Browse our range of publications including performance and financial statement audit reports, assurance review reports, information reports and annual reports.
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Financial statement audit (Auditor-General Report No. 16 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 20 December 2012
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The ANAO is responsible for the audits of the financial statements of all Australian Government entities. This report provides a summary of the final audit results of these entities, including the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Australian Government.
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Across Agencies
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2012–13)
Published: Thursday 30 August 2012
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To assess the effectiveness of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy’s (DBCDE’s) administration of the Regional Backbone Blackspots Program (RBBP), involving the establishment and ongoing management of the program.
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Department of Broadband and Communications and the Digital Economy
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 55 of 2011–12)
Published: Thursday 28 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy’s administration of the Household Assistance Scheme.
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Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Department of Human Services
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Financial statement audit (Auditor-General Report No. 51 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 26 June 2012
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The objective of the audit was to report the results of the interim phase of the audit of the 2011-12 financial statements of major General Government Sector agencies.
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Across agencies
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 31 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 1 May 2012
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The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which FMA Act agencies’ establishment and use of procurement panels supported value for money, efficiency and effectiveness in procurement. The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which FMA Act agencies’ establishment and use of procurement panels supported value for money, efficiency and effectiveness in procurement.
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 29 of 2011–12)
Published: Tuesday 3 April 2012
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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
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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.
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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)
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 55 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 23 June 2011
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The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's (DIAC) administration of the character requirements of the Migration Act.
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Department of Immigration and Citizenship
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Financial statement audit (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2010–11)
Published: Thursday 23 June 2011
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The Auditor-General Act 1997 establishes the mandate for the Auditor-General to undertake financial statement audits of all Australian Government entities including those of government agencies, statutory authorities and government business enterprises.
Our interim audits of agencies encompass a review of governance arrangements related to agencies’ financial reporting responsibilities, and an examination of relevant internal controls, including information technology system controls. The ANAO’s examination of these areas is designed to assess the reliance that can be placed on agencies’ internal controls to produce complete and accurate information for financial reporting purposes.
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Across Entities
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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.
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Department of Immigration and Citizenship