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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 9 September 2019
Published

Management of the Tourist Refund Scheme

The objective of this audit was to examine whether the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) is being effectively administered, with the appropriate management of risks.

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Entity 
Department of Home Affairs; Department of the Treasury; Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Taxation
Tourism
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 26 August 2019
Published

Government Advertising: June 2015 to April 2019

The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Finance’s and selected entities’ implementation of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework.

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Entity 
Across Entities
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Education
Energy
Environment
Finance
Health
Training
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 1 August 2019
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Australian Research Council’s Administration of the National Competitive Grants Program

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC’s) administration of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).

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Entity 
Australian Research Council
Contact 

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Activity 
Grants administration
Sector 
Research
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2019–20)
Published: Tuesday 23 July 2019
Published

Defence’s Quarterly Performance Report on Acquisition and Sustainment

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of Defence’s quarterly performance report as a mechanism to inform senior stakeholders about risks and issues in the delivery of capability to the Australian Defence Force.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Contact 

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Activity 
Asset management & sustainment
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 22 July 2019
Published

Defence’s Administration of Travel Allowances Paid to APS Employees

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s administration of allowances and entitlements paid to its Australian Public Service (APS) employees.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2019
Published

Farm Management Deposits Scheme

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Agriculture have effectively administered the Farm Management Deposits (FMD) Scheme.

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Entity 
Department of Agriculture; Australian Taxation Office (ATO); Department of the Treasury
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Agriculture
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 21 June 2019
Published

Management of Commonwealth National Parks

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Director of National Parks’ management of Australia’s six Commonwealth national parks.

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Entity 
Department of the Environment and Energy; Director of National Parks
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Environment
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 42 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 30 May 2019
Published

Management of Small Business Tax Debt

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) management of small business tax debt arising from compliance activities.

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Entity 
Australian Taxation Office
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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 23 May 2019
Published

Modernising Army Command and Control — the Land 200 Program

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence’s acquisition of a Battle Management System and a Tactical Communications Network through Land 200 Tranche 2 Work Packages B–D.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
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Activity 
Procurement
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 22 May 2019
Published

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Delivery of Extreme Weather Services

The audit’s objective was to determine if the Bureau of Meteorology’s processes support the delivery of effective extreme weather services.

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Entity 
Bureau of Meteorology
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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Environment
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2018–19)
Cockatoo Island
Published: Thursday 2 May 2019
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Effectiveness of Board Governance at the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.

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Entity 
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Environment
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 30 April 2019
Published

Effectiveness of Board Governance at the Australian Institute of Marine Science

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

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Entity 
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Environment
Science
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 29 March 2019
Published

Addressing Illegal Phoenix Activity

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Phoenix Taskforce to combat illegal phoenix activities.

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Entity 
Across Entities
Contact 

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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Cross Government
Employment
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 26 March 2019
Published

Defence’s Management of its Projects of Concern

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Defence’s Projects of Concern regime is effective in managing the recovery of underperforming projects.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2018–19)
Published: Monday 18 March 2019
Published

ANZAC Class Frigates — Sustainment

The audit objective was to examine whether the Department of Defence has effective and efficient sustainment arrangements for the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of eight ANZAC class frigates.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Contact 

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Activity 
Asset management & sustainment
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 16 January 2019
Published

Award of a $443.3 Million Grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

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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Entity 
Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact 

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Activity 
Grants administration
Sector 
Environment
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Type of content 
Major projects report  (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 18 December 2018
Published

2017–18 Major Projects Report

The objective of this report is to provide the Auditor-General’s independent assurance over the status of the selected Major Projects. The status of the selected Major Projects is reported in the Statement by the Secretary of Defence and the Project Data Summary Sheets (PDSSs) prepared by Defence. Assurance from the ANAO’s review is conveyed in the Independent Assurance Report by the Auditor-General.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Contact 

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Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2018–19)
Published: Monday 17 December 2018
Published

Administration of the Renewable Energy Target

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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Entity 
Clean Energy Regulator
Contact 

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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Environment
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 5 December 2018
Published

Joint Strike Fighter — Introduction into Service and Sustainment Planning

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s preparations for the introduction of the Joint Strike Fighter into Australian service and its subsequent sustainment. 

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Contact 

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Activity 
Asset management & sustainment
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 11 September 2018
Published

Army’s Protected Mobility Vehicle — Light

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness and value for money of Defence’s acquisition of light protected vehicles, under Defence project Land 121 Phase 4.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Contact 

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Activity 
Procurement
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 27 June 2018
Published

Efficiency of Veterans Service Delivery by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs

The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is efficiently delivering services to veterans and their dependents.

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Entity 
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Contact 

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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Defence
Veterans' Affairs
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 25 June 2018
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Senate Order for Departmental and Entity Contracts (Financial Year 2016–17 Compliance)

The objective of this 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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Entity 
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC); Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA); Department of Home Affairs; Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities;
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Customs
Environment
Finance
Immigration
Infrastructure
Regional Development
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2018
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Compliance with Foreign Investment Obligations for Residential Real Estate

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) and Treasury’s management of compliance with foreign investment obligations for residential real estate.

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Entity 
Treasury; Australian Taxation Office
Contact 

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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2018
Published

Defence’s Management of Sustainment Products—Health Materiel and Combat Rations

The audit objective was to review the effectiveness of the Department of Defence’s (Defence) arrangements for delivering selected non-platform sustainment.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Contact 

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Activity 
Asset management & sustainment
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 14 May 2018
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Naval Construction Programs—Mobilisation

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness to date of the Department of Defence's (Defence) planning for the mobilisation of its continuous shipbuilding programs in Australia.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
Contact 

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Activity 
Asset management & sustainment
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2017–18)
Published: Friday 11 May 2018
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Mitigating Insider Threats through Personnel Security

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s personnel security arrangements for mitigating insider threats.

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Entity 
Across Entities
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Defence
Health
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 23 April 2018
Published

Corporate Planning in the Australian Public Sector 2017–18

The audit objective was to assess entities’ progress in implementing the corporate planning requirement under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and related PGPA Rule 2014.

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Entity 
Department of the Treasury; Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
Contact 

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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Industry
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Taxation
Treasury
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 17 April 2018
Published

Defence’s Implementation of the First Principles Review

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Defence’s implementation of the First Principles Review.

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Entity 
Department of Defence
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Defence
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 28 March 2018
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Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2016–17

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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Entity 
Across Entities
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Employment
Energy
Environment
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Health
Trade
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 19 March 2018
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Funding Models for Threatened Species Management

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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Entity 
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Activity 
Policy development
Sector 
Environment
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