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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 25 June 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s administration of referrals, assessments and approvals of controlled actions under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 4 June 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) designed and is implementing its property investment strategy in a way that is delivering the intended benefits, and how any lessons learned are being reflected in a new strategy that is being developed.
Entity
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 30 April 2020
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of grant program management by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Entity
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2019–20)
Published: Thursday 2 April 2020
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The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of bilateral agreement arrangements between Services Australia and other entities.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 26 August 2019
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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.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 21 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Director of National Parks’ management of Australia’s six Commonwealth national parks.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy; Director of National Parks
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 6 June 2019
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic).
Entity
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 29 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the coordination arrangements of key Australian Government entities operating in Torres Strait.
Entity
Across entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 22 May 2019
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The audit’s objective was to determine if the Bureau of Meteorology’s processes support the delivery of effective extreme weather services.
Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 2 May 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
Entity
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 30 April 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Entity
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2018–19)
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.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2018–19)
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.
Entity
Clean Energy Regulator
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2018–19)
Published: Monday 17 December 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 Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule) by selected entities.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2018–19)
Published: Thursday 13 December 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the Australian Public Service Commission’s and selected entities’ implementation of the Australian Government’s Workplace Bargaining Framework.
Entity
Across entities (listed below)
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2017–18)
Published: Thursday 28 June 2018
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of cyber risks by the Department of the Treasury, National Archives of Australia and Geoscience Australia.
Entity
Department of the Treasury; National Archives of Australia; Geoscience Australia
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 25 June 2018
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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.
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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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 21 May 2018
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Efficiency through Contestability Programme in supporting entities to improve the efficient delivery of government functions.
Entity
Across Entities
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2017–18)
Published: Monday 23 April 2018
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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.
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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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 17 April 2018
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The audit objective was to examine entity compliance with regulatory requirements for the establishment and ongoing management of special appropriations.
Entity
Department of Finance; Department of Social Services; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Department of Human Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2017–18)
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.
Entity
Across Entities
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2017–18)
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.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 12 December 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science in administering the low emission technologies for fossil fuels (LETFF) program.
Entity
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2017–18)
Published: Wednesday 27 September 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design process and monitoring arrangements for the National Innovation and Science Agenda by the relevant entities.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Innovation and Science Australia
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2017–18)
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.
Entity
Department of the Environment and Energy
Contact
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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
Contact
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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. 47 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 27 April 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness to date of the implementation of the Tourism 2020 strategy by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and Tourism Australia.
Entity
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade); Tourism Australia
Contact
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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
Contact
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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
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 28 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 28 November 2016
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The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has effectively and efficiently administered the collection of North West Shelf royalty revenues.
Entity
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact
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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
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 27 September 2016
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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.
Entity
Department of Defence; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Health
Contact
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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
Contact
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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
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Contact
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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
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 5 May 2016
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The audit objective was to assess selected entities’ compliance with the four mandatory ICT security strategies in the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).
Entity
Australian Federal Police (AFP); Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC); Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 4 May 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of selected departments’ implementation of deregulation initiatives.
Entity
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Department of Communications and the Arts; Department of Health; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 15 March 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the selected entities:
- management of the delivery of projects awarded funding under four programmes where ANAO has previously audited the application assessment and selection processes; and
- development and implementation of evaluation strategies for each of those programmes.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Department of Industry and Science; Department of Social Services
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2015–16)
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.
Entity
Department of the Environment
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 10 February 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO's) Gift to the Science and Industry Endowment Fund.
Entity
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2015–16)
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.
Entity
Department of the Environment; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2015–16)
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.
Entity
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2015–16)
Published: Wednesday 8 July 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of procurement initiatives to support opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
Entity
Department of Defence; Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Employment; Department of Industry and Science; and Department of Education and Training
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2014–15)
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.
Entity
Department of the Environment
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 17 December 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Trade Commission’s administration of the Export Market Development Grants scheme, in providing incentives to small and medium Australian enterprises for the development of export markets.
Entity
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2014–15)
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.
Entity
Department of the Environment
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 30 October 2014
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The audit objective was to examine the selected entities’ effectiveness in implementing entity-wide fraud control arrangements, including compliance with the requirements of the 2011 Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines (2011 Guidelines), and the overall administration of the fraud control framework by the Attorney-General’s Department.
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2013–14)
Published: Tuesday 24 June 2014
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The audit objective was to assess selected agencies’ compliance with the four mandatory ICT security strategies and related controls in the Australian Government Information Security Manual.
Entity
Across Agencies
Contact
David Gray, Executive Director - Phone (02) 6203 7377
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2013–14)
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.
Entity
Across Agencies
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2013–14)
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.
Entity
Department of the Environment
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 12 June 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the establishment of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority and the effectiveness of its regulatory function.
Entity
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 17 April 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and conduct of the funding round for the Building Better Regional Cities Program.
Entity
Department of Social Services; Department of the Environment
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 5 February 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Bureau of Meteorology’s implementation of the Improving Water Information Program.
Entity
Bureau of Meteorology
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2013–14)
Published: Thursday 30 January 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 Strengthening Basin Communities Program.
Entity
Department of the Environment
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2013–14)
Published: Wednesday 29 January 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the administration of the Smart Grid, Smart City Program, including the establishment, implementation and ongoing management of the program.
Entity
Department of the Environment; Department of Industry
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 21 May 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office’s administration of environmental water holdings.
Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 16 May 2013
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The audit objective was to assess whether Australian Government agencies were effectively controlling the use of credit cards for official purposes.
Entity
Australian Trade Commission; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Geoscience Australia
Contact
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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 7 May 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the awarding of funding for the construction of the Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADP) against the requirements of the Commonwealth's grants administration framework, which includes the Government’s policy requirements for the approval of grants, with a particular focus on the assessments undertaken of each proposed grant in terms of the guidelines for the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan (NUWDP); and identify any potential improvements in grants administration practices.
Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities; Department of Finance and Deregulation; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Contact
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 9 April 2013
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DIISTRE’s administration of the Research Block Grant schemes. The department’s performance was assessed against the following criteria:
- the schemes are effectively planned and administered;
- the processes and systems used for calculating and distributing funds reflect the allocation criteria specified for each scheme; and
- compliance with scheme guidelines is monitored and scheme performance and contribution to the broader goals of the RBG program is assessed.
Entity
Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education