Department of Health and Ageing
Sector 
Ageing
Health
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2003–04)
Published: Thursday 12 February 2004
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Audit Activity Report: July to December 2003

The report summarises performance audit, financial statement audit and other related activities for the ANAO for the period July to December 2003. The key issues arising from performance audits tabled in this period are summarised against the ANAO themes. The report also summarises financial audits and other financial audit activities conducted by the ANAO during the period July to December 2003. It discusses significant issues such as the: consolidated financial statements and the final budget outcome; harmonisation of Australian Generally accepted accounting practices and Government Finance Statistics; adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards; timing for Financial Statements Preparation; and the audit of the CFS 2002-03.

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ANAO
Sector 
Prime Minister & Cabinet
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2003–04)
Published: Tuesday 10 February 2004
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Management of Internet Portals at the Department of Family and Community Services

The primary objective of the audit was to assess FaCS' management of the Internet portals for which it had responsibility as lead agency, www.youth.gov.au, www.community.gov.au, and www.families.gov.au. The ANAO also included in the audit a website directed towards youth. The source which provided many of the services expected of a portal. The audit considered governance structures for the portals; measurement of efficiency and effectiveness; and control factors, such as change management,security, and legal issues.

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Department of Family and Community Services
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Indigenous
Social Services
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