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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 53 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 27 June 2012
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Records Management in the Australian Public Service

To assess the extent to which agencies create, manage and dispose of records in accordance with key business, legal and policy requirements.

The agencies included in the audit were the: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs); Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC); and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury). The audit also considered the Archives' response to Recommendation No. 1 from ANAO Audit Report No.6 2006, 07 Recordkeeping including the Management of Electronic Records, including whether they had clarified Australian Government records management requirements for agencies.

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Attorney-General's
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 52 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 26 June 2012
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Gate Reviews for Defence Capital Acquisition Projects

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of DMO’s implementation of its Gate Review process for major Defence capital acquisition projects.

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Department of Defence
Sector 
Defence
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2011–12)
Published: Monday 25 June 2012
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Processing and Risk Assessing Incoming International Air Passengers

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of Customs and Border Protection's risk-based management of end-to-end processing of incoming international air passengers in achieving border security and passenger facilitation outcomes.

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Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Aviation
Border
Customs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2011–12)
Published: Monday 25 June 2012
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Security Assessments of Individuals

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of ASIO’s arrangements for providing timely and soundly based security assessments of individuals to client agencies.

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Sector 
Attorney-General's
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2011–12)
Published: Friday 22 June 2012
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Administration of Mental Health Initiatives to Support Younger Veterans

The objective of the audit was to examine the effectiveness of DVA's administration of mental health programs and services to support younger veterans.

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Department of Veterans' Affairs
Sector 
Defence
Veterans' Affairs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 38 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 5 June 2012
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Administration of the Private Irrigation Infrastructure Operators Program in New South Wales

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of DSEWPaC's administration of PIIOP, including the acquisition of water access entitlements and progress towards achieving the program's objectives.

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Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Sector 
Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 34 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 24 May 2012
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Upgrade of the M113 Fleet of Armoured Vehicles

The objective of the audit was to assess the progress of the M113 Upgrade Project (Defence Project: Land 106), including progress in the development of operational capability resulting from the introduction of the upgraded vehicles into service. The high-level audit criteria used to assess the project’s progress and Defence’s effectiveness in administering the M113 Upgrade Project were:

  • the degree to which the schedule for the production and delivery of upgraded M113 vehicles to Defence had been recovered in accordance with Defence’s response to the 2008–09 audit report and contractual requirements, as negotiated over the life of the contract;
  • Defence’s measurement and allocation of the total cost of the upgrade project; and
  • the development of capability arising from the upgrade project.
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Department of Defence, Defence Materiel Organisation
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Defence
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 32 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 3 May 2012
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Management of Complaints and Other Feedback by the Department of Veterans Affairs

The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs management of complaints and other feedback to support service delivery. The audit criteria were that DVA has:

  • a well-designed framework for managing complaints and other feedback;
  • effective processes and practices to manage complaints; and
  • appropriately analysed complaints to inform service delivery.
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Department of Veterans' Affairs
Sector 
Defence
Veterans' Affairs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 30 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 19 April 2012
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Fighting Terrorism at its Source

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the AFP’s administration of the Fighting Terrorism at its Source (FTAS) initiative and related measures.

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Australian Federal Police
Sector 
Attorney-General's
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 3 April 2012
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Administration of the Australia Network Tender Process

The audit objective was to report on the administration of the Australia Network tender process and to identify lessons learned from the conduct of the process to inform future procurement activities.

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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Communications
Foreign Affairs
Trade
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 25 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 9 February 2012
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Administration of Project Wickenby

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Project Wickenby taskforce in making Australia unattractive for international tax fraud and evasion by detecting, deterring and dealing with the abusive use of secrecy havens by Australian taxpayers.

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Australian Taxation Office, Australian Crime Commission and Australian Federal Police
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 8 February 2012
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Administration of Government Advertising Arrangements: March 2010 to August 2011

The audit objectives were:

  • to assess the effectiveness of the revised certification process in promoting compliance of government advertising campaigns (campaigns) with the March 2010 Guidelines on Information and Advertising Campaigns by Australian Government Departments and Agencies (2010 Guidelines);
  • to assess the effectiveness of agency administration in developing campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the campaign advertising framework;
  • to assess the effectiveness of Finance’s administration of the campaign advertising framework; and
  • to assess the effect on campaigns of an exemption from the 2010 Guidelines.
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Sector 
Ageing
Energy
Environment
Health
Social Services
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 7 February 2012
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Administration of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency’s implementation and administration of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme.

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Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Sector 
Energy
Environment
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Major projects report  (Auditor-General Report No. 20 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 20 December 2011
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2010-11 Major Projects Report

The objective of this report is to provide a formal conclusion on the review of the Project Data Summary Sheets by the Auditor-General, including comprehensive information on the status of projects as reflected in the PDSSs prepared by the DMO.

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Defence Materiel Organisation
Sector 
Defence
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 15 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 30 November 2011
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Risk Management in the Processing of Sea and Air Cargo Imports

The objective of the audit was to assess Customs and Border Protection’s use of risk management to assist in the processing of sea and air cargo imports.

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Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Sector 
Attorney-General's
Border
Customs
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 11 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 3 November 2011
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Implementation and Management of the Housing Affordability Fund

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.
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Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Sector 
Environment
Human Services
Indigenous
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 5 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 8 September 2011
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Development and Implementation of Key Performance Indicators to Support the Outcomes and Programs Framework

The objective of this audit was to assess how effectively entities had developed and implemented appropriate KPIs to support stated program objectives.

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Australian Customs and Border Protection Service; National Film and Sound Archive; Fair Work Australia; Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
Sector 
Arts
Border
Customs
Employment
Environment
Tourism
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 4 of 2011–12)
Published: Wednesday 31 August 2011
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Indigenous Employment in Government Service Delivery

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).

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Sector 
Ageing
Arts
Education
Employment
Environment
Health
Human Services
Indigenous
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 25 August 2011
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Confidentiality in Government Contracts: Senate Order for Departmental and Agency Contracts (Calendar Year 2010 Compliance)

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.

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Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA); Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE); Department of Finance and Deregulation; Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)
Sector 
Communications
Energy
Environment
Finance
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 12 July 2011
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The Australian Defence Force's Mechanisms for Learning from Operational Activities

The objective of the audit is to assess the effectiveness of the ADF’s mechanisms for learning from its military operations and exercises. In particular, the audit focused on the systems and processes the ADF uses for identifying and acting on lessons, and for evaluating performance. The ANAO also examined the manner in which information on lessons is shared within the ADF, with other relevant government agencies, and with international organisations. Reporting to Parliament was also considered.

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Department of Defence
Sector 
Defence
Training
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