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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2001–02)
Published: Monday 13 May 2002
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The audit reviewed Commonwealth National Parks involving total assets of $105 million with net operating costs of $41.77 million. Nineteen Commonwealth reserves are declared comprising six terrestrial national parks, one botanic garden and twelve marine parks and reserves totalling some 23 million hectares across Australia, its external territories and Commonwealth marine areas. The objective of the audit was to examine and report on the adequacy of the planning, management and reporting systems which support the Director of National Parks in the achievement of required functions under relevant legislation and agreed outputs and outcomes.
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Department of the Environment and Heritage
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 14 of 2001–02)
Published: Friday 28 September 2001
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The objective of this follow-up audit was to assess Austrade's implementation of the recommendations contained in ANAO Report No. 4 of 1998-99 (Client Service Initiatives - Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)), and whether the implementation of the recommendations or appropriate alternative measures has improved the management and delivery of Austrade's client service.
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Australian Trade Commission
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 43 of 2000–01)
Published: Friday 1 June 2001
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The audit examined the design, management and reporting of performance information for the Natural Heritage Trust (NHT) which is administered by the Commonwealth Departments of Environment and Heritage, and Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The objective of the audit was to examine and report on the performance information used to support the administration of $1.5 billion in Commonwealth financial assistance; and compliance with legislative requirements for performance monitoring and reporting.
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Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia; Department of the Environment and Heritage; Department of Agriculture
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 2000–01)
Published: Monday 24 July 2000
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The audit was structured to provide an overview of the administration of Commonwealth assistance to the agrifood industry. In particular, the ANAO sought to form a view on the extent to which four key agencies (Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Transport and Regional Services and Austrade) are able to demonstrate their success in achieving the Government's objectives for the Australian agrifood industry by assessing agencies' agrifood-related: planned outcomes; performance information; and reporting.
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Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - Australia; Australian Trade Commission; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Department of Transport and Regional Services