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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 1998–99)
Published: Wednesday 2 June 1999
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Networking the Nation was established with effect from 1 July 1997 to support activities and projects designed to meet a range of telecommunications needs in regional, rural and remote Australia. Funding is provided by the Regional Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund. The program provides total support of $250 million, of which $50 million was to be allocated annually for the five year period from 1997-98. Funding decisions for grants are the responsibility of an independent Board appointed by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. The objectives of the audit were to examine the administration of the program with a view to ascertaining the scope for improving administration and to provide assurance on the equity, efficiency and effectiveness of the management and administrative processes applied in the administration of grants under the program.
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Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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Financial statement audit (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 8 December 1998
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This summary audit report brings together the results of the audits of the financial statements of all Commonwealth organisations (that is, agencies and statutory authorities), and is provided to the Parliament to assist in its scrutiny of annual reports and in the consideration of each organisation's financial statements.
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Across Agency
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 1998–99)
Published: Tuesday 24 November 1998
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The objective of this audit was to examine the efficiency and administrative effectiveness of processes the Australian Customs Service uses to screen incoming and outgoing mail. It also considers the involvement of other stakeholders such as Australia Post and Australian Quarantine Inspection Service.
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Australian Customs Service
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 23 November 1998
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The primary objective of the audit was to assess the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of DoTRD's implementation of Annex 17 in the Australian aviation environment. The ANAO concluded that DoTRD has established a regulatory regime which ensures Australia's compliance with the standards embodied in Annex 17. However, there are areas where Australia's aviation security regime can be strengthened even further including; developing a more robust approach to risk management, developing a longer-term perspective to DoTRD's planning structure, development of proactive alliances with aviation regulators in neighbouring countries in the Asia-Pacific region, further improvement of the airport audit process, development and implementation of an evaluation strategy, development of a formal transparent approach to enforcement.
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Department of Transport and Regional Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 28 September 1998
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The audit reviewed the accountability framework and performance information of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC). The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on the efficiency and effectiveness of the ASC: accountability arrangements, focussing on key stakeholders such as the Minister and the Parliament; and management information systems, focussing on performance information, in particular key performance indicators; and its use in resource allocation decision-making.
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Australian Sports Commission
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 1998–99)
Published: Monday 28 September 1998
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The audit reviewed collection management practices and management information systems of the National Library of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, National Museum of Australia and the Australian War Memorial. The objective of the audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the management processes employed in safeguarding national collections.
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National Library of Australia; National Gallery of Australia; National Museum of Australia; Australian War Memorial
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 23 February 1998
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The objective of this audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Commonwealth's management of the Great Barrier Reef as implemented by the Authority. This audit was undertaken because of the environmental significance of the Great Barrier Reef Region; its growing economic importance; recent changes to the Authority's budget arrangements; and because the Authority had not been subject to a performance audit since its establishment approximately 20 years ago.
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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 1997–98)
Published: Thursday 18 December 1997
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The objectives of the audit were to:
- assist OGIT in the timely identification and correction of any deficiencies in the evaluation process;
- provide advice to the Parliament, the Government and other interested parties on the probity of the evaluation process; and
- test for adherence to legislative and other specified requirements, such as in industry development.
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Office of Government Information Technology
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 1997–98)
Published: Thursday 18 December 1997
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The main objectives of the audit were to examine and form an opinion on:
- the efficiency, economy and administrative effectiveness with which the Commonwealth planned and coordinated implementation of the gun buy-back scheme;
- the management of firearms surrender and destruction in the Australian Capital Territory by the Australian Federal Police; and
- the management of the competitive tendering process for the national public education campaign.
Audit criteria were developed which examined program policy and planning, coordination with and payment of funds to the States.
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Attorney-General's Department
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Financial statement audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 1 December 1997
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This report is the aggregate financial statement for the Commonwealth prepared by the Minister for Finance.
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Across Agency