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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2019–20)
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Published: Wednesday 4 December 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine whether WSA Co Limited’s procurement framework and procurement activities are achieving value for money.
Entity
WSA Co Limited
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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. 6 of 2019–20)
Published: Monday 5 August 2019
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The objective of the audit was to examine whether selected entities implemented agreed ANAO performance audit, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, and other parliamentary committee recommendations.
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2019–20)
Published: Wednesday 31 July 2019
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the contract for the acquisition of the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System demonstrably represents value for money.
Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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;
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2017–18)
Published: Tuesday 29 May 2018
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The objective of this audit was to examine the extent to which the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, now the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) has implemented the recommendations made by the ANAO in Audit Report #5 2016–17, Passenger Security Screening at Domestic Airports.
Entity
Department of Home Affairs
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 10 April 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether the OneSKY tender was conducted so as to provide value with public resources and achieve required timeframes for the effective replacement of the existing air traffic management platforms.
Entity
Airservices Australia; Department of Defence
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Across Entities
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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
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The audit objective was to examine whether Airservices Australia has effective procurement arrangements in place, with a particular emphasis on whether consultancy contracts entered into with International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM) in association with the OneSKY Australia project were effectively administered.
Entity
Airservices Australia
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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. 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 21 February 2013
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The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s administration of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement Contractors Voluntary Exit Grants Program.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 29 January 2013
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the EEIG program. The focus of the audit was the preparation for, and conduct of, the first funding round of the program.
Entity
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2012–13)
Published: Tuesday 27 November 2012
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The objective of this audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the establishment, implementation and administration of the quarantined heritage component of the Local Jobs stream of the Jobs Fund. A particular focus was on the establishment of program objectives and the extent to which approved grants have demonstrably contributed to the cost-effective achievement of those objectives. The audit approach has been influenced by recent audits of grants administration which have emphasised the importance of transparent and accountable grant decision-making processes to the cost effective achievement of stated program objectives, and having regard for recent government decisions to enhance the framework applying to the administration of grants.
Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
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The audit objective was to assess the progress of the AIR 6000—New Air Combat Capability project in delivering the required combat aircraft within approved cost, schedule and performance parameters.
Entity
Department of Defence, Defence Materiel Organisation
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
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To assess the upgrade and sustainment of the F/A-18A/B Hornet fleet, and the sustainment of the newly acquired F/A-18F Super Hornet fleet.
Entity
Department of Defence, Defence Materiel Organisation
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 20 September 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts for 2011.
Entity
Across Agencies
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2011–12)
Published: Monday 25 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Customs and Border Protection's risk-based management of end-to-end processing of incoming international air passengers in achieving border security and passenger facilitation outcomes.
Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 5 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DSEWPaC's administration of PIIOP, including the acquisition of water access entitlements and progress towards achieving the program's objectives.
Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 22 May 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DFAT's implementation of biometric technology to meet international requirements for enhanced passport security. In particular, the audit examined whether:
- Australian ePassports meet international requirements, and coordination with Australian stakeholders is effective;
- Australian biometric passport technology is fit for purpose and has enhanced passport security;
- personal data on the passport microchip is secure and DFAT maintains an appropriate focus on both protecting privacy and client satisfaction; and
- arrangements are in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the ePassport and to monitor risks.
Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 1 May 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which FMA Act agencies’ establishment and use of procurement panels supported value for money, efficiency and effectiveness in procurement. The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which FMA Act agencies’ establishment and use of procurement panels supported value for money, efficiency and effectiveness in procurement.
Entity
Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 3 April 2012
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The audit objective was to report on the administration of the Australia Network tender process and to identify lessons learned from the conduct of the process to inform future procurement activities.
Entity
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet