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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. 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. 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. 42 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 15 March 2017
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The audit objective was to re-assess the three entities' compliance with the 'Top Four' mandatory strategies in the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM). The audit also aims to examine the typical challenges faced by entities to achieve and maintain their desired ICT security posture.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office; Department of Human Services; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 27 February 2017
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The audit objective was to assess the establishment and administration of the Australian Border Force’s framework to ensure the lawful exercise of powers in accordance with applicable legislation.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 14 February 2017
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The objective of this audit was to assess whether appropriate steps were taken to protect the Commonwealth's interests and obtain value for money in respect to the $3.5 billion in Commonwealth funding committed to the NSW Government for the WestConnex project.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development; Infrastructure Australia
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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. 32 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 17 January 2017
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The audit objective was to assess whether the Department of Immigration and Border Protection adopted sound contract management practices for the delivery of garrison support and welfare services for offshore processing centres in Nauru and Manus Island.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 20 December 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the design and administration of the VET FEE-HELP scheme.
Entity
Department of Education and Training; Australian Skills Quality Authority; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2016–17)
Published: Monday 19 December 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the design and implementation of round two of the National Stronger Regions Fund.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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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
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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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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 19 October 2016
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The objectives of the audit were to:
- assess the effectiveness of the ongoing administration of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework; and
- assess the effectiveness of the selected entities’ administration in developing advertising campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the campaign advertising framework applying at the time, and relevant legal and government policy requirements.
Entity
Department of Finance; Department of the Treasury; Department of Education and Training; Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2016–17)
Published: Tuesday 13 September 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) had appropriately managed the procurement of garrison support and welfare services at offshore processing centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (Manus Island); and whether the processes adopted met the requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) including consideration and achievement of value for money.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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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. 13 of 2016–17)
Published: Thursday 1 September 2016
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s administration of health services in onshore immigration detention.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 8 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether select Australian Government entities are effectively managing and controlling the use of Commonwealth credit and other transaction cards for official purposes in accordance with legislative and policy requirements.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Fair Work Ombudsman; Australian Public Service Commission
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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. 5 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development's regulation of passenger security screening at Australian domestic airports.
Entity
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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. 3 of 2016–17)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2016
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the management of Machinery of Government (MoG) changes by the selected Australian Government entities.
Entity
Department of Finance; Australian Public Service Commission; Department of Health; Department of Social Services; Attorney-General's Department; Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Contact
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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. 48 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected entities had appropriately justified the use of limited tender procurement and whether processes adopted met the requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.
Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Services; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Human Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 47 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 10 June 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s identity verification arrangements for applicants in the Citizenship Program.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 40 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 3 June 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs administration of the Repatriation Transport Scheme.
Entity
Department of Veterans' Affairs
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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. 28 of 2014–15)
Published: Wednesday 15 April 2015
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in delivering high quality interpreting services to its clients.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Border Protection; Department of Social Services
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2014–15)
Published: Thursday 5 February 2015
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The objective of the audit was to assess the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service's administration of the Tariff Concession System.
Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 16 December 2014
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service's management of the Cape Class patrol boat program.
Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
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