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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 1997–98)
Published: Tuesday 24 March 1998
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The objectives in auditing the sale were to assess the extent to which the Government's sale objectives were achieved; review the efficiency of the management of the sale process; assess whether the sale arrangements adequately protected the Commonwealth's interests, including minimising ongoing Commonwealth risk; and identify principles of sound administrative practice to facilitate improved arrangements for future trade sales, particularly the later phases of airport sales.
Entity
Department of Transport and Regional Development; Office of Asset Sales and IT Outsourcing
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 2 March 1998
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The objective of the audit was to examine the operations of DEETYA International Services with a view to identifying the administrative issues and difficulties experienced by DEETYA in establishing a commercial entity and its subsequent operation within the framework of the Australian Public Service.
Entity
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 33 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 23 February 1998
Published
The objective of this audit was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Commonwealth's management of the Great Barrier Reef as implemented by the Authority. This audit was undertaken because of the environmental significance of the Great Barrier Reef Region; its growing economic importance; recent changes to the Authority's budget arrangements; and because the Authority had not been subject to a performance audit since its establishment approximately 20 years ago.
Entity
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 1997–98)
Published: Thursday 18 December 1997
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The objectives of the audit were to:
- assist OGIT in the timely identification and correction of any deficiencies in the evaluation process;
- provide advice to the Parliament, the Government and other interested parties on the probity of the evaluation process; and
- test for adherence to legislative and other specified requirements, such as in industry development.
Entity
Office of Government Information Technology
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 15 December 1997
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The objective of the audit was to review the efficiency, economy and administrative effectiveness of departmental activities leading to the letting of the contract with SPCL and its subsequent administration. This included, among other things, an examination of action taken to protect the Commonwealth's interests and the adequacy of relevant departmental guidelines and processes. A primary aim of the audit was to identify the facts of the particular case, including any administrative inadequacies that led to unnecessary financial exposure for the Commonwealth and less than satisfactory outcomes. In particular, the audit aimed to identify elements of better practice that could be followed under similar circumstances or programs in the future.
Entity
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 17 of 1997–98)
Published: Tuesday 25 November 1997
Published
The objectives of the audit were to:
- assess the extent to which major program objectives were achieved;
- identify major strengths and weaknesses related to the economy, effectiveness and efficiency of the program administration; and
- identify areas of improvements and risks which should be addressed in arrangements with a private sector project manager.
Audit criteria were developed to address the areas of program planning and implementation, performance measurement and monitoring, responsiveness to emerging issues, dispute resolution mechanisms, risk management and program improvement measures.
Entity
Department of Transport and Regional Development
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 1997–98)
Published: Thursday 30 October 1997
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The objectives of the audit were to:
- review the implementation arrangements in relation to the transfer of the delivery of AUSTUDY to Centrelink and its subsequent inclusion as part of the Youth Allowance; and
- to form an opinion on the efficiency and effectiveness of the front-end processing aspects of AUSTUDY applications.
Entity
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 9 of 1997–98)
Published: Thursday 23 October 1997
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The audit objectives were to report on the efficiency and effectiveness of selected agencies' management of telecommunications services. The specific purpose was to:
- identify the potential for more effective management of telecommunications services;
- consider the appropriateness of Commonwealth agencies' management of telecommunications services to take advantage of technological opportunities; and
- identify the elements of sound administration in the management of telecommunications services.
The audit criteria addressed agencies' performance against benchmarks of sound administrative practice in relation to procurement; planning; business process re-engineering; financial management; and performance management. The audit focussed primarily on telecommunications services, as distinct from capital items and equipment.
Entity
Across Agency
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 1997–98)
Published: Monday 20 October 1997
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The objective of the audit was to review the efficiency and administrative effectiveness of the Commercial Compliance Branch's risk management processes and to establish whether the approach provided a sound foundation for the development and application of risk management across the Australian Customs Service. The ANAO also examined the wider risk management context across ACS in order to appreciate how risk management processes in the Branch related to the agency as a whole.
Entity
Australian Customs Service
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 1997–98)
Published: Friday 17 October 1997
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The objective of the audit was to review AUSTEL and the Spectrum Management Agency's approaches to service delivery against recognised good practice and to identify opportunities for the new Australian Communications Authority to adopt the relevant features of these approaches in its service delivery.
Entity
Australian Telecommunications Authority (AUSTEL); Spectrum Management Agency