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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2015–16)
Published: Tuesday 26 April 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) strategies and activities to address the cash and hidden economy.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2015–16)
Published: Thursday 25 February 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in managing compliance with fair trading obligations.
Entity
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
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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. 14 of 2015–16)
Published: Monday 14 December 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether appropriate steps were taken to protect the Commonwealth’s interests and obtain value for money in respect to the:
- approval of $1.5 billion in Commonwealth funding for stage one of the East West Link project, and the June 2014 payment of $500 million of this funding; and
- approval of $1.5 billion in Commonwealth funding for stage two of the East West Link project, and the June 2014 payment of $1 billion of this funding.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Infrastructure Australia; Department of the Treasury; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; and Department of Finance.
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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. 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
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2003–04)
Published: Friday 11 June 2004
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The objectives of this performance audit were to: - review the governance and accountability framework for the Scheme, and - assess the efficiency and effectiveness of Treasury's implementation and management of that framework.
Entity
Department of the Treasury
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2003–04)
Published: Monday 31 May 2004
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The audit objective was to provide independent assurance to the Parliament on the effectiveness of Australian Public Service organisations in the use and management of the HRIS to satisfy mandatory reporting requirements, as well as provide meaningful information to management. The audit also considered the use of employee self service facilities offered by the HRIS, which has the capacity to provide staff with access to their personal information, reduce manual processing and streamline processing.
Entity
Australian Sports Commission; Australian Securities and Investments Commission; Attorney-General’s Department; Department of Education, Science and Training
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2003–04)
Published: Thursday 27 May 2004
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The objective of the performance audit was to report to Parliament our assessment as to how well the ATO manages and uses the AIIR data in taxation administration. The ANAO considered the following four key areas in addressing the audit objective. 1. Governance arrangements within the ATO, focussing on whole of ATO and whole-of-government aspects of the AIIR data, as distinct from solely business line applications. 2. Receipt of AIIR data and how well the ATO facilitates the collection of complete and valid AIIR data from investment bodies 3. Management of AIIR data through the construction by the ATO of valid entity records by using the AIIR data in conjunction with existing ATO client identification master files. 4: Use of the AIIR data on a systematic basis to inform active compliance activities.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office