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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 3 November 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of FaHCSIA’s administration of the HAF. To address this objective, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) assessed FaHCSIA’s administration against a range of audit criteria, including the extent to which:
- assessment and approval processes were soundly planned and implemented, and were consistent with the requirements of the overarching financial management framework;
- appropriately structured funding agreements were established and managed for each approved grant; and
- the performance of the HAF, including each of the funded projects, was actively monitored and reported.
Entity
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 8 September 2011
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The objective of this audit was to assess how effectively entities had developed and implemented appropriate KPIs to support stated program objectives.
Entity
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service; National Film and Sound Archive; Fair Work Australia; Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2011
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The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of DEEWR’s and FaHCSIA’s administration of the Australian Government’s responsibilities under Element 1 of the National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous Economic Participation (including the NT Jobs Package).
Entity
Across Entities
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 25 August 2011
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This audit is the thirteenth in a series of audits that have fulfilled the Senate’s request for the Auditor-General to provide an annual report on agencies’ compliance with the Order, since it was introduced in 2001. The audit objective was to assess the appropriateness of the use and reporting of confidentiality provisions in Australian Government contracts.
Entity
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA); Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE); Department of Finance and Deregulation; Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 56 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 23 June 2011
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC’s administration of the character requirements of the Citizenship Act.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2010–11)
Published: Wednesday 22 June 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s administration of EC measures and the implementation of the pilot of new drought reform measures.
Entity
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2010–11)
Published: Tuesday 31 May 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DIAC’s management of the student visa program. Three key areas were examined in the audit: the processing of student visa applications; ensuring compliance with student visa conditions; and cooperation between DIAC and DEEWR.
Entity
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 2010–11)
Published: Tuesday 31 May 2011
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Tax Office’s administration of the LCT, including aspects of the tax administered by Customs on behalf of the Tax Office.
Entity
Australian Taxation Office
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 10 February 2011
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The audit examined key aspects of the first four tenders for the RtB program. These tenders provided coverage across the Basin and resulted in expenditure in excess of $1 billion. The 2008–09 tenders included the largest single purchase under the program—$303 million to Twynam Agricultural Group. The audit also examined the Commonwealth's contribution to the purchase of Toorale station, the only purchase outside a tender process.
Entity
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 12 of 2010–11)
Published: Friday 15 October 2010
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The objective of this audit was to assess key aspects of the establishment and administration of HIP by DEWHA as well as the transition of the program to DCCEE. All phases of the program were examined with particular emphasis for Phase 2 being given to:
- program design and implementation;
- registration and training of installers;
- payment of rebates; and
- the compliance strategy underpinning the program.
Entity
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency; Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; Medicare Australia