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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.
Entity:
Department of the Environment and Energy
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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.
Entity:
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. 47 of 2016–2017)
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. 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.
Entity:
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.
Entity:
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.
Entity:
Department of the Environment and Energy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2016–2017)
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 2016–2017)
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.
Entity:
Clean Energy Regulator
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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.
Entity:
Department of the Environment and Energy
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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.
Entity:
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.
Entity:
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.
Entity:
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 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.
Entity:
Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2014–2015)
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 2014–2015)
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.
Entity:
Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2014–2015)
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.
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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.
Entity:
Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2013–2014)
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 2013–2014)
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 2013–2014)
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 2013–2014)
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.
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Department of the Environment
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2013–2014)
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 2012–2013)
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 2012–2013)
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 2012–2013)
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 2012–2013)
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.
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry