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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2018–2019)
Published: Wednesday 16 January 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of a $443.3 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation was informed by appropriate departmental advice and through processes that complied with the grants administration framework.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2018–2019)
Published: Monday 17 December 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s administration of the Renewable Energy Target scheme.
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Clean Energy Regulator
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 13 June 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and the Australian War Memorial (the Memorial) have implemented effective collections management practices.
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Australian War Memorial; National Gallery of Australia
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2017–2018)
Published: Thursday 3 May 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC’s) management of complaints.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2017–2018)
Published: Wednesday 28 March 2018
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The objective of the audit was to continue to examine the progress of the implementation of the annual performance statements requirements under the PGPA Act and the PGPA Rule by the selected entities. The audit was also designed to:
- provide insights to entities more broadly, to encourage improved performance; and
- continue the development of the ANAO’s methodology to support the possible future implementation of annual audits of performance statements.
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Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 19 March 2018
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy’s design of the Threatened Species Prospectus.
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Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017
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The audit objective was to assess whether nbn co limited effectively administered the National Broadband Network Satellite Support Scheme.
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Department of Communications and the Arts; nbn co limited; Department of Finance
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2017–2018)
Published: Friday 29 September 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Communications and the Arts’ contract management of selected telephone universal service obligations.
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Department of Communications and the Arts
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2017–2018)
Published: Thursday 28 September 2017
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The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post) is meetings its Community Service and International obligations efficiently and the effectiveness of Commonwealth shareholders in monitoring value for money.
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Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post); Department of Finance; Department of Communications and the Arts
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 22 August 2017
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The audit objective was to determine whether selected grant programs are being administered efficiently by the Australia Council in relation to suitable comparators. The selected grant programs are collectively known as the Australia Council Grants Program.
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Australia Council; Department of Social Services; National Health and Medical Research Council
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2017–2018)
Published: Tuesday 15 August 2017
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The audit objective was to assess how effectively the selected public sector entities manage risk.
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Department of Employment; Department of Health; Australian Communications and Media Authority; Australian Fisheries Management Authority
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2017–2018)
Published: Monday 10 July 2017
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment and Energy’s arrangements for the preparation and reporting of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions estimates and projections.
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Department of the Environment and Energy
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Assurance review (Auditor-General Report No. 62 of 2016–2017)
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.
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Department of Finance; Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2016–2017)
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.
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Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2016–2017)
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.
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Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2016–2017)
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.
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Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2016–2017)
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.
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Clean Energy Regulator
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2016–2017)
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.
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Department of Communications and the Arts
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2016–2017)
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.
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Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2016–2017)
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.
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Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2015–2016)
Published: Wednesday 4 May 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of selected departments’ implementation of deregulation initiatives.
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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Communications and the Arts; Department of Health; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2015–2016)
Published: Monday 22 February 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements established by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), a division of the Department of the Environment, to support Australia’s Antarctic Program.
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Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2015–2016)
Published: Tuesday 10 November 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service’s management of compliance with the wildlife trade regulations under Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
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Department of the Environment; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2015–2016)
Published: Thursday 13 August 2015
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s regulation of permits and approvals within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2015–2016)
Published: Tuesday 14 July 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s regulation of unsolicited communications.
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Australian Communications and Media Authority
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2014–2015)
Published: Tuesday 21 April 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements established by the Department of the Environment for the funding and management of the Nimmie-Caira System Enhanced Environmental Water Delivery Project.
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Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2014–2015)
Published: Tuesday 9 December 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s administration of the Biodiversity Fund program.
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Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2014–2015)
Published: Thursday 18 September 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in a sample of Australian Government contracts.
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Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2013–2014)
Published: Monday 23 June 2014
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The audit objective was to determine whether Australian Government agencies were implementing appropriate policies and processes to identify and manage conflicts of interest.
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Across Agencies
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2013–2014)
Published: Wednesday 18 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s regulation of proponents’ compliance with Part 9 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
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Department of the Environment
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