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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2018–19)
Published: Friday 21 June 2019
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Management of Commonwealth National Parks

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Director of National Parks’ management of Australia’s six Commonwealth national parks.

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Entity 
Department of the Environment and Energy; Director of National Parks
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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 22 May 2019
Published

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Delivery of Extreme Weather Services

The audit’s objective was to determine if the Bureau of Meteorology’s processes support the delivery of effective extreme weather services.

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Entity 
Bureau of Meteorology
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Activity 
Service delivery
Sector 
Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 37 of 2018–19)
Cockatoo Island
Published: Thursday 2 May 2019
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Effectiveness of Board Governance at the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.

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Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
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Activity 
Governance
Sector 
Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2018–19)
Published: Tuesday 30 April 2019
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Effectiveness of Board Governance at the Australian Institute of Marine Science

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance board in the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

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Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Governance
Sector 
Environment
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 22 of 2018–19)
Published: Wednesday 16 January 2019
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Award of a $443.3 Million Grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

The objective of the audit was to assess whether the award of a $443.3 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation was informed by appropriate departmental advice and through processes that complied with the grants administration framework.

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Department of the Environment and Energy
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Grants administration
Sector 
Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 18 of 2018–19)
Published: Monday 17 December 2018
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Administration of the Renewable Energy Target

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s administration of the Renewable Energy Target scheme. 

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Clean Energy Regulator
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Activity 
Regulation
Sector 
Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 21 April 2015
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Funding and Management of the Nimmie-Caira System Enhanced Environmental Water Delivery Project

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.

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Department of the Environment
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Environment
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2014–15)
Published: Tuesday 9 December 2014
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Administration of the Biodiversity Fund Program

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Environment’s administration of the Biodiversity Fund program.

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Department of the Environment
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Sector 
Environment
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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. 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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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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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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Across Entities
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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. 41 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 18 June 2008
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Management of Personnel Security-Follow-up Audit

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of personnel security arrangements at selected Australian Government organisations, including whether they satisfied the requirements of the PSM.
To address this objective, the audit examined the extent to which the selected organisations implemented the 14 recommendations from the three previous reports.

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Defence
Immigration
Science
Treasury
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 21 February 2008
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The Management of Cost Recovery by Selected Regulators

The objective of the audit was to assess whether selected regulatory agencies have cost recovery procedures and practices which comply with the Government's guidelines. To address this objective, the audit assessed the management of cost recovery against the following criteria:

  • regulatory agencies have clear and consistent cost recovery procedures to identify their activities and costs, and set fees and levies;
  • regulatory agencies have effectively implemented their cost recovery procedures;
  • regulatory agencies regularly monitor and review their cost recovery activities; and
  • regulatory agencies regularly report on their cost recovery.
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Ageing
Attorney-General's
Finance
Health
Industry
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 21 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 7 February 2008
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Regional Delivery Model for the Natural Heritage Trust and the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality

The objective of this audit was to assess and report on the administration of the regional delivery of NHT 2 and the NAP.

The scope of the audit encompassed both Environment and DAFF, including the Joint Team of staff from both departments working together under a common management structure for the delivery of both programs. The audit focused on:

  • the implementation of the regional delivery arrangements;
  • governance and financial management for regional delivery; and
  • monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the programs' performance.
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Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Sector 
Agriculture
Environment
Fisheries
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2007–08)
Published: Tuesday 22 January 2008
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Administration of the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme

The current audit has focussed on Stage 2 of the Scheme. Its objective was to assess whether ACIS is being administered effectively by DIISR and, as relevant, by Customs. In particular, the audit examined the department's arrangements for:

  • assessing the eligibility of participants to receive duty credits;
  • calculating duty credits accurately and adhering to the funding limits for the Scheme;
  • checking the integrity of participants' claims, which are self-assessed;
  • accounting for the duty credits transferred to and used at Customs; and
  • measuring and reporting on the performance of ACIS.

The audit also followed up on whether the ANAO's previous recommendations have been addressed.

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Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research; Australian Customs Service
Sector 
Customs
Industry
Research
Science
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 10 of 2007–08)
Published: Wednesday 17 October 2007
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Whole of Government Indigenous Service Delivery Arrangements

The audit objective was to assess how four key departments: Education, Science and Training (DEST); Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR); Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA); and Health and Ageing (DoHA) are implementing the Government's policy objective for Indigenous service delivery.

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Sector 
Ageing
Education
Employment
Health
Indigenous
Prime Minister & Cabinet
Science
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 3 of 2007–08)
Published: Thursday 19 July 2007
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Australian Technical Colleges Programme

The audit objective was to form an opinion on the effectiveness of DEST's planning, assessment, and Funding Agreements management for the Australian Technical Colleges programme. At the time of the audit fieldwork (prior to the 2007–08 Budget) the Government had announced the establishment of 21 of the then target of 25 colleges. After fieldwork was completed the Government announced its intention to fund an additional three colleges in three new regions.

The criteria for this audit were designed to test whether DEST's management of the programme complied with its plans, procedures and guidelines, with the Act, and better practices for grants administration. For these purposes, the ANAO focused on DEST's:

  • planning for the implementation of the programme;
  • assessment of proposals to establish and operate the colleges; and
  • management of the Funding Agreements.
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Entity 
Department of Education, Science and Training
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 1995–96)
Published: Monday 24 June 1996
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Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land Site Contamination and Pollution Prevention

The purpose of the audit was to examine the environmental management mechanisms in place across some of the major Commonwealth land management and oversighting entities. In particular, the audit examined Commonwealth environmental management practices to identify current strengths and weaknesses, and provide a framework and direction for the adoption of better practice and continuous improvement. The audit has not been designed to judge past Commonwealth performance using current environmental standards and practices. Rather, the audit focused on encouraging the development of better practice by illustrating the implications and lessons learned from past and present practices.

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Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts; Department of Defence; Department of Transport and Regional Development; Department of Administrative Services; Department of Environment, Sport and Territories
Sector 
Arts
Communications
Defence
Environment
Regional Development
Transport
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Type of content 
Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 23 of 1995–96)
Published: Friday 17 May 1996
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Procurement of Training Services

The audit examined whether training services purchased by the Department for labour market programs provided value for money.

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Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Sector 
Education
Science
Training
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